摘要:
A user interface for a control structure comprising a controller, and physical devices coupled to the controller is disclosed. The controller is adapted to control and monitor the physical devices. The user interface is coupled to the controller for displaying representations of status conditions of the physical device. The user interface comprises a system database adapted to include the representation of the physical device, means for creating the system database within the user interface, a set of points to be used within the system database, the points being adapted to represent the physical devices and adapted to be accessible from the system database, and a set of pointgroups within the system database, adapted to represent multi-parameter physical devices and adapted for accessibility from the system database, each pointgroup having at least one point linked to the pointgroup, and each point within a pointgroup representing one of the physical parameters of the physical device, the means for creating the system database including means for creating the representations, the creating means using the pointgroups to create the system database and the pointgroups allowing a user to decrease the amount of time spent on creating points for the physical devices.
摘要:
In an information processing apparatus, a selection unit selects one of a plurality of controller apparatuses to control a controlled apparatus, based on transmission rates of communication links between the controlled apparatus and the plurality of controller apparatuses. A requesting unit then requests the selected controller apparatus to control the controlled apparatus.
摘要:
An improvement to a modular inserter system that provides customized inserter machines which are configured by combining a plurality of modules, including a variety of module types, for example, feeder, folder and insertion modules, each module containing a microprocessor for controlling the module as part of the control system for the customized inserter machine. The improvement comprises a first upstream module of the inserter machine and a submodule feeder including structure for coupling the submodule feeder to the upstream end of the first upstream module. The submodule feeder performs operations of a feeder module under the control of the microprocessor of the first upstream module.
摘要:
A plurality of devices for sending and receiving a signal relating to a process are capable of being connected to an input/output instrument. The input/output instrument includes an operating signal receiving portion that receives, from a first device that is one of the plurality of the devices, an operating signal corresponding to a specific operating instruction, a selecting portion that selects, based on the operating signal that has been received by the operating signal receiving portion, any single second device, from among the devices connected to a local input/output instrument, other than the first device that is the source that sent the operating signal, and a remote device information sending portion that sends as remote device information to the first device that was the source that sent the operating signal, information pertaining to the second device that was selected by the selecting portion.
摘要:
An apparatus for processing physical documents, comprising: at least two processing modules, at least two module control units, each arranged for controlling a processing module. The module control units are each provided with a function memory for storing function data and limitation parameters. The function data represent processing functions to be performed by the processing module. The limitation parameters represent limitations of the processing functions. The module control units are further arranged for receiving function control data and controlling the separate functions of the respective processing module on the basis of the function control data. The apparatus further comprises a central control unit which is arranged for sending the function control data to the module control units.
摘要:
A system is provided to allow for automatic configuration of print engine scheduling software in accordance with descriptions of print engine modules. Each point engine module contains a description of itself in a form of module capabilities. When a print engine is formed from such modules, the system composes module capabilities to capabilities of a complete print engine. More particularly, inputs and outputs of capabilities are unified and constraints on their attributes are propagated. This enables derivation of potential outputs of the print engine. The resultant print engine capabilities are directly usable to configure scheduling software. Optionally, the resulting print engine capabilities may be compiled further.
摘要:
A user interface for a control structure comprising a controller, and physical devices coupled to the controller is disclosed. The controller is adapted to control and monitor the physical devices. The user interface is coupled to the controller for displaying representations of status conditions of the physical device. The user interface comprises a system database adapted to include the representation of the physical device, means for creating the system database within the user interface, a set of points to be used within the system database, the points being adapted to represent the physical devices and adapted to be accessible from the system database, and a set of pointgroups within the system database, adapted to represent multi-parameter physical devices and adapted for accessibility from the system database, each pointgroup having at least one point linked to the pointgroup, and each point within a pointgroup representing one of the physical parameters of the physical device, the means for creating the system database including means for creating the representations, the creating means using the pointgroups to create the system database and the pointgroups allowing a user to decrease the amount of time spent on creating points for the physical devices.
摘要:
A system for parameterizing field devices of an automation or control system includes a higher-ranking unit, which is connected via a first communication link based on a first field bus protocol to a communication interface module. The module is connected via a second communication link based on a second field bus protocol to at least one field device. In the higher-ranking unit, sub-blocks are generated and stored from a data structure for configuring the field device that is stored in a device description file for the field device. A first network service transmits the parameters of the field device from the higher-ranking unit via the first communication link into a first functionality of the module that operates as a slave function. A further functionality integrated into the module evaluates parameters of the field device that are stored in sub-blocks and combines the parameters to form a single configuration block.
摘要:
An apparatus for processing physical documents, comprising: at least two processing modules, at least two module control units, each arranged for controlling a processing module. The module control units are each provided with a function memory for storing function data and limitation parameters. The function data represent processing functions to be performed by the processing module. The limitation parameters represent limitations of the processing functions. The module control units are further arranged for receiving function control data and controlling the separate functions of the respective processing module on the basis of the function control data. The apparatus further comprises a central control unit which is arranged for sending the function control data to the module control units.
摘要:
A method for determining a topology of an apparatus for processing physical documents. The apparatus comprises processing modules and a central control unit. The central control unit and the processing modules are connected by central communication connections. A module commmunication connection connects the processing modules in series. The module communication connection has a data flow direction with a predetermined orientation with respect to the processing direction. A processing module upstream in the data flow direction sends first network configuration data. The first network configuration data represents the topology of an upstream part of the data communication network located upstream of the downstream processing module and contains the upstream processing module. A downstream processing module generates second network configuration data on the basis of the first configuration data, which represents the topology of the part of the data communication network that contains the downstream processing module and the part located upstream of the downstream processing module. The downstream processing module sends the second network configuration data to the central control unit. The central control unit determines the topology on the basis thereof.