Method for operating a drive control device and drive control device having means for use in such a method
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorAlexander Pfister
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Abstract
A method for operating a drive control device includes sending and receiving data over a bus connected to a bus port of a drive control device which has in addition to the bus port a communication interface and a memory, loading into the memory a basic functionality, which includes a software interface, for controlling and/or regulating a connected motor, loading into the memory during operation of the drive control device a functionality of a web server which cooperatively interacts with the basic functionality via the software interface, and forwarding to the web server incoming data received via the communication interface for editing or processing.
Claims7
A method for operating a drive control device, comprising the steps of:
- sending and receiving data over a bus connected to at least one bus port of the drive control device, the drive control device comprising in addition to the at least one bus port a communication interface and a memory;
- loading into the memory at least one basic functionality for controlling or regulating a connected motor, said basic functionality including a software interface;
- during operation of the drive control device, loading into the memory a functionality of a web server which comprises, as a dynamically loadable functionality for the drive control device, an input interface and an output interface, and which cooperatively interacts with the basic functionality via the software interface;
- connecting, at the time the web server is loaded into the memory of the drive control device, the input interface of the web server to the communication interface of the drive control device and connecting the output interface of the web server to the software interface;
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- forwarding to the web server incoming data received via the communication interface for editing or processing.
A drive control device, comprising:
- a bus port and a communication interface connected to a bus for sending and receiving data over the bus;
- a memory and a basic functionality loadable into the memory at least for controlling or regulating a connected motor;
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- a software interface as part of the basic functionality for dynamically loading during operation of the drive control device a functionality of a web server which comprises, as a dynamically loadable functionality for the drive control device, an input interface and an output interface, and which cooperatively interacts with the basic functionality via the software interface;
- wherein the drive control device is configured to connect, at the time the web server is loaded into the memory of the drive control device, the input interface of the web server to the communication interface of the drive control device and to connect the output interface of the web server to the software interface;
- and to forward to the web server incoming data received via the communication interface for editing or processing.
A computer program having program code means stored on a non-transitory computer-readable data medium, said computer program, when loaded into a memory of a drive control device and executed by the drive control device, causing the drive control device to:
- send and receive data over a bus connected to at least one bus port of the drive control device, the drive control device comprising in addition to the at least one bus port a communication interface and a memory;
- load into the memory at least one basic functionality for controlling or regulating a connected motor, said basic functionality including a software interface;
- during operation of the drive control device, load into the memory a functionality of a web server which comprises, as a dynamically loadable functionality for the drive control device, an input interface and an output interface, and which cooperatively interacts with the basic functionality via the software interface;
- connect, at the time the web server is loaded into the memory of the drive control device, the input interface of the web server to the communication interface of the drive control device;
- and connect the output interface of the web server to the software interface;
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- forward to the web server incoming data received via the communication interface for editing or processing.
A non-transitory computer-readable data medium comprising a computer program, which when loaded into a memory of a drive control device and executed by the drive control device, causes the drive control device to:
- send and receive data over a bus connected to at least one bus port of the drive control device, the drive control device comprising in addition to the at least one bus port a communication interface;
- load into the memory at least one basic functionality for controlling or regulating a connected motor, said basic functionality including a software interface;
- during operation of the drive control device, load into the memory a functionality of a web server which comprises, as a dynamically loadable functionality for the drive control device, an input interface and an output interface, and which cooperatively interacts with the basic functionality via the software interface;
- connect, at the time the web server is loaded into the memory of the drive control device, the input interface of the web server to the communication interface of the drive control device and connect the output interface of the web server to the software interface;
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- forward to the web server incoming data received via the communication interface for editing or processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.