Diagnostic Module For Distributed Industrial Network Including Industrial Control Devices
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1. An industrial control system comprising:
- a plurality of industrial control devices each providing an electronic network interface and providing network readable diagnostic information;
a diagnostic management interface providing a human machine interface to an operator; and
a network appliance communicating with the diagnostic management interface and providing an electronic network interface communication with the plurality of industrial control devices, the network appliance including an electronic computer executing a stored program to perform the steps of;
(1) communicate with the plurality of industrial control devices to collect network readable network diagnostic information;
(2) translate the collected network diagnostic information into a common format; and
(3) present an integrated depiction of the network health from the translated collected network diagnostic information.
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Abstract
A network component for an industrial automation system. The component includes a network switch processor configured to implement a networking switching function, at least one communication port configured to provide a communication channel between the network switch processor and at least one industrial control device over a network, and a diagnostic module configured to be implemented by the network switch processor and configured to retrieve diagnostic information from the at least one industrial control device.
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1. An industrial control system comprising:
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a plurality of industrial control devices each providing an electronic network interface and providing network readable diagnostic information; a diagnostic management interface providing a human machine interface to an operator; and a network appliance communicating with the diagnostic management interface and providing an electronic network interface communication with the plurality of industrial control devices, the network appliance including an electronic computer executing a stored program to perform the steps of; (1) communicate with the plurality of industrial control devices to collect network readable network diagnostic information; (2) translate the collected network diagnostic information into a common format; and (3) present an integrated depiction of the network health from the translated collected network diagnostic information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23)
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12. A computer implemented method for implementing diagnostic information management in a computer network switch for an industrial automation system, comprising:
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providing a networking switching function over and industrial automation system network; communicating with at least one industrial control device over the industrial automation system network; receiving diagnostic information from the at least one industrial control device over the industrial automation system network in a native protocol of the industrial control device; and translating the received diagnostic information to a common protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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