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。

公开(公告)号：US07096078B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-22

申请号：US10448994

申请日：2003-05-30

申请人： Kent A. Burr ,  Kenneth D. Krivoshein ,  Gary K. Law

发明人： Kent A. Burr ,  Kenneth D. Krivoshein ,  Gary K. Law

IPC分类号： G05B15/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/056 ,  G05B2219/13131 ,  G05B2219/13146 ,  Y10S715/967

摘要： A technique for configuring a Boolean logic function block displays a matrix associated with the Boolean logic function block on a display screen of a computer. A programmer may then enter configuration data into the matrix to configure the Boolean logic function block. The matrix may include a plurality of cells, some of which correspond to variables to be used in generating a function block output, and the programmer may enter configuration data into the cells. The configuration data entered into cells are indicative of logic functions to which the variables corresponding to the cells are to be provided as inputs.

摘要翻译： 用于配置布尔逻辑功能块的技术在计算机的显示屏幕上显示与布尔逻辑功能块相关联的矩阵。 然后程序员可以将配置数据输入到矩阵中以配置布尔逻辑功能块。 矩阵可以包括多个单元，其中一些单元对应于要用于产生功能块输出的变量，并且程序员可以将配置数据输入到单元中。 输入到单元格中的配置数据表示逻辑功能，对应于单元的变量将被提供给逻辑功能作为输入。

公开(公告)号：US06446202B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-03

申请号：US09412076

申请日：1999-10-04

申请人： Kenneth D. Krivoshein ,  Andrew P. Dove ,  Gary K. Law

发明人： Kenneth D. Krivoshein ,  Andrew P. Dove ,  Gary K. Law

IPC分类号： G06F1700

CPC分类号： H04L41/0856 ,  G05B19/0421 ,  G05B19/4185 ,  G05B2219/25428 ,  G05B2219/31135 ,  G05B2219/31154 ,  G05B2219/31174 ,  G05B2219/33105 ,  G05B2219/33126 ,  H04L41/0853 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： A configuration system for use in a process control network having a controller, a first device network that communicates using a first input/output protocol, such as a Fieldbus or a HART device protocol, and an AS-Interface device network that communicates using an AS-Interface input/output communication protocol includes a configuration database that stores configuration information pertaining to the first device network and configuration information pertaining to the AS-Interface device network, a data access routine that automatically requests configuration information pertaining to the first device network and configuration information pertaining to the AS-Interface device network and a configurator that configures the AS-Interface device network based on the AS-Interface device network configuration information. The configurator stores the AS-Interface device network configuration information in the configuration database along with configuration information pertaining to the first device network. A documentation routine accesses the configuration database to display a process control documentation schematic illustrating the configuration of the first device network and the AS-Interface device network within the process control system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于具有控制器的过程控制网络的配置系统，使用诸如现场总线或HART设备协议的第一输入/输出协议进行通信的第一设备网络以及使用AS进行通信的AS接口设备网络 - 接口输入/输出通信协议包括存储与第一设备网络相关的配置信息和与AS接口设备网络有关的配置信息的配置数据库，自动请求与第一设备网络相关的配置信息和配置的数据访问例程 关于AS-Interface设备网络的信息以及基于AS-Interface设备网络配置信息配置AS-Interface设备网络的配置器。 配置器将AS-Interface设备网络配置信息与配置信息相关联的配置信息存储在配置数据库中。 文档例程访问配置数据库，以显示过程控制文档原理图，说明过程控制系统中第一个设备网络和AS-Interface设备网络的配置。

公开(公告)号：US07730415B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-01

申请号：US10656005

申请日：2003-09-05

申请人： Gary K. Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Godfrey R. Sherriff

发明人： Gary K. Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Godfrey R. Sherriff

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/045 ,  G05B2219/23258 ,  G05B2219/23289 ,  Y02P90/14 ,  Y02P90/18 ,  Y02P90/185 ,  Y02P90/26

摘要： A control system, a safety system, etc., within a process plant may each use one or more state machine function blocks that can be easily integrated into a function block diagram programming environment. Such a state machine function block may include one or more inputs, which may cause a state machine implemented by the state machine function block to change states. The state machine function block may determine a next state to which it is to transition based, at least in part, on data indicative of the next state to which to transition, if any. The configuration data may be retrieved from a database based on the current state of the state machine and at least one of the inputs. The state machine function block may also include one or more outputs that are generated based on the state of the state machine.

摘要翻译： 处理工厂内的控制系统，安全系统等可以各自使用一个或多个状态机功能块，其可以容易地集成到功能框图编程环境中。 这样的状态机功能块可以包括一个或多个输入，这可能导致由状态机功能块实现的状态机改变状态。 至少部分地，状态机功能块可以基于指示要转换到的下一状态的数据（如果有的话）来确定其将要转换到的下一状态。 可以基于状态机的当前状态和至少一个输入从数据库检索配置数据。 状态机功能块还可以包括基于状态机的状态生成的一个或多个输出。

公开(公告)号：US07269468B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-11

申请号：US10655929

申请日：2003-09-05

申请人： Gary K. Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Godfrey R. Sherriff ,  Julian Naidoo

发明人： Gary K. Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Godfrey R. Sherriff ,  Julian Naidoo

IPC分类号： G05B15/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/045 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05B2219/23289 ,  G05B2219/25014 ,  G05B2219/25428 ,  Y02P90/18 ,  Y02P90/185

摘要： A control system, a safety system, etc., within a process plant may each use one or more state machine function blocks that can be easily integrated into a function block diagram programming environment. Such a state machine function block may include one or more inputs, which may or may not cause a state machine implemented by the state machine function block to change states. The state machine function block may also include a plurality of outputs. Output configuration data associated with the function block may indicate values of the outputs of the function block for each of the states of the state machine. The state machine function block may use this output configuration data to determine its outputs when in a particular state.

摘要翻译： 处理工厂内的控制系统，安全系统等可以各自使用一个或多个状态机功能块，其可以容易地集成到功能框图编程环境中。 这样的状态机功能块可以包括一个或多个输入，其可以或可以不导致由状态机功能块实现的状态机来改变状态。 状态机功能块还可以包括多个输出。 与功能块相关联的输出配置数据可以指示状态机的每个状态的功能块的输出的值。 在特定状态下，状态机功能块可以使用该输出配置数据来确定其输出。

公开(公告)号：US20180217580A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15313212

申请日：2016-10-12

申请人： Larry O. Jundt ,  Gary K. Law ,  Cristopher Ian S. Uy ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Sergio Diaz ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Neil J. Peterson ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Daniel R. Strinden

发明人： Larry O. Jundt ,  Gary K. Law ,  Cristopher Ian S. Uy ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Sergio Diaz ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Neil J. Peterson ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Daniel R. Strinden

IPC分类号： G05B19/418 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G05B23/02

摘要： An I/O-abstracted configuration is defined for a field device that has not yet been assigned or allocated to communicate via a particular I/O device or I/O network within a plant, and this configuration is stored in a device placeholder object in a back-end environment of the plant. Thereafter other objects, modules, applications, user interfaces, etc., that are to execute in the back-end environment of the plant to communicate with the field device during on-line operation of the plant may be designed, built, configured, and tested using the device placeholder object without any actual communications with the field device and without assigning the device placeholder object to a particular I/O channel or I/O network. A commissioning system which may create and store one or more device placeholder objects in a database within the back-end environment of the plant includes an execution engine that executes one or more other back-end environment objects to be commissioned and tested, and a communication interface that determines, from the device placeholder object if a field device is in an I/O-unallocated device state. If so, the communication interface uses the configuration data stored in the device placeholder object to verify that the form, format, and configuration of the object being tested is correct to properly communicate with the field device. Moreover, a simulation engine can generate simulated device signals to enable further testing of the object.

公开(公告)号：US07684167B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US10675446

申请日：2003-09-30

申请人： Kent A. Burr ,  Gary K. Law ,  Tom Aneweer

发明人： Kent A. Burr ,  Gary K. Law ,  Tom Aneweer

IPC分类号： H02H1/00

CPC分类号： H02H9/008

摘要： A communication bus suitable for use in a hazardous area of a process plant includes a first transmission path adapted to communicate electrical signals in a first direction, and a second transmission path adapted to communicate electrical signals in a second direction. A safety device is coupled to each of the first and second transmission paths and includes a control unit adapted to detect a fault condition associated with the communication bus. The safety device further includes a switch unit adapted to interrupt the flow of electrical signals along each of the first and second transmission paths in response to the detected fault condition. In this manner, the detection circuitry of the communication bus automatically reduces or prevents the occurrence of sparks or arcing in the event of a fault condition associated with the communication bus.

摘要翻译： 适用于过程工厂的危险区域的通信总线包括适于在第一方向上传送电信号的第一传输路径和适于在第二方向上传送电信号的第二传输路径。 安全装置耦合到第一和第二传输路径中的每一个，并且包括适于检测与通信总线相关联的故障状况的控制单元。 安全装置还包括开关单元，其适于响应于检测到的故障状况中断沿着第一和第二传输路径中的每一个的电信号的流动。 以这种方式，通信总线的检测电路在与通信总线相关的故障状况的情况下自动地减少或防止火花或电弧的发生。

公开(公告)号：US20110131455A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-02

申请号：US12873853

申请日：2010-09-01

申请人： Gary K. Law ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Michael L. Marshall ,  Michael Kessler

发明人： Gary K. Law ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Michael L. Marshall ,  Michael Kessler

IPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  G06F11/26

CPC分类号： H04B3/548 ,  H04B2203/5458 ,  H04L12/40013 ,  H04L25/0266 ,  H04L25/0278 ,  H04L25/0298 ,  Y02P90/18

摘要： An integrated bus controller and power supply device includes a typical or standard bus controller and a bus power supply disposed in a common housing, the size and external configuration of which may match a standard bus controller device associated with a typical I/O communication network. The bus controller may store and implement one or more control routines using one or more field devices connected to the I/O communication network while the bus power supply generates and provides the appropriate power signal to the bus of the I/O communication network, the power signal being used to power the field devices connected to the I/O communication network. The integrated bus controller and power supply device can be easily connected to the bus of the I/O communication network to provide both bus controller functionality and bus power supply functionality on the I/O communication network, without the need of configuring and attaching separate, dedicated bus controller and power supply devices to the bus and having to wire these devices together using multiple different terminal blocks.

摘要翻译： 集成总线控制器和电源装置包括典型的或标准的总线控制器和布置在公共壳体中的总线电源，其大小和外部配置可以与与典型I / O通信网络相关联的标准总线控制器设备匹配。 总线控制器可以使用连接到I / O通信网络的一个或多个现场设备来存储和实现一个或多个控制例程，同时总线电源产生并且向I / O通信网络的总线提供适当的功率信号， 电源信号用于为连接到I / O通信网络的现场设备供电。 集成总线控制器和电源设备可以方便地连接到I / O通信网络的总线，以在I / O通信网络上提供总线控制器功能和总线电源功能，而无需配置和附加单独的， 专用总线控制器和电源设备到总线，并且必须使用多个不同的接线端子将这些设备连接在一起。

公开(公告)号：US08600524B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US12767534

申请日：2010-04-26

申请人： Gary K. Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Godfrey R. Sherriff

发明人： Gary K. Law ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Godfrey R. Sherriff

IPC分类号： G05B11/01

CPC分类号： G05B19/045 ,  G05B2219/23258 ,  G05B2219/23289 ,  Y02P90/14 ,  Y02P90/18 ,  Y02P90/185 ,  Y02P90/26

摘要： A control system, a safety system, etc., within a process plant may each use one or more state machine function blocks that can be easily integrated into a function block diagram programming environment. Such a state machine function block may include one or more inputs, which may cause astute machine implemented by the state machine function block to change states. The state machine function block may determine a next state to which it is to transition based, at least in part, on data indicative of the next state to which to transition, if any. The configuration data may be retrieved from a database based on the current state of the state machine and at least one of the inputs. The state machine function block may also include one or more outputs that are generated based on the state of the state machine.

摘要翻译： 处理工厂内的控制系统，安全系统等可以各自使用一个或多个状态机功能块，其可以容易地集成到功能框图编程环境中。 这样的状态机功能块可以包括一个或多个输入，这可能导致由状态机功能块实现的精细机器来改变状态。 至少部分地，状态机功能块可以基于指示要转换到的下一状态的数据（如果有的话）来确定其将要转换到的下一状态。 可以基于状态机的当前状态和至少一个输入从数据库检索配置数据。 状态机功能块还可以包括基于状态机的状态生成的一个或多个输出。

公开(公告)号：US07289861B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-30

申请号：US10352396

申请日：2003-01-28

申请人： Tom Aneweer ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Larry O. Jundt ,  Gary K. Law ,  Marty J. Lewis ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Michael G. Ott

发明人： Tom Aneweer ,  Kent A. Burr ,  Larry O. Jundt ,  Gary K. Law ,  Marty J. Lewis ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Michael G. Ott

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/027

摘要： A process plant includes a process control system having a safety system embedded therein. The integrated process control and safety system includes a host computer arranged to send and receive process level messages and safety level messages, a controller operatively connected to the host computer by a first communication network, at least one first input/output device adapted for operative communication with at least one process control field device, and at least one second input/output device adapted for operative communication with at least one safety-related field device. The first and second input/output devices are operatively connected to the controller via a second communication bus. The second input/output device includes a processor programmed to monitor both the process level messages and the safety level messages, to distinguish the process level messages from safety level messages, to select the safety level messages and to communicate with the safety-related field device based on the safety level messages.

摘要翻译： 过程工厂包括具有嵌入其中的安全系统的过程控制系统。 集成过程控制和安全系统包括主计算机，其被布置为发送和接收过程级别消息和安全级别消息，通过第一通信网络操作地连接到主计算机的控制器，适于操作通信的至少一个第一输入/输出设备 至少一个过程控制现场设备，以及适于与至少一个与安全相关的现场设备的操作性通信的至少一个第二输入/输出设备。 第一和第二输入/输出设备经由第二通信总线可操作地连接到控制器。 第二输入/输出设备包括被编程为监视过程级别消息和安全级别消息的处理器，以将过程级别消息与安全级别消息区分开来，以选择安全级别消息并与安全相关的现场设备 基于安全级别的消息。