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US 8,788,239 B2Granted
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to test batch configurations
AssigneeFisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
InventorsBrian Crandall, Dirk Thiele, Noel Bell
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Abstract
Example methods, apparatus and articles to test batch configurations are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes identifying, using a processor, an execution path through a batch configuration of a process control system, generating a test plan for the execution path, stimulating the process control system to execute the test plan, and recording a result of the test plan.
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A method, comprising:
- identifying, using a processor, an execution path through a batch configuration of a first version of a process control system;
- generating a test plan for the execution path, wherein generating the test plan includes augmenting the batch configuration with an operational command based on the identified execution path;
- simulating the first version of the process control system and a second version of the process control system to execute the test plan;
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- determining a difference between the first version of the process control system and the second version of the process control system by comparing a first result from the execution path of the test plan through the first version of the process control system and a second result from the execution path of the test plan through the second version of the process control system.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a path discoverer to identify an execution path through a batch configuration of a first version of a process control system;
- a test plan creator to generate a test plan for the execution path, wherein the test plan creator is to augment the batch configuration with an operational command based on the identified execution path;
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- a test plan executor to simulate the first version of the process control system and a second version of the process control system to execute the test plan, and to determine a difference between the first version of the process control system and the second version of the process control system by comparing a first result from the execution path of the test plan through the first version of the process control system and a second result from the execution path of the test plan through the second version of the process control system.
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A machine readable storage device or storage disc having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
- identify an execution path through a batch configuration of a first version of a process control system;
- generate a test plan for the execution path, wherein the instructions are to cause the processor to augment the batch configuration with an operational command based on the identified execution path;
- simulate the first version of the process control system and a second version of the process control system to execute the test plan;
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- determine a difference between the first version of the process control system and the second version of the process control system by comparing a first result from the execution path of the test plan through the first version of the process control system and a second result from the execution path of the test plan through the second version of the process control system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.