Method for debugging of process or manufacturing plant solutions comprising multiple sub-systems

US9471044B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ABB Schweiz AG · CH

Inventors

• Mario Hoernicke · Landau, DE
• Rainer Drath · Weinheim, DE
• Ben Schroeter · Heidelberg, DE
• Kurt Langer · Walldorf, DE
• Jarkko Lalu · Helsinki, FI

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 28, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 18, 2016
• Expiry date: Feb 11, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/33297
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An exemplary method and a system for debugging a control system of an industrial plant where the system includes at least two different control sub-systems, of the same or different control equipment type, on plant or sub-system level, and has specific programmable controller units in devices like PLCs, DCSs, robots, drives, instruments and/or other process specific components whereas all specified parameters and signals of the control system across its sub-systems, devices, and technologies are extracted and visualized on a single sight and are utilized for the definition of system wide breakpoints, utilizing a subset of those signals or parameters, and related conditions, e.g. logical combinations of the signals or parameters.