Graphics integration into a process configuration and control environment
    1.
    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
    3.
    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。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE SCHEDULES TO EXECUTE FUNCTIONS IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE SCHEDULES TO EXECUTE FUNCTIONS IN A PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM 失效
    生成在过程控制系统中执行功能的时间表的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080082193A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-03

    申请号:US11537303

    申请日:2006-09-29

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: Example methods and apparatus to generate schedules to execute functions in a process control system are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a first interface configured to identify a first function associated with a process control routine. The example apparatus also includes a sub-schedule generator configured to generate a first sub-schedule associated with a first time period. The first sub-schedule indicates a first execution time at which the first function is to be executed. The example apparatus also includes a schedule generator configured to form a schedule associated with a second time period based on two instances of the first sub-schedule. The schedule indicates the first execution time and a second execution time at which the first function is to be executed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了在过程控制系统中生成执行功能的计划的示例性方法和装置。 所公开的示例性装置包括被配置为识别与过程控制程序相关联的第一功能的第一接口。 该示例设备还包括被配置为生成与第一时间段相关联的第一子时间表的子时间表发生器。 第一子时间表指示要执行第一功能的第一执行时间。 该示例设备还包括调度生成器,其被配置为基于第一子调度的两个实例来形成与第二时间段相关联的调度。 该调度表示第一执行时间和执行第一功能的第二执行时间。

    Apparatus and methods to access information associated with a process control system
    5.
    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
    6.
    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
    8.
    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。