Graphics integration into a process configuration and control environment
    12.
    发明授权
    Graphics integration into a process configuration and control environment 有权
    图形集成到流程配置和控制环境中

    公开(公告)号:US08060834B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-15

    申请号:US12721322

    申请日:2010-03-10

    摘要: Graphic elements and graphic displays are provided for use in a process environment to display information to one or more users about the process environment, such as the current state of devices within a process plant. The graphic elements and displays may be associated with various logical and physical elements within the process plant during configuration of the process plant, and may be configured and downloaded to the hardware within the process plant along with other configuration items, such as control routines. In particular, the graphic elements and graphic displays may be created and stored in a library, and may then be configured by being associated with various logical or physical entities within the plant. During the configuration process, the graphic elements and graphic displays may be associated with areas, equipment, process modules, control routines or control strategies of the plant as defined elsewhere in the plant configuration, or may be associated with interfaces or display devices, to define the hardware on which the graphic displays will execute during runtime, as well at to define the process entities to which these displays will be bound for display purposes. Still further, each of the graphic displays may be defined with a role or a functional use, such as an operator view, a maintenance view, etc., and these roles may be used to define the proper access and use of the graphic displays within the runtime environment.

    摘要翻译: 图形元素和图形显示器用于在过程环境中用于向一个或多个用户显示关于过程环境的信息,例如过程工厂内的设备的当前状态。 图形元素和显示器可以在处理工厂的配置期间与处理工厂内的各种逻辑和物理元件相关联,并且可以与其他配置项(诸如控制例程)一起配置和下载到处理工厂内的硬件。 特别地,图形元素和图形显示可以被创建并存储在库中,然后可以通过与工厂内的各种逻辑或物理实体相关联来配置。 在配置过程中,图形元素和图形显示可以与工厂配置的其他地方定义的工厂的区域,设备,过程模块,控制例程或控制策略相关联,或者可以与界面或显示设备相关联以定义 图形显示的硬件将在运行时执行,同时定义显示这些显示将被显示的过程实体。 此外,每个图形显示器可以用诸如操作者视图,维护视图等的角色或功能用途来定义,并且这些角色可以用于定义图形显示器的适当访问和使用 运行时环境。

    APPARATUS AND METHODS TO ACCESS INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
    13.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHODS TO ACCESS INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM 有权
    用于访问与过程控制系统相关的信息的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080301703A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-04

    申请号:US11756481

    申请日:2007-05-31

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    CPC分类号: G06F8/38

    摘要: Example apparatus and methods to access information associated with a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a first user-defined parameter name to reference a first datum value in a first data source. The first one of a plurality of data source interfaces is enabled to access the first datum value in the first data source. The example method also involves enabling referencing the first datum value in the first data source based on the first user-defined parameter name. In addition, data source interface software is then generated to access the first datum value in the first data source in response to receiving a first data access request including the first user-defined parameter name.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于访问与过程控制系统相关联的信息的示例性设备和方法。 公开的示例性方法包括接收第一用户定义的参数名称以引用第一数据源中的第一数据值。 多个数据源接口中的第一个能够访问第一数据源中的第一个数据值。 示例性方法还涉及基于第一用户定义的参数名称来引用第一数据源中的第一基准值。 此外,响应于接收到包括第一用户定义的参数名称的第一数据访问请求,生成数据源接口软件以访问第一数据源中的第一数据值。

    Apparatus and methods to access information associated with a process control system
    14.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and methods to access information associated with a process control system 有权
    用于访问与过程控制系统相关联的信息的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08407716B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-26

    申请号:US11756481

    申请日:2007-05-31

    CPC分类号: G06F8/38

    摘要: Example apparatus and methods to access information associated with a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a first user-defined parameter name to reference a first datum value in a first data source. The first one of a plurality of data source interfaces is enabled to access the first datum value in the first data source. The example method also involves enabling referencing the first datum value in the first data source based on the first user-defined parameter name. In addition, data source interface software is then generated to access the first datum value in the first data source in response to receiving a first data access request including the first user-defined parameter name.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于访问与过程控制系统相关联的信息的示例性设备和方法。 公开的示例性方法包括接收第一用户定义的参数名称以引用第一数据源中的第一数据值。 多个数据源接口中的第一个能够访问第一数据源中的第一个数据值。 示例性方法还涉及基于第一用户定义的参数名称来引用第一数据源中的第一基准值。 此外,响应于接收到包括第一用户定义的参数名称的第一数据访问请求,生成数据源接口软件以访问第一数据源中的第一数据值。

    Security for objects in a process plant configuration system
    15.
    发明授权
    Security for objects in a process plant configuration system 有权
    过程工厂配置系统中对象的安全性

    公开(公告)号:US08788071B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-22

    申请号:US13109892

    申请日:2011-05-17

    摘要: A configuration system uses process plant items that may represent, or be capable of representing, entities in a process plant to assist in configuring, organizing, and changing the control and display activities within the process plant. Access to the items may be controlled by associating access control data with the items. The configuration system may also use objects that represent, or may be capable of representing, one or more steps to be performed by entities in the process plant. Access to these objects may be controlled by associating access control data with the objects. The access control data may indicate whether users or certain users may be able to, for example, view or modify all or some data associated with the process plant items or the objects. The process plant items may comprise, for example, module class objects which may be capable of generically representing process entities of the process plant, module objects which may be capable of specifically representing process entities of the process plant, composite templates, module templates, etc. The objects that represent, or may be capable of representing, one or more steps to be performed by entities in the process plant may comprise, for example, phase classes or unit phases.

    摘要翻译: 配置系统使用可以表示或能够表示过程工厂中的实体的过程工厂项目来协助配置,组织和改变过程工厂内的控制和显示活动。 可以通过将访问控制数据与项目相关联来控制对项目的访问。 配置系统还可以使用表示或者可以表示由过程工厂中的实体执行的一个或多个步骤的对象。 可以通过将访问控制数据与对象相关联来控制对这些对象的访问。 访问控制数据可以指示用户或某些用户是否能够例如查看或修改与过程工厂项目或对象相关联的所有或某些数据。 过程工厂项目可以包括例如可以能够一般地表示过程工厂的过程实体的模块类对象,模块对象可以具体地表示过程工厂的过程实体,复合模板,模块模板等 表示或可能能够表示由过程工厂中的实体执行的一个或多个步骤的对象可以包括例如相位类别或单位阶段。

    Configuration system using security objects in a process plant
    16.
    发明授权
    Configuration system using security objects in a process plant 有权
    在过程工厂中使用安全对象的配置系统

    公开(公告)号:US07971052B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-28

    申请号:US12423670

    申请日:2009-04-14

    摘要: A configuration system uses process plant items that may represent, or be capable of representing, entities in a process plant to assist in configuring, organizing, and changing the control and display activities within the process plant. Access to the items may be controlled by associating access control data with the items. The configuration system may also use objects that represent, or may be capable of representing, one or more steps to be performed by entities in the process plant. Access to these objects may be controlled by associating access control data with the objects. The access control data may indicate whether users or certain users may be able to, for example, view or modify all or some data associated with the process plant items or the objects. The process plant items may comprise, for example, module class objects which may be capable of generically representing process entities of the process plant, module objects which may be capable of specifically representing process entities of the process plant, composite templates, module templates, etc. The objects that represent, or may be capable of representing, one or more steps to be performed by entities in the process plant may comprise, for example, phase classes or unit phases.

    摘要翻译: 配置系统使用可以表示或能够表示过程工厂中的实体的过程工厂项目来协助配置,组织和改变过程工厂内的控制和显示活动。 可以通过将访问控制数据与项目相关联来控制对项目的访问。 配置系统还可以使用表示或者可以表示由过程工厂中的实体执行的一个或多个步骤的对象。 可以通过将访问控制数据与对象相关联来控制对这些对象的访问。 访问控制数据可以指示用户或某些用户是否能够例如查看或修改与过程工厂项目或对象相关联的所有或某些数据。 过程工厂项目可以包括例如可以能够一般地表示过程工厂的过程实体的模块类对象,模块对象可以具体地表示过程工厂的过程实体,复合模板,模块模板等 表示或可能能够表示由过程工厂中的实体执行的一个或多个步骤的对象可以包括例如相位类别或单位阶段。

    System for configuring a process control environment
    18.
    发明授权
    System for configuring a process control environment 有权
    用于配置过程控制环境的系统

    公开(公告)号:US08185871B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-22

    申请号:US10958720

    申请日:2004-10-05

    IPC分类号: G06F9/44 G06B11/01

    摘要: An apparatus having a programmable processor and a memory for performing a plurality of user-selectable control functions includes a database for storing a plurality of items associated with each of the control functions. The items include, for each function, at least one procedure for performing an action associated with the control function and a specification of at least one state associated with the control function. The apparatus further includes software routines stored on the memory and adapted to be executed by the processor that facilitate selection of a procedure in the database, that access the database and cause performance of the selected procedure to achieve the state specified therein, and that monitor at least one resource associated with the action of the procedure and, based thereon, determine whether the specified state has been achieved.

    摘要翻译: 具有可编程处理器和用于执行多个用户可选择控制功能的存储器的装置包括用于存储与每个控制功能相关联的多个项目的数据库。 对于每个功能,项目包括用于执行与控制功能相关联的动作的至少一个过程以及与控制功能相关联的至少一个状态的指定。 该装置还包括存储在存储器上并适于由处理器执行的软件例程,其便于选择数据库中的过程,访问数据库并导致执行所选择的过程以实现其中指定的状态,并监视 与该过程的动作相关联的至少一个资源,并且基于此确定是否已经实现了指定状态。