Real-time equipment behavior selection
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKenneth S. Plache, Paul R. D'Mura
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Abstract
At creation, a state machine of an industrial control configuration can be hard-coded with a number of states in a hierarchical manner. Once implemented into the configuration, it can be desirable for the states, interpretations of the states, and the like to be modified in accordance with particular desires and processes. Therefore, a user can select a change to a hierarchical rule set of the state machine while the state machine is part of the configuration and the change can be implemented.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an analysis component configured to determine a characteristic of a change in a rule set for operation of a state machine;
- a communication component configured to collect metadata from at least one object conforming to the state machine based on the characteristic of the change in the rule set for the operation of the state machine;
- and
- a performance component configured to implement the change in the rule set for the operation of the state machine based on the metadata.
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a system including a processor, a characteristic of a change in a rule set for operation of a state machine;
- collecting metadata from an object conforming to the state machine based on the characteristic of the change in the rule set for the operation of the state machine;
- and
- implementing the change the rule set for the operation of the state machine based on the metadata.
A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a device including a processor to perform operations, comprising:
- determining a characteristic of a change in a rule set for the operation of a state machine;
- collecting metadata from an object conforming to the state machine based on the characteristic of the change in the rule set for the operation of the state machine;
- and
- implementing the change the rule set for the operation of the state machine based on the metadata.
An industrial controller, comprising:
- at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor, communicatively coupled to the at least one memory, that facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions to at least:
- determine a set of characteristics of a change in a rule set for operation of a state machine;
- collect metadata from objects conforming to the state machine based on the set of characteristics of the change in the rule set for the operation of the state machine;
- and
- implement the change to the rule set for the operation of the state machine based on the set of characteristics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.