Self-describing device module and system and computer-readable medium for the production thereof

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system, the computer-executable instructions for generating a controlled device module, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the processing system to:

• provide a plurality of software development kit components for inclusion in the module;
• receive selection of at least one software development kit component of the plurality of software development kit components;
• receive a definition of an application programming interface for the at least one software development kit component;
• generate a software development kit component class corresponding to the selected software development kit component;
• generate a device component class corresponding to the software development kit component from the definition of the application programming interface;
• receive a custom command for the module;
• generate, by an integrated development environment station, a custom component corresponding to the custom command;
• and
• generate a capabilities component from the definition of the application programming interface and the custom component.

A controlled device module for deployment in a control system that facilitates control and monitoring of a controlled device, the module implemented as executable instructions tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:

• a plurality of software development kit components for inclusion in the module;
• a selector for selection of at least one software development kit component of the plurality of software development kit components;
• a definition of an application programming interface for the at least one software development kit component;
• a custom features class defined by one or more custom commands;
• a device component class corresponding to the software development kit component from the definition of the application programming interface;
• a software development kit component class corresponding to the selected software development kit component;
• a custom device component class corresponding to the custom features class;
• and
• a capabilities class configured to query the device component class for capabilities associated therewith and query the custom device component class for capabilities associated therewith, wherein the capabilities class is adapted to generate a composite capabilities object based on capabilities associated with the device component class and capabilities associated with the custom device component class.