SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE INSTALLATIONS

• US 20160191318A1
• Filed: 12/31/2014
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc. (Schneider Electric SE)
• Original Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc. (Schneider Electric SE)
• Inventors: Neilson, Stuart John, Lee, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 9,917,737 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/00 Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring error detection, correction or monitoring in information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer G11B20/18; monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing G11B27/36; in static stores G11C29/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/00 Arrangements for software engineering testing or debugging G06F11/36; administrative, planning or organisation aspects of software project management G06Q10/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0869 Validating the configuration within one network element
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0883 Semiautomatic configuration, e.g. proposals from system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0889 Techniques to speed-up the configuration process
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/24 using dedicated network management hardware
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/00 Systems for electrical power generation, transmission, distribution or end-user application management characterised by the use of communication or information technologies, or communication or information technology specific aspects supporting them

Abstract

According to at least one embodiment, a system including a server is provided. The server includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to receive configuration information encoded in a QR code, the configuration information being based on one or more values of one or more configuration options for at least one programmable device. The at least one processor is also configured to determine if the configuration information is in accord with target configuration information and transmit a message indicating whether the configuration information is in accord with the target configuration information.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a server including;

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

receive configuration information encoded in a QR code, the configuration information being based on one or more values of one or more configuration options for at least one programmable device;

determine if the configuration information is in accord with target configuration information; and

transmit a message indicating whether the configuration information is in accord with the target configuration information.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server includes a device list of programmable devices, the list including at least one of a programmable device'"'"'s serial number, a programmable device'"'"'s configuration parameters, and a programmable device'"'"'s intended usage.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising the at least one programmable device, the programmable device being further configured to:

generate the configuration information;

encode the configuration information into the QR code; and

display the QR code with the encoded configuration information.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the server includes third party information relating to locked registers of the at least one programmable device and factory values of the at least one programmable device.

5. The system according to claim 3, wherein the server is not directly connected to the at least one programmable device.

6. The system according to claim 3, further comprising a local server comprising:

a memory including target configuration information relating to a plurality of programmable devices; and

at least one processor configured to;

emulate the at least one programmable device using the target configuration information;

receive the configuration information encoded in the QR code;

detect whether the communication information is in accord with the target configuration information; and

send a message to the server indicating whether the communication information is in accord with the target communication information.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to:

generate a recommendation in response to determining that the configuration information is not in accord with the target configuration information; and

send the recommendation to a smart device.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the system further comprises the smart device, the smart device being configured to:

scan the QR code;

send the QR code to the server;

receive the recommendation; and

display the recommendation.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to generate configuration instructions to configure the at least one programmable device.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server includes diagnostic software to determine the target configuration information.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a serial number of the at least one device; and

generate installation instructions for the at least one device.

12. A system comprising:

at least one programmable device including;

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

generate configuration information, the configuration information based on one or more values of one or more configuration options;

encode the configuration information into a QR code; and

display the QR code including a representation of the configuration information.

13. The system according to claim 12, further comprising a smart device configured to:

scan the QR code;

update information relating to the at least one programmable device using the QR code;

send the QR code to a server;

receive a recommendation; and

display the recommendation.

14. The system according to claim 13, further comprising the server, the server being configured to:

receive the QR code storing the configuration information;

determine if the configuration information is in accord with target configuration information;

generate a recommendation in response to determining that the configuration information is not in accord with the target configuration information; and

send the recommendation to the smart device.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the at least one programmable device is not connected to the server.

19. The method according to claim 15, further comprising acts of:

scanning, by the smart device, a serial number of the at least one programmable device;

sending, by the smart device, the serial number to the server;

generating, by the server, instructions for installing the at least one programmable device; and

sending, by the server to the smart device, the instructions.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein determining if the configuration information is in accord with the target configuration information includes pushing the configuration information to a virtualized programmable device and receiving either a successful communication message or an error message.

16. A method for verifying a configuration, the method comprising acts of:

receiving configuration information encoded in a QR code, the configuration information based on one or more values of one or more configuration options for at least one programmable device;

determining if the configuration information is in accord with target configuration information; and

transmitting a message indicating whether the configuration information is in accord with the target configuration information.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising acts of:

generating a recommendation in response to determining that the configuration information is not in accord with the target configuration information;

sending the recommendation to a smart device; and

displaying, by the smart device, the recommendation.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising acts of:

receiving, by at least one programmable device, the configuration information;

encoding, by the at least one programmable device, the configuration information into a QR code;

displaying, on a display of the at least one programmable device, the QR code including the encoded configuration information;

scanning, by a smart device, the QR code; and

sending, by the smart device, the configuration information.