INTERROGATING CONTROLLERS FOR ALARMS AND EVENTS
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1. A system that facilitates automatic discovery of alarms/events in an industrial environment, comprising:
- an analyzer component that receives a subscription to an alarm/event and analyzes the subscription; and
an interrogator component that interrogates a field device to determine whether the field device generates alarms/events that conform to the subscription.
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Abstract
A system that facilitates automatic discovery of alarms/events in an industrial environment comprises an analyzer component that receives a subscription to an alarm/event and analyzes the subscription. An interrogator component interrogates a field device to determine whether the field device generates alarms/events that conform to the subscription.
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1. A system that facilitates automatic discovery of alarms/events in an industrial environment, comprising:
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an analyzer component that receives a subscription to an alarm/event and analyzes the subscription; and an interrogator component that interrogates a field device to determine whether the field device generates alarms/events that conform to the subscription. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system that facilitates configuring a field device in an industrial environment, comprising:
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an interrogator component that determines alarms and events capable of being generated by the field device; and a configuration component that configures the field device to publish particular alarms and events to a subscribing entity. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for configuring a field device with respect to alarms and events, comprising:
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receiving a selection of a representation of the field device on a graphical user interface; interrogating the field device upon receiving the selection; displaying alarms and events associated with the field device; receiving a selection of one or more of an alarm and an event; and subscribing an entity to the one or more of the alarm and the event such that the field device publishes the one or more of the alarm and the event to the subscribing entity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for automatically discovering alarms and events, comprising:
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receiving and analyzing a subscription to one or more of an alarm and an event; interrogating a field device for alarms and/or events related to the subscription; and providing located alarms and/or events to a subscribing entity. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system that facilitates automatically discovering alarms and events, comprising:
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means for analyzing a subscription to alarms and events with respect to a field device in an industrial environment; and means for interrogating the field device for alarms and events relating to the subscription.
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