Flowchart programming for industrial controllers, in particular motion controllers

US7000191B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Regina Schmitt · Erlangen, DE
• Peter Wagner · Hersbruck, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 24, 2001
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2006
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S715/965
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and a device for graphical programming of industrial controllers, in particular motion controllers where a user is supported with regard to programmable controller functionality as well as with regard to motion functionality. A structured textual language is generated from graphical motion control flowcharts and converted in a processor-independent pseudo-code. Only the latter is loaded into the controller and converted to executable code.