PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER PROGRAMMING WITH EMBEDDED MACRO CAPABILITY
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1. A software development tool for an industrial control system, comprising:
- one or more identifier components that indicate a portion of a data structure; and
a macro component that maps one or more substitution values indicated by the identifier components into an alternative form of the data structure.
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Abstract
A software development tool for an industrial control system is provided. The tool includes one or more identifier components that indicate a portion of a data structure. A macro component maps one or more substitution values indicated by the identifier components into an alternative form of the data structure.
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20 Claims
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1. A software development tool for an industrial control system, comprising:
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one or more identifier components that indicate a portion of a data structure; and a macro component that maps one or more substitution values indicated by the identifier components into an alternative form of the data structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method to generate and process macro data values for an industrial control system, comprising:
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defining one or more identifier components; defining one or more substitution values for the identifier components; and mapping the substitution values to locations indicated by the identifier components. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A development system, comprising:
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means for programming one or more identifier components; means for generating data values for the identifier components; and means for translating the data values to locations indicated by the identifier components.
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