Monitoring method and observation system for monitoring an automation system and a technical process
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring an automation system and a technical process monitored and controlled by the automation system, the automation system being arranged in control cabinets, each of the control cabinets including at least one subrack which has modules, the method comprising steps of:
- transmitting a message from the automation system to an observation system when a fault in the automation system occurs at a location;
accessing important planning and design data of the automation system, said planning and design data comprising at least information about locations related to all possible codes transmitted by the automation system;
determining the location of the fault in the automation system by comparing a code of said transmitted message with the accessed planning and design data; and
displaying a result of the determination on a display unit, wherein the displaying step includes the substeps of;
a) displaying a representation of one of the control cabinets in which the fault occurred, a representation of one of the at least one modules of the one of the control cabinets being visually emphasized in the display, the fault being associated with the one of the modules,b) displaying a representation of one of the at least one subracks in which the fault occurred, the representation of the one of the modules being visually emphasized in the display, andc) displaying a circuit diagram of the one of the modules.
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Abstract
When a technical process is monitored, messages from an automation system are continually transmitted to an operating and observation system. The messages are evaluated in the operating and observation system and displayed on a monitor. When a fault is recognized in the automation system, the location of the fault is displayed in a type of hierarchical progression. For this purpose, at least the important planning and design data of the automation system are accessible from the operating and observation system.
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1. A method for monitoring an automation system and a technical process monitored and controlled by the automation system, the automation system being arranged in control cabinets, each of the control cabinets including at least one subrack which has modules, the method comprising steps of:
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transmitting a message from the automation system to an observation system when a fault in the automation system occurs at a location; accessing important planning and design data of the automation system, said planning and design data comprising at least information about locations related to all possible codes transmitted by the automation system; determining the location of the fault in the automation system by comparing a code of said transmitted message with the accessed planning and design data; and displaying a result of the determination on a display unit, wherein the displaying step includes the substeps of; a) displaying a representation of one of the control cabinets in which the fault occurred, a representation of one of the at least one modules of the one of the control cabinets being visually emphasized in the display, the fault being associated with the one of the modules, b) displaying a representation of one of the at least one subracks in which the fault occurred, the representation of the one of the modules being visually emphasized in the display, and c) displaying a circuit diagram of the one of the modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An observation system for monitoring an automation system and a technical process monitored and controlled by the automation system, the automation system being arranged in control cabinets, the control cabinets including at least one subrack which has modules, said observation system comprising:
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a data storage unit which stores important planning and design data of the automation system, said planning and design data comprising at least information about locations related to codes transmitted by the automation system; a processor which accesses said data storage unit and which evaluates messages transmitted by the automation system by comparing a code of said messages indicating a location of a fault in the automation system with the stored planning and design data of the automation system; and a display unit which displays the results of the evaluation by; a) displaying a representation of one of the control cabinets in which the fault occurred, a representation of one of the at least one modules of the one of the control cabinets being visually emphasized in the display, the fault being associated with the one of the modules, b) displaying a representation of one of the at least one subracks in which the fault occurred, the representation of the one of the modules being visually emphasized in the display, and c) displaying a circuit diagram of the one of the modules, wherein said data storage unit and said display unit are coupled to said processor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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