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Use of variables in a number of automation systems

US7706898B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Georg Biehler · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Wolfgang Füβlein · Oberkochen, DE
Lothar Trapp · Feucht, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 13, 2007
Grant date	Apr 27, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P90/02
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is described a method and system for using at least one variable of a first automation system in a second automation system, with the variable being made available by the first automation system. An object is to allow a user to program access to a local and remote variable in an identical manner, without having to program special access functions, set up connections and apply a local variable to take up the variable value or to create additional assignment tables and similarly apply the local variable. This object is achieved with a method and system of the type mentioned above, in that an identification feature is used for the unique identification of the variable in the at least second automation system, said identification feature being hierarchically structured and having a system-specific path name and a name for the variable.

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