Generic framework for porting legacy process automation assets to a new control system
US8533233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/23255
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An extensible, object-oriented framework describes various generic elements of legacy automation systems. That framework is used as a basis for porting one or more of those elements to another (“target”) automation system. Objects in the framework, known as “extensions,” adapt information from the legacy system to a corresponding, generic representation. Compilers express those representations in the target system. The framework thus translates the “old” automation configuration for use in a “new” automation system. The scheme can be extended to accommodate arbitrary control systems (i.e., other manufacturers and product lines), new sub-domains within the automation domain (e.g. operator interfaces, batch control etc.) and new target systems without altering the core framework.
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