Detection of interconnections between control and instrumentation systems

    公开(公告)号:US10474136B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-12

    申请号:US15177951

    申请日:2016-06-09

    Abstract: A method of automatically determining interconnections between control and instrumentation (C&I) systems within an industrial facility (IF). A data collection system including a data collection algorithm that provides a data collection block and a data agents block is coupled to the IF which has C&I systems collectively utilizing different data formats each including C&I devices, where the C&I systems are coupled to field devices coupled to processing equipment configured for implementing an industrial process. A data collection process is initiated using respective data formats for obtaining engineering configuration data used in the C&I systems stored therein. The engineering configuration data from each C&I system is used to determine connections within and interconnections between the C&I systems. The format of the engineering configuration data can be converted to common format engineering configuration data and then be stored.

    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.

    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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