Method and control device for controlling an automating system

• US 8,190,274 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2008
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Konieczny, Frank, Krumsiek, Dietmar, Behr, Thorsten, Kruse, Anja, Aron, Ralf
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, RAMESH B
• Application Number:
  US12/450,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20100114336A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,505 Days
• Field of Search: 700/17, 700/20, 700/83, 700 86- 87, 717/168, 717/170, 717/172, 709/218, 709/223
• US Class Current: 700/17
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/058 Safety, monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31104 Remote configuration of parameters of controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/32126 Hyperlink, access to program modules and to hardware modules in www, web server, browser
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/34444 Web control system, with intelligent control components each with web server

Abstract

Methods for accessing a control module that can be executed in a control device of an automating system are provided. The method includes the steps of providing the control module in the control device; providing a first interface module in the control device; providing a second interface module in the control device; connecting the control device with an operating device via a network; transferring the second interface module from the control device to the operating device, whereby the operating device comprises input and output devices for operation by a user; executing the second interface module by the operating device; and transferring data between the first and the second interface modules.

Claims

1. A method for accessing a control module that can be executed in a control device for controlling an automating system, wherein the control module is designed for the purpose of executing a control function on the control device, comprising the steps of:

providing the control module in the control device,

providing a first interface module in the control device,

providing a second interface module in the control device,

connecting the control device with an operating device via a network,

transferring the second interface module from the control device to the operating device, whereby the operating device comprises input and output devices for operation by a user,

executing the second interface module by the operating device, and

transferring data between the first and the second interface modules, wherein the data transfer between the first and second interface modules serves for the purpose selected from the group consisting of creating, processing and/or executing the control function that can be executed on the control device, transferring parameters to the control device, reading out process data from the control device and any combinations thereof.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data transfer between the first and the second interface modules is initiated in response to user input on the operating device.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the data transfer between the first and the second interface modules is initiated by the operating device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data transfer between the first and the second interface modules is initiated by the control device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network is an IP-based network.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first interface module comprises an HTTP server application and the second interface module comprises a client application designed for communication with the HTTP server application.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second interface module comprises a Web-based application, which is designed for execution in a Web browser.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising conducting communication between the first and second interface modules by means of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML with the use of JavaScript Object Notation.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control module and/or the first interface module comprise(s) an intermediate code.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control device comprises a module for providing a runtime environment, which is designed for the purpose of executing the control module and the first interface module in parallel.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data are transferred from the first interface module to the second interface module and the data received are processed by means of the first interface module by control device at pre-established times, whereby the pre-established times for the real-time requirements set by the process for executing the control module can be adapted dynamically to the runtime.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the control module is executed with a higher priority than the first interface module.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the control device is connected to process components by means of which changes are made in the process run.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein, for offline processing of the control function, the operating device and the control module are disposed in a common computer system and the process controlled by the control module is simulated by a simulation module.

15. A control device of a control system for controlling an automating system, comprising:

a memory with a control module stored therein for process control of the automating system and a first and a second interface module stored therein in each case, wherein the control module is designed for the purpose of executing a control function on the control device,

a processor unit for executing the control module and first interface module, and

a network interface for connecting the control device with a network, whereby the control device is designed for the purpose of transferring the second interface module to an operating device via the network and the first interface module is designed for the purpose of communicating with the second interface module disposed in the operating device via the network, wherein the control device is designed for the purpose of effecting the creation, processing, execution and/or parameterization of a control function that can be executed on the control device by the control module, as a function of data received via the first interface module.

16. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the second interface module is designed for the purpose of initiating a data transfer to the first interface module.

17. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the network is an IP-based network.

18. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the first interface module comprises an HTTP server application, which is designed for communication with a remote client application disposed in the second interface module.

19. The control device according to claim 18, wherein the remote client application comprises a Web-based application, which is designed for execution in a Web browser.

20. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the control module and/or the first interface module comprise(s) an intermediate code.

21. The control device according to claim 15, further comprising a module for providing a runtime environment, which is designed for the purpose of executing the control module and the first interface module in parallel.

22. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the control device is designed for the purpose of executing the transfer of data from the first to the second interface module and the processing of data received by means of the first interface module at pre-established times, whereby the pre-established times for the real-time requirements set by the process for executing the control module can be adapted dynamically to the runtime.

23. The control device according to claim 22, wherein the control device is wherein the control device is designed for the purpose of executing the control module with a higher priority than the first interface module.

24. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the control device which can be connected with process components that are designed for effecting changes in the process run.