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MACRO FUNCTION BLOCK FOR ENCAPSULATING DEVICE-LEVEL EMBEDDED LOGIC

  • US 20110202688A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2010
  • Published: 08/18/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for distributed control of a process, comprising:

  • accessing a macro creation module in a design environment;

    accessing a plurality of function blocks configured to execute desired arithmetic and/or logical operations based upon inputs to generate outputs;

    creating a macro via the creation module to encapsulate multiple function blocks of the plurality of function blocks into a single set of add-on instructions, wherein at least one of the inputs and at least one of the outputs of the multiple function blocks are mapped to inputs and outputs of the macro;

    configuring the macro for a particular automation process;

    downloading the macro into an automation device; and

    storing the macro for subsequent use in other automation devices.

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