Transparent support of remote I/O in a process control system
    1.
    发明授权
    Transparent support of remote I/O in a process control system 有权
    在过程控制系统中透明支持远程I / O

    公开(公告)号:US06711629B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-23

    申请号:US09420356

    申请日:1999-10-18

    IPC分类号: G06F300

    摘要: A system and method configures a communication link in a process control system having a controller connected to an I/O device via a remote I/O communication link, which has a local and a remote I/O interface communicatively coupled via a remote I/O communication bus. The system and method specifies a remote connection between the controller and the I/O device, recognizes that the remote connection requires communications over the remote I/O communication link, and automatically generates communication objects to route communications between the controller and the I/O device via the remote I/O communication link.

    摘要翻译: 一种系统和方法在具有经由远程I / O通信链路连接到I / O设备的控制器的过程控制系统中配置通信链路,所述远程I / O通信链路具有通过远程I / O通信通信地耦合的本地和远程I / O接口, O通信总线。 系统和方法指定控制器和I / O设备之间的远程连接,识别远程连接需要通过远程I / O通信链路进行通信,并自动生成通信对象以在控制器和I / O之间路由通信 设备通过远程I / O通信链路。

    Linking device in a process control system that allows the formation of a control loop having function blocks in a controller and in field devices
    2.
    发明授权
    Linking device in a process control system that allows the formation of a control loop having function blocks in a controller and in field devices 有权
    链接设备在过程控制系统中,允许在控制器和现场设备中形成具有功能块的控制回路

    公开(公告)号:US06618745B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-09

    申请号:US09393474

    申请日:1999-09-10

    IPC分类号: G06F1516

    摘要: A system and method for interfacing a plurality of field devices which are communicatively coupled on a communication network via a standard communication protocol with a process control system uses a linking device to seamlessly integrate communications between the field devices and a controller within the process control system. The system and method uses the linking device to emulate the communication characteristics of the field devices to link information in field devices with information in a controller of the control system, thereby allowing control loops to include combinations of function blocks from both the field devices and the controller. The linking device uses a link active schedule to monitor substantially all communications on the communication network connecting the field devices and selectively processes and analyzes the monitored communications. The information processed by the linking device, which may include function block information, is automatically routed from a field device to the controller or from the controller to a field device. Other information, such as field device identification information and/or communications diagnostic information, may be collected by the linking device and sent to a user.

    摘要翻译: 用于通过标准通信协议与过程控制系统通信地耦合在通信网络上的多个现场设备的系统和方法使用链接设备来无缝地集成现场设备与过程控制系统内的控制器之间的通信。 系统和方法使用链接设备来模拟现场设备的通信特性,以将现场设备中的信息与控制系统的控制器中的信息相链接,从而允许控制回路包括来自现场设备和功能块的功能块的组合 控制器。 链接设备使用链路活动调度来监视连接现场设备的通信网络上的基本上所有通信,并且选择性地处理和分析所监视的通信。 由链接设备处理的信息(其可以包括功能块信息)被自动地从现场设备路由到控制器或者从控制器路由到现场设备。 诸如现场设备识别信息和/或通信诊断信息的其他信息可以由链接设备收集并发送给用户。

    Automatic configuration of synchronous block execution for control modules run in fieldbus networks
    3.
    发明授权
    Automatic configuration of synchronous block execution for control modules run in fieldbus networks 有权
    在现场总线网络中运行的控制模块的自动配置同步块执行

    公开(公告)号:US08005553B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-23

    申请号:US11968087

    申请日:2007-12-31

    IPC分类号: G05B11/01

    摘要: A method or apparatus automatically configures a control module for synchronous execution on a Fieldbus segment of a process control network by determining if all of the critical function blocks of a particular control module can be assigned to FOUNDATION® Fieldbus field devices or to the I/O device associated with a particular Fieldbus segment. If so, the method or apparatus automatically assigns the function blocks of the control module, which would otherwise be scheduled to execute in a controller, to the I/O device for the Fieldbus segment. This technique enables all of the critical or necessary function blocks within the control module to execute in one macrocycle of the Fieldbus segment, thereby executing synchronously on a Fieldbus segment. This operation, in turn, increases the overall execution rate of the control module with respect to control modules that have function blocks split between a controller and field devices on a Fieldbus segment, which has been the traditional manner of configuring control modules implemented using devices on a Fieldbus segment.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法或装置通过确定特定控制模块的所有关键功能块是否可以分配给FOUNDATION®现场总线现场设备或I / O来自动配置用于在过程控制网络的现场总线段上同步执行的控制模块 与特定现场总线段相关联的设备。 如果是这样,则该方法或设备将将控制模块的功能块(否则将被调度为在控制器中执行)自动分配给现场总线段的I / O设备。 该技术使得控制模块内的所有关键或必需功能块能够在现场总线段的一个宏环中执行,从而在现场总线段上同步执行。 这种操作反过来又增加了控制模块相对于在现场总线段上的控制器和现场设备之间分开的功能块的控制模块的总执行率,这是传统的配置使用设备实现的控制模块的方式 现场总线部分。

    Automatically downloaded link active schedule
    4.
    发明授权
    Automatically downloaded link active schedule 有权
    自动下载的链接活动时间表

    公开(公告)号:US06915364B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-05

    申请号:US09345809

    申请日:1999-07-02

    摘要: A system and method for managing delivery of a link active schedule has a master link active scheduler and a backup link active scheduler communicatively coupled together via a databus. The system and method stores a link active schedule in a master link active scheduler and automatically transmits the most current link active schedule from the master link active scheduler over the databus to the backup link active scheduler upon receipt of the link active schedule in the master link active scheduler.

    摘要翻译: 用于管理链接活动调度的递送的系统和方法具有通过数据总线通信地耦合在一起的主链路活动调度器和备用链路活动调度器。 系统和方法在主链路活动调度器中存储链路活动调度器,并且在主链路中接收到链路活动调度时,通过数据总线自动将最新的链路活动调度从主链路活动调度器发送到备份链路活动调度器 活动调度程序