Method and apparatus for programming programmable controllers and providing version management from a centralized server
First Claim
1. A system for configuring I/O networks and devices comprising:
- a server communicatively coupled to a network; and
a configuration editor residing on the server, the configuration editor adapted to be invokable by a client device that is communicatively coupled to the network, the configuration editor adapted to map a logical I/O area of a programmable logic controller to a physical I/O area of the programmable logic controller, the programmable logic controller controlled via programming code adapted to cause the programmable logic controller to control field-based actuators, the configuration editor comprised by an engineering tool adapted to create an XML version of the programming code, the engineering tool residing on the server.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating programming code and/or configuration data for programmable controller and the networks on which they operate is disclosed. In one embodiment, programming code is generated on a centralized server having a web-enabled engineering tool. The engineering tool operates on client devices that are in communication with the server over a network, such as the Internet. Preferably, the engineering tool runs in a browser application (or other network-interfacing-application) on the client device and a user generates the programming code on the server with the aid of the client device. By centralizing the engineering tool, which may contain a configuration editor and a configuration management tool having version management functionality, a new business paradigm for providing engineering tool services to customers having programmable controllers. In addition, new methods and tools for collaborative engineering of programming code are enabled.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for configuring I/O networks and devices comprising:
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a server communicatively coupled to a network; and a configuration editor residing on the server, the configuration editor adapted to be invokable by a client device that is communicatively coupled to the network, the configuration editor adapted to map a logical I/O area of a programmable logic controller to a physical I/O area of the programmable logic controller, the programmable logic controller controlled via programming code adapted to cause the programmable logic controller to control field-based actuators, the configuration editor comprised by an engineering tool adapted to create an XML version of the programming code, the engineering tool residing on the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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