SCALABLE AUTOMATION SYSTEM
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1. A resource oriented industrial automation architecture comprising:
- a common service framework configured to be stored in each of a plurality of different industrial automation devices;
a plurality of service modules configured to be stored in selected ones of the plurality of different industrial automation devices depending upon the functionality of the selected device, the service modules in operation interacting with the common service framework for performing industrial automation tasks.
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Abstract
An automation control and monitoring system is provided that includes a common framework for components of the control and monitoring system through a resource oriented architecture (ROA). The ROA may enable enhanced scalability and distribution within the control and monitoring system. Further, the framework may provide a base set of functionalities to be implemented across components of the control and monitoring system, creating vertical scalability.
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1. A resource oriented industrial automation architecture comprising:
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a common service framework configured to be stored in each of a plurality of different industrial automation devices; a plurality of service modules configured to be stored in selected ones of the plurality of different industrial automation devices depending upon the functionality of the selected device, the service modules in operation interacting with the common service framework for performing industrial automation tasks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An industrial automation device comprising:
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processing circuitry configured to perform industrial automation tasks during operation; and memory circuitry cooperative with the processing circuitry and storing a service framework common to each of a plurality of different industrial automation devices, and a plurality of service modules that in operation interact with the common service framework for performing the industrial automation tasks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A family of industrial automation devices comprising:
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a plurality of different industrial automation devices each having different functionalities in operation for performing different industrial automation tasks; wherein each of the different industrial automation devices comprises a common service framework that is the same across the family of industrial automation devices, and a plurality of service modules selected from a library of service modules depending upon the functionality of the particular device of the family, the service modules in operation interacting with the common service framework for performing industrial automation tasks of the particular device of the family. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of making an industrial automation device comprising:
storing on the industrial automation device a common service framework that is the same across a family of industrial automation devices to which the industrial automation device belongs, and a plurality of service modules selected from a library of service modules depending upon the functionality of the industrial automation device, the service modules in operation interacting with the common service framework for performing industrial automation tasks of the industrial automation device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for making a family of industrial automation devices comprising:
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configuring a common service framework configured to be stored in each of a plurality of different industrial automation devices of the family; and configuring a library of service modules configured to be stored in selected ones of the plurality of different industrial automation devices of the family depending upon the functionality of the selected device, the service modules in operation interacting with the common service framework for performing industrial automation tasks. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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