公开(公告)号：US11868752B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17856132

申请日：2022-07-01

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Fabio Malaspina ,  James A. Bizily ,  Chunhui Zhu ,  Yuan Wei ,  Jingfeng Chen ,  Emily J. Smith

IPC: G06F8/61 ,  G05B19/4155 ,  G06F8/71

CPC classification number: G06F8/61 ,  G05B19/4155 ,  G06F8/71 ,  G05B2219/31418

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing sets of compatible firmware versions (e.g., cross-compatibility solution) for flashing (e.g., programming or re-programming) different devices of a network of devices (e.g., an industrial automation system) when using a flashing application. Providing the compatible firmware versions of such network of devices may facilitate flashing the devices with compatible firmware, based on a topology of the network of devices, to prevent functional errors in the network of devices. The present systems and methods may also be applicable to determining and providing cross-compatibility solution between different firmware, as well as software, used by different devices of a network of devices. That said, although embodiments described herein are with respect to providing sets of compatible firmware versions for firmware associated with devices of a network, it should be appreciated that similar systems and methods may provide sets of compatible software versions associated with various devices of a network.

公开(公告)号：US20220334816A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17856132

申请日：2022-07-01

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Fabio Malaspina ,  James A. Bizily ,  Chunhui Zhu ,  Yuan Wei ,  Jingfeng Chen ,  Emily J. Smith

IPC: G06F8/61 ,  G05B19/4155 ,  G06F8/71

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing sets of compatible firmware versions (e.g., cross-compatibility solution) for flashing (e.g., programming or re-programming) different devices of a network of devices (e.g., an industrial automation system) when using a flashing application. Providing the compatible firmware versions of such network of devices may facilitate flashing the devices with compatible firmware, based on a topology of the network of devices, to prevent functional errors in the network of devices. The present systems and methods may also be applicable to determining and providing cross-compatibility solution between different firmware, as well as software, used by different devices of a network of devices. That said, although embodiments described herein are with respect to providing sets of compatible firmware versions for firmware associated with devices of a network, it should be appreciated that similar systems and methods may provide sets of compatible software versions associated with various devices of a network.

公开(公告)号：US20240095005A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18521482

申请日：2023-11-28

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Fabio Malaspina ,  James A. Bizily ,  Chunhui Zhu ,  Yuan Wei ,  Jingfeng Chen ,  Emily J. Smith

IPC: G06F8/61 ,  G05B19/4155 ,  G06F8/71

CPC classification number: G06F8/61 ,  G05B19/4155 ,  G06F8/71 ,  G05B2219/31418

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing sets of compatible firmware versions (e.g., cross-compatibility solution) for flashing (e.g., programming or re-programming) different devices of a network of devices (e.g., an industrial automation system) when using a flashing application. Providing the compatible firmware versions of such network of devices may facilitate flashing the devices with compatible firmware, based on a topology of the network of devices, to prevent functional errors in the network of devices. The present systems and methods may also be applicable to determining and providing cross-compatibility solution between different firmware, as well as software, used by different devices of a network of devices. That said, although embodiments described herein are with respect to providing sets of compatible firmware versions for firmware associated with devices of a network, it should be appreciated that similar systems and methods may provide sets of compatible software versions associated with various devices of a network.

公开(公告)号：US11416231B1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US17226821

申请日：2021-04-09

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Fabio Malaspina ,  James A. Bizily ,  Chunhui Zhu ,  Yuan Wei ,  Jingfeng Chen ,  Emily J. Smith

IPC: G06F8/61 ,  G05B19/4155 ,  G06F8/71

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing sets of compatible firmware versions (e.g., cross-compatibility solution) for flashing (e.g., programming or re-programming) different devices of a network of devices (e.g., an industrial automation system) when using a flashing application. Providing the compatible firmware versions of such network of devices may facilitate flashing the devices with compatible firmware, based on a topology of the network of devices, to prevent functional errors in the network of devices. The present systems and methods may also be applicable to determining and providing cross-compatibility solution between different firmware, as well as software, used by different devices of a network of devices. That said, although embodiments described herein are with respect to providing sets of compatible firmware versions for firmware associated with devices of a network, it should be appreciated that similar systems and methods may provide sets of compatible software versions associated with various devices of a network.