Configuration and monitoring via design diagram representation
First Claim
1. A system for displaying state information for an industrial process, comprising:
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a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions configured to implement components of the system, the components comprising;
an operator interface component configured to execute an operator interface application that displays control data associated with an industrial process,whereinthe operator interface component is further configured to, in response to receipt of selection input that selects a graphical representation of a device comprising the industrial process, render a design diagram template that displays a set of possible states for the device and indicates one state, of the set of possible states, representing an active state of the device,the design diagram template controls highlighting of a connecting line between at least two states of the possible states based on status data read from a data structure of an industrial controller, andthe design diagram comprises at least one numeric entry field configured to receive input data that sets a corresponding at least one parameter that determines a state of the device.
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Abstract
A design diagram representation for an industrial operator interface that combines configuration and presentation aspects is provided. The design diagram representation illustrates state transitions, interlocks, and/or permissives for an industrial process or device as a dataflow diagram, a state diagram, or other such diagrams, and renders live state information for the process or device as numeric indicators, string indicators, color-animated state icons, and the like. Flow lines of the diagram are highlighted based on the displayed state information to convey an overall status of the process. In addition, the design diagram representation includes one or more data fields that allow an operator to modify or set a numeric variable for the industrial process (e.g. a timer, a setpoint, etc.), thereby allowing the industrial process to be viewed and configured using a single interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for displaying state information for an industrial process, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein computer-executable instructions configured to implement components of the system, the components comprising; an operator interface component configured to execute an operator interface application that displays control data associated with an industrial process, wherein the operator interface component is further configured to, in response to receipt of selection input that selects a graphical representation of a device comprising the industrial process, render a design diagram template that displays a set of possible states for the device and indicates one state, of the set of possible states, representing an active state of the device, the design diagram template controls highlighting of a connecting line between at least two states of the possible states based on status data read from a data structure of an industrial controller, and the design diagram comprises at least one numeric entry field configured to receive input data that sets a corresponding at least one parameter that determines a state of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for viewing and configuring an industrial process via an animated state diagram, comprising:
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receiving, by a system comprising at least one processor, selection input indicating a selection of a graphical representation of an industrial device on an operator interface; displaying, by the system in response to the receiving the selection input, a state diagram for the industrial device displaying multiple possible states defined for the device; indicating, by the system on the state diagram, one of the multiple possible states as a current state of the industrial device; setting, by the system on the state diagram, a highlight graphic of a connecting line between at least two states of the possible states based on status data read from at least one of a data tag, a function block, or an equipment module of an industrial controller; receiving, by the system in response to interaction with the state diagram, configuration input specifying a numeric value of a process parameter of an industrial process comprising the industrial device; and writing, by the system in response to the receiving the configuration input, the numeric value to a register of the industrial controller, wherein the register corresponds to the process parameter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, the operations including:
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receiving, in response to interaction with an operator interface, selection input indicating a graphical representation of an industrial device on the operator interface; in response to the receiving, displaying, on a design diagram representation, a set of possible states for the industrial device and an indication of which of the possible states is active; altering a highlight of a connecting line of the design diagram representation based in part on state data read from an industrial controller; receiving, via the design diagram representation, configuration input that sets or changes a value of a process variable of an industrial process to yield a new value; and in response to the receiving the configuration input, writing the new value to a data structure of the industrial controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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