Methods and apparatus to display process control information
First Claim
1. A method to display process control information, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to view process control information associated with a field device;
accessing, via a database, a device description file associated with the field device, wherein the device description file is formatted to conform to an Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL); and
generating a display for the process control information using the device description file, wherein the device description file includes a script extension that conditionally displays a graphic if a portion of the process control information matches a condition within the script extension.
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to display process control information are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a request to view process control information associated with a field device, accessing, via a database, a device description file associated with the field device, wherein the device description file is formatted to conform to an Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL), and generating a display for the process control information using the device description file, wherein the device description file includes a script extension that conditionally displays a graphic if a portion of the process control information matches a condition within the script extension.
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23 Claims
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1. A method to display process control information, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to view process control information associated with a field device; accessing, via a database, a device description file associated with the field device, wherein the device description file is formatted to conform to an Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL); and generating a display for the process control information using the device description file, wherein the device description file includes a script extension that conditionally displays a graphic if a portion of the process control information matches a condition within the script extension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus to display process control information, the apparatus comprising:
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an electronic device description processor to access, via a database, a device description file associated with a field device, wherein the device description file is associated with an Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL); and a graphics processor to generate a display for the process control information using the device description file and the process control information received from the field device, wherein the device description file includes a script extension that instructs the graphics processor to display a graphic if a portion of the process control information matches a condition within the script extension. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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receive a request to view process control information transmitted from a field device; access, via a database, a device description file associated with the field device, wherein the device description file is formatted to conform to an Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL); and generate a display for the process control information using the device description file, wherein the device description file includes a script extension that conditionally displays a graphic if a portion of the process control information matches a condition within the script extension.
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20. A method to create a script extension within a device description file, the method comprising:
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receiving information associated with a field device; determining a condition within the information that identifies when process control information from the field device is to be displayed as a graphic; creating a script extension based on the condition to display the graphic when the process control information from the field device matches the condition; and storing the script extension to a device description file associated with the field device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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