Systems and methods that facilitate management of add-on instruction generation, selection, and/or monitoring during execution

A system comprising:

• means for accessing a value of a state parameter associated with an add-on instruction called by a user program executing via an industrial device in relation to an industrial process, wherein the value is a post-scan state for establishing post-conditions associated with the execution of the add-on instruction;
• means for selecting control logic associated with the add-on instruction based on the value of the state parameter;
• and
• means for triggering execution of the selected control logic;
• and
• means for creating respective contexts associated with each execution of a plurality of executions of the add-on instruction, wherein the each context tracks a call to the add-on instruction, an initiator of the call, a location of the call, a passed reference to a complex data type associated with the add-on instruction, a passed reference to an object associated with the add-on instruction, and an instance of data of the add-on instruction.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a device including a processor, a state parameter value for a state parameter associated with an add-on instruction executing in relation to an industrial process, wherein the state parameter value is a post-scan state for establishing post-conditions associated with the execution of the add-on instruction;
• selecting, by the device, control logic associated with the an add-on instruction based on the value of the state parameter;
• initiating, by the device, execution of the selected control logic;
• and
• generating respective contexts associated with each execution of a plurality of executions of the add-on instruction, wherein the each context tracks a call to the add-on instruction, an initiator of the call, a location of the call, a passed reference to a complex data type associated with the add-on instruction, a passed reference to an object associated with the add-on instruction, and an instance of data of the add-on instruction.

A system comprising;

• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions, comprising:
• an industrial control component configured to:
• access a value of at least one add-on instruction state associated with an add-on instruction executing via an industrial device in relation to an industrial process, wherein the at least one add-on instruction state is a post-scan state to establish post-conditions associated with the execution of the add-on instruction;
• select at least one control logic associated with the add-on instruction based on the value of the at least one add-on instruction state;
• and
• execute the at least one control logic in relation to the industrial process;
• and
• a data context manager configured to:
• generate a respective context associated with each execution of a plurality of executions of the add-on instruction, wherein the each context tracks a call to the add-on instruction, an initiator of the call, a location of the call, a passed reference to a complex data type associated with the add-on instruction, a passed reference to an object associated with the add-on instruction, and an instance of data of the add-on instruction.

An industrial controller, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions, comprising:
• a routing selection component configured to:
• obtain a value of at least one add-on instruction state associated with an add-on instruction executing in relation to an industrial process, wherein the at least one add-on instruction state is a post-scan state to establish post-conditions associated with the execution of the add-on instruction, and
• choose a control logic associated with the add-on-instruction based on the value of the at least one add-on instruction state, and
• execute the control logic in relation to the industrial process;
• and
• a data context manager configured to:
• present respective contexts associated with each execution of a plurality of executions of the add-on instruction, wherein the each context tracks a call to the add-on instruction, an initiator of the call, a location of the call, a passed reference to a complex data type associated with the add-on instruction, a passed reference to an object associated with the add-on instruction, and an instance of data of the add-on instruction.