公开(公告)号：US06973508B2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-06

申请号：US10074304

申请日：2002-02-12

申请人： Rusty Shepard ,  Ken Krivoshein ,  Dan Christensen ,  Gary Law ,  Kent Burr ,  Mark Nixon

发明人： Rusty Shepard ,  Ken Krivoshein ,  Dan Christensen ,  Gary Law ,  Kent Burr ,  Mark Nixon

IPC分类号： G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/25014 ,  G05B2219/25252 ,  G05B2219/25428

摘要： A versatile controller that can be used as either a stand-alone controller in a relatively small process plant or as one of numerous controllers in a distributed process control system depending on the needs of the process plant includes a processor adapted to be programmed to execute one or more programming routines and a memory, such as a non-volatile memory, coupled to the processor and adapted to store the one or more programming routines to be executed on the processor. The versatile controller also includes a plurality of field device input/output ports communicatively connected to the processor, a configuration communication port connected to the processor and to the memory to enable the controller to be configured with the programming routines and a second communication port which enables a user interface to be intermittently connected to the controller to view information stored within the controller memory. When used in a distributed process control system, the controller platform may be used as a remote input/output device and the ports of this remote input/output device may be logically mapped to controllers within the distributed process control system in a manner that is different than the physical connection between such controllers and the remote input/output device.

摘要翻译： 可以在相对小的过程工厂中用作独立控制器的多功能控制器或者根据过程工厂的需要在分布式过程控制系统中的众多控制器之一，包括一个适于被编程为执行一个 或更多的编程例程和诸如非易失性存储器的存储器，其耦合到处理器并且适于存储要在处理器上执行的一个或多个编程例程。 通用控制器还包括通信地连接到处理器的多个现场设备输入/输出端口，连接到处理器的配置通信端口和存储器，以使得控制器能够配置有编程例程，并且第二通信端口使能 要间歇地连接到控制器以查看存储在控制器存储器内的信息的用户界面。 当在分布式过程控制系统中使用时，控制器平台可以用作远程输入/输出设备，并且该远程输入/输出设备的端口可以以不同的方式逻辑映射到分布式过程控制系统内的控制器 这些控制器和远程输入/输出设备之间的物理连接。

公开(公告)号：US20060064512A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-23

申请号：US11272363

申请日：2005-11-10

申请人： Rusty Shepard ,  Ken Krivoshein ,  Dan Christensen ,  Gary Law ,  Kent Burr ,  Mark Nixon

发明人： Rusty Shepard ,  Ken Krivoshein ,  Dan Christensen ,  Gary Law ,  Kent Burr ,  Mark Nixon

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/25014 ,  G05B2219/25252 ,  G05B2219/25428

摘要： A versatile controller that can be used as either a stand-alone controller in a relatively small process plant or as one of numerous controllers in a distributed process control system depending on the needs of the process plant includes a processor adapted to be programmed to execute one or more programming routines and a memory, such as a non-volatile memory, coupled to the processor and adapted to store the one or more programming routines to be executed on the processor. The versatile controller also includes a plurality of field device input/output ports communicatively connected to the processor, a configuration communication port connected to the processor and to the memory to enable the controller to be configured with the programming routines and a second communication port which enables a user interface to be intermittently connected to the controller to view information stored within the controller memory. When used in a distributed process control system, the controller platform may be used as a remote input/output device and the ports of this remote input/output device may be logically mapped to controllers within the distributed process control system in a manner that is different than the physical connection between such controllers and the remote input/output device.

摘要翻译： 可以在相对小的过程工厂中用作独立控制器的多功能控制器或者根据过程工厂的需要在分布式过程控制系统中的众多控制器之一，包括一个适于被编程为执行一个 或更多的编程例程和诸如非易失性存储器的存储器，其耦合到处理器并且适于存储要在处理器上执行的一个或多个编程例程。 通用控制器还包括通信地连接到处理器的多个现场设备输入/输出端口，连接到处理器的配置通信端口和存储器，以使得控制器能够配置有编程例程，并且第二通信端口使能 要间歇地连接到控制器以查看存储在控制器存储器内的信息的用户界面。 当在分布式过程控制系统中使用时，控制器平台可以用作远程输入/输出设备，并且该远程输入/输出设备的端口可以以不同的方式逻辑映射到分布式过程控制系统内的控制器 这些控制器和远程输入/输出设备之间的物理连接。

公开(公告)号：US07181550B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-20

申请号：US11272363

申请日：2005-11-10

申请人： Rusty Shepard ,  Kenneth D. Krivoshein ,  Daniel Dean Christensen ,  Gary K. Law ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Mark J. Nixon

发明人： Rusty Shepard ,  Kenneth D. Krivoshein ,  Daniel Dean Christensen ,  Gary K. Law ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Mark J. Nixon

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/25014 ,  G05B2219/25252 ,  G05B2219/25428

摘要： A versatile controller that can be used as either a stand-alone controller in a relatively small process plant or as one of numerous controllers in a distributed process control system depending on the needs of the process plant includes a processor adapted to be programmed to execute one or more programming routines and a memory, such as a non-volatile memory, coupled to the processor and adapted to store the one or more programming routines to be executed on the processor. The versatile controller also includes a plurality of field device input/output ports communicatively connected to the processor, a configuration communication port connected to the processor and to the memory to enable the controller to be configured with the programming routines and a second communication port which enables a user interface to be intermittently connected to the controller to view information stored within the controller memory. When used in a distributed process control system, the controller platform may be used as a remote input/output device and the ports of this remote input/output device may be logically mapped to controllers within the distributed process control system in a manner that is different than the physical connection between such controllers and the remote input/output device.

摘要翻译： 可以在相对小的过程工厂中用作独立控制器的多功能控制器或者根据过程工厂的需要在分布式过程控制系统中的众多控制器之一，包括一个适于被编程为执行一个 或更多的编程例程和诸如非易失性存储器的存储器，其耦合到处理器并且适于存储要在处理器上执行的一个或多个编程例程。 通用控制器还包括通信地连接到处理器的多个现场设备输入/输出端口，连接到处理器的配置通信端口和存储器，以使得控制器能够配置有编程例程，并且第二通信端口使能 要间歇地连接到控制器以查看存储在控制器存储器内的信息的用户界面。 当在分布式过程控制系统中使用时，控制器平台可以用作远程输入/输出设备，并且该远程输入/输出设备的端口可以以不同的方式逻辑地映射到分布式过程控制系统内的控制器 这些控制器和远程输入/输出设备之间的物理连接。