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AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRichard J. Grgic, Fabio Malaspina, Brian A. Batke, Harcharan Rajagopal, David M. Callahan
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An industrial control system includes a central controller having a memory containing programmable data including operating programs for operating the controller, control program for controlling an industrial process, and configuration data configuring values used by the operating program and control program. The central controller is designed to control multiple devices also having memory holding programmable data including operating programs and configuration data. A program is executable by the central controller that causes the central controller to identify memories distributed through the industrial control system having programmable data and collect the programmable data from the memories. Accordingly, the collected programmable data may be used to substantially recreate operation of the industrial control system in a second industrial control system having another central controller substantially identical to the industrial controller and multiple devices connected to the central controller.
In an industrial control system providing a central controller having a memory containing programmable data including operating programs for operating the central controller, control program for controlling an industrial process, and configuration data configuring values used by the central controller, the central controller controlling multiple devices also having memory holding programmable data including configuration data, the improvement comprising:
A computer program stored on a computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by an industrial controller arranged in an industrial control system, causes the industrial controller to:
A method of automatically maintaining firmware versions in an industrial control system having an industrial controller and a plurality of modules, the method comprising the steps of:
A system for maintaining consistent firmware versions across a plurality of modules in an industrial control system comprising:
In an industrial control system providing a central controller having a memory containing programmable data including operating programs for operating the central controller, control program for controlling an industrial process, and configuration data configuring values used by the central controller, the central controller controlling multiple devices also having memory holding firmware version information and configuration information, the improvement comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.