Method for the automatic retrieval of engineering data of systems
First Claim
1. A method for automatic retrieval, in an automation system, of engineering data from a runtime system for an engineering system, and restoring representatives of the automation objects in the engineering system, the automation system including a multiplicity of individual runtime automation objects in the runtime system, the runtime automation objects have no direct reference to any associated engineering objects in the engineering system, the method comprising:
- supplying, by each of the automation objects, an identifying designation of a type of respective representative to the engineering system;
creating, via the engineering system, said representatives for the designated types and, for each of the representatives, entering a reference to the corresponding automation object;
reading out each representative read out engineering information from the object into the representative using the reference; and
restoring each of the representatives by entering said information into itself;
whereinin a first step for the restoration of device representatives in the engineering system, the method further includes,supplying, for devices on which the automation objects run, an identifying designation of a type of respective device representative to the engineering system,creating, via the engineering system, corresponding device representatives for the designated types and entering, for each of the device representatives, a reference to the device, andhaving, based upon the reference, each device representative read out engineering information from the device, andin a second step for the restoration of representatives of the automation objects in the engineering system, the method further comprises,supplying, via the automation objects, an identifying designation of a type of respective representative to the engineering system,creating, via the engineering system, corresponding representatives for the designated types and, for each of the representatives, entering a reference to the automation object, andhaving, based upon the reference, each representative read out engineering information from the automation object.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the automatic retrieval of engineering data from installations. The engineering and runtime objects are described by a uniform object model. This allows the correspondence between engineering objects and runtime objects to be determined at object level and no information is lost as a result of the mapping. In addition, a direct communication between engineering and runtime objects can take place, which can be utilized when the method is carried out.
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1. A method for automatic retrieval, in an automation system, of engineering data from a runtime system for an engineering system, and restoring representatives of the automation objects in the engineering system, the automation system including a multiplicity of individual runtime automation objects in the runtime system, the runtime automation objects have no direct reference to any associated engineering objects in the engineering system, the method comprising:
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supplying, by each of the automation objects, an identifying designation of a type of respective representative to the engineering system; creating, via the engineering system, said representatives for the designated types and, for each of the representatives, entering a reference to the corresponding automation object; reading out each representative read out engineering information from the object into the representative using the reference; and restoring each of the representatives by entering said information into itself;
whereinin a first step for the restoration of device representatives in the engineering system, the method further includes, supplying, for devices on which the automation objects run, an identifying designation of a type of respective device representative to the engineering system, creating, via the engineering system, corresponding device representatives for the designated types and entering, for each of the device representatives, a reference to the device, and having, based upon the reference, each device representative read out engineering information from the device, and in a second step for the restoration of representatives of the automation objects in the engineering system, the method further comprises, supplying, via the automation objects, an identifying designation of a type of respective representative to the engineering system, creating, via the engineering system, corresponding representatives for the designated types and, for each of the representatives, entering a reference to the automation object, and having, based upon the reference, each representative read out engineering information from the automation object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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