Assembly for an automation system

• US 20070208435A1
• Filed: 02/13/2007
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Schott, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/707,198
• Publication Number:
  US 20070208435A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/17
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/056 Programming the PLC
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/1104 Display state of connection of I-O
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/1178 Display states of I-O in time
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/13031 Use of touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/14089 Display of control states on cards, by leds
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/15123 Plc with build in console, I-O and communication

Abstract

There is described an assembly, having at least one input/output and having means for storing a program and a method for project planning a program for an assembly of an automation system, with an absolute address being assigned to each of the inputs/outputs and a unique identifier being assigned to each absolute address when the program is created. An electronic display means is provided to improve the control and monitoring of an assembly of this type, to display the assigned identifiers as plain text and/or symbols.

Claims

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. An assembly for an automation system, comprising

a memory to store a program for controlling the assembly,

an input having an absolute address assigned to the input;

an output having an absolute address assigned to the output;

a unique identifier assigned to the absolute address of the input or assigned to the absolute address of the output;

an electronic display to display the identifiers.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the assigned identifiers are displayed as plain text.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the identifiers is displayed as plain text and as a symbol.

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the electronic display is arranged on a front side of the assembly according to the input and output of the assembly.

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the electronic display is arranged on a front side of the assembly according to the input and output of the assembly.

13. The assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the electronic display is a touch screen.

14. The assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the electronic display comprises organic light-emitting diodes.

15. The assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the electronic display shows the status of the input and output of the assembly.

16. The assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein the electronic display shows a absolute address of the input and output.

17-1. The assembly as claimed in claim 17, wherein the electronic display covers a surface as large as the front side of the assembly.

18. A method for creating a program for an assembly of an automation system, comprising:

providing the assembly that comprises at least one connector used as an input or an output;

assigning an absolute address to the connector; and

assigning a unique identifier to the absolute to display the assigned identifiers as plain text at a display of the assembly.

20. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein information related to a current status of the assembly is displayed as plain text on the display.

21. The method as claimed in claim 18 wherein information related to a current status of the assembly is displayed as a symbol on the display.

19. A method for creating a program for an assembly of an automation system, comprising:

providing the assembly that comprises at least one connector used as an input or an output;

assigning an absolute address to the connector; and

assigning a unique identifier to the absolute to display the assigned identifiers as a symbol at a display of the assembly.

22. The method as claimed in claim 19 wherein information related to a current status of the assembly is displayed as a symbol on the display.