Input/output system for an industrial automation system and method for providing an image of an input/output system
First Claim
1. A method for providing an image of an input/output system for an industrial automation system including a field bus coupler connecting a control computer with a module and a service computer, comprising the steps of(a) storing at least one image file containing image data in a field bus coupler connected with a control computer via a field bus;
- (b) transmitting the image data from the image file to a service computer connected with the field bus coupler;
(c) generating and displaying an image that is a function of the image data transmitted from the field bus coupler in the service computer;
(d) storing an additional image data file containing additional image data in a module connected with the field bus coupler via a sub-bus;
(e) transmitting the additional image data to the service computer via the sub-bus and the field bus coupler; and
(f) generating and displaying a resultant image that is a function of the image data and the additional image data in the service computer.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing an image of an input/output arrangement for an industrial automation system, comprising storing in a field bus coupler at least one image data file containing image data, transmitting the image data from the image data file to a service computer connected with the field bus coupler, and generating and displaying in the service computer an image that is a function of the image data transmitted from the field bus coupler. Additional image data may be stored in a module for transmittal to the service computer via a sub-bus and the field bus coupler, thereby to generate and display in the service computer a resultant image that is a function of both the image data and the additional image data.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for providing an image of an input/output system for an industrial automation system including a field bus coupler connecting a control computer with a module and a service computer, comprising the steps of
(a) storing at least one image file containing image data in a field bus coupler connected with a control computer via a field bus; -
(b) transmitting the image data from the image file to a service computer connected with the field bus coupler; (c) generating and displaying an image that is a function of the image data transmitted from the field bus coupler in the service computer; (d) storing an additional image data file containing additional image data in a module connected with the field bus coupler via a sub-bus; (e) transmitting the additional image data to the service computer via the sub-bus and the field bus coupler; and (f) generating and displaying a resultant image that is a function of the image data and the additional image data in the service computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An input/output assembly for an industrial automation system, comprising
(a) a control computer; -
(b) a field bus coupler a first input terminal connected with said control computer via a field bus, said field bus coupler including an output terminal and including a read-only memory in which is stored an image data file containing image data; (c) a service computer having an input terminal connected with said field bus coupler output terminal, said service computer generating and displaying an image that is a function of the image data received from said field bus coupler; (d) a module connected with a second input terminal of said field bus coupler via a sub-bus, said module including a read-only memory in which is stored an additional data file containing additional image data, said module being operable to transmit said additional image data to said service computer via said sub-bus, said field bus coupler and said output terminal, whereby said service computer generates and displays an image that is a function of both the image data and the additional image data. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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