Providing a Customized Programmable Logic Controller to a Customer
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1. A computer implemented method of providing a customized programmable logic controller (“
- PLC”
), the method comprising;
receiving (250), by a processor, a first order specifying a first subset of PLC components of a set of PLC components (184);
selecting (254), by the processor, a first PLC housing from a plurality of PLC housings, the first PLC housing being of a minimal size necessary to accommodate the PLC components in the first subset;
causing (258), by the processor, the PLC to be assembled using the first PLC housing and the first subset of PLC components; and
causing (262), by the processor, the assembled PLC to be supplied in response to the first order.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to providing a customized programmable logic controller (“PLC”). A first order is received. The first order specifies a first subset of PLC components of a set of PLC components (184). A first PLC housing is selected from a plurality of PLC housings for the first subset of PLC components. The first PLC housing is of a minimal size necessary to accommodate the PLC components in the first subset. The PLC is caused to be assembled using the first PLC housing and the first subset of PLC components. The customized PLC is caused to be provided in response to the first order.
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1. A computer implemented method of providing a customized programmable logic controller (“
- PLC”
), the method comprising;receiving (250), by a processor, a first order specifying a first subset of PLC components of a set of PLC components (184); selecting (254), by the processor, a first PLC housing from a plurality of PLC housings, the first PLC housing being of a minimal size necessary to accommodate the PLC components in the first subset; causing (258), by the processor, the PLC to be assembled using the first PLC housing and the first subset of PLC components; and causing (262), by the processor, the assembled PLC to be supplied in response to the first order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system (100) for providing a customized programmable logic controller (“
- PLC”
), the system (100) comprising;a database (180) operable to store a set of PLC components (184); and a server (112) operable to receive a first order specifying a first subset of PLC components of the set of PLC components (184); wherein the server (112) is further operable to identify a first PLC housing from a plurality of PLC housings for the first subset of PLC components, the first PLC housing being of a minimal size necessary to accommodate the PLC components in the first subset, wherein the server (112) is further operable to cause the PLC to be assembled with the first subset of PLC components arranged within or on the first PLC housing, and wherein the server (112) is further operable to cause the PLC to be provided in response to the first order. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions executable by one or more processors to provide a customized programmable logic controller (“
- PLC”
), the instructions comprising;storing a set of PLC components (184); receiving a first order specifying a first subset of PLC components of the set of PLC components (184); selecting a first PLC housing from a plurality of PLC housings, the first PLC housing being of a minimal size necessary to accommodate the PLC components in the first subset; and generating a PLC order that includes the first subset of PLC components arranged within or on the first PLC housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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