Method and apparatus for generating an application for an automation control system
AssigneeSchneider Automation Inc.
InventorsThomas Eller, M. Remi Peyrou
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of generating an application for a control system. A control process is defined by a physical model and a topological model. An application generator utilizes the physical and topological models to generate an application for the control system.
Claims25
A method of generating an application for a control process, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a single entity device representing at least one process object, the device comprises a supervisory aspect and a control aspect of the device;
- defining a physical model of the control process, the physical model having a structure, the structure having a hierarchy of levels comprising at least one device;
- defining a topological model of the control process, the topological model having an architecture comprising a controller and a human-machine interface;
- inputting the physical and topological models into a generator;
- analyzing the physical model and the topological model;
- and,
- generating an application for the controller, the application comprising a control aspect and a human-interface aspect.
An apparatus for generating an application for a control system wherein a control process is defined as a physical model and a topological model, the apparatus comprising:
- an analyzer for examining the physical model and the topological model to ensure operable cooperation between the physical and topological models;
- and,
- a generator for receiving the physical model and the topological model, the generator generates the application to be executed on the control system.
A single entity device for representing a control object in a process control system, the single entity device comprising:
- a control facet representing a controlling aspect of the control object, the control facet being operably connected to a control system;
- and,
- a human-machine interface facet representing a supervisory aspect of the control object, the human-machine interface facet being operably connected to a supervisory system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.