Detecting and tracking changes in engineering configuration data

    公开(公告)号:US10295982B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-21

    申请号:US15177844

    申请日:2016-06-09

    Abstract: A method of detecting and tracking changes in engineering configuration data (ECD) for control and instrumentation (C&I) systems an industrial facility. First ECD in a first data format used in a first C&I system and second ECD in a second data format used in a second C&I system are converted into a common format. The first and second ECD are stored together as reference snapshot data with a timestamp in a single information source. At a second time, after the first time reflected in the timestamp, the first and second ECD are obtained. The first ECD and the second ECD obtained at the second time are converted into the common format that collectively provides updated snapshot data. Changes are detected between the first ECD and the second ECD by comparing the reference snapshot data to the updated snapshot data.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCOVERING CONFIGURATIONS OF LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20180041393A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-08

    申请号:US15226856

    申请日:2016-08-02

    CPC classification number: H04L41/0866 H04L41/12 H04L67/02 H04L67/12

    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor configured to identify multiple nodes coupled to at least one network of an industrial plant, obtain configuration data from each of the nodes, parse the configuration data to extract specified information from the configuration data, and store the extracted specified information in a specified format. To parse the configuration data for each node, the at least one processor may be configured to generate a memory layout for the configuration data from the node, open a checkpoint file containing the configuration data from the node, and identify at least one point and header information for the at least one point in the checkpoint file using the memory layout. To identify the multiple nodes, the at least one processor can be configured to generate a network diagram of the nodes coupled to the at least one network and identify the nodes from the network diagram.

    OBJECTS AGGREGATION AND STANDARDIZATION FOR LEGACY GRAPHICS CONVERSION

    公开(公告)号:US20200057909A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16104708

    申请日:2018-08-17

    Abstract: A method includes receiving a plurality of legacy graphics files associated with a control system for an industrial process, each legacy graphics file comprising a plurality of legacy graphics objects. The method also includes parsing the legacy graphics files to identify primitive graphic objects in each legacy graphics file. The method also includes determining relationships among the identified primitive graphic objects to determine a group of primitive graphic objects that form one component of the industrial process. The method also includes determining one or more patterns among the identified primitive graphic objects. The method also includes saving the one or more patterns in a pattern library.

    Legacy control functions in newgen controllers alongside newgen control functions

    公开(公告)号:US10401816B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15655642

    申请日:2017-07-20

    Abstract: This disclosure provides a device and method for implementing legacy and improved control functions in controllers, including but not limited to in industrial control systems and other systems. A method includes maintaining, by a device having a controller and a memory, a function library having a plurality of legacy control functions and a plurality of improved control functions. The method includes receiving a process to be executed by the controller. The method includes, when calling a function of the process, determining whether a device setting indicates that the function is to be executed by one of the plurality of improved control functions. The method includes, when the device setting indicates that the function is to be executed by one of the plurality of improved control functions, executing the function using the one of the improved control functions, and otherwise executing the function using one of the legacy control functions.

    System and method for discovering configurations of legacy control systems

    公开(公告)号:US10218573B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15226856

    申请日:2016-08-02

    Abstract: A system includes at least one processor configured to identify multiple nodes coupled to at least one network of an industrial plant, obtain configuration data from each of the nodes, parse the configuration data to extract specified information from the configuration data, and store the extracted specified information in a specified format. To parse the configuration data for each node, the at least one processor may be configured to generate a memory layout for the configuration data from the node, open a checkpoint file containing the configuration data from the node, and identify at least one point and header information for the at least one point in the checkpoint file using the memory layout. To identify the multiple nodes, the at least one processor can be configured to generate a network diagram of the nodes coupled to the at least one network and identify the nodes from the network diagram.

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