Automation device

• US 9,645,556 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2013
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Englert, Markus
• Primary Examiner(s): Bahta, Kidest
• Application Number:
  US14/085,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20140148920A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,265 Days
• Field of Search: 700 3, 700 7
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 11/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31103 Configure parameters of controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31104 Remote configuration of parameters of controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31121 Fielddevice, field controller, interface connected to fieldbus
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31135 Fieldbus
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31138 Profibus process fieldbus
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

An automation device includes a master module, and a slave unit having a slave modules, where an interface module (IM) of the slave modules of the slave unit is connected to the master module via a bus, where each of the modules is parameterizable using a message transmitted to the IM by the master module, the message includes a data area for each of the slave modules for parameterization of each of the slave modules, and the message includes a data area for each slave module for its parameterization, wherein at least one default parameter data record is stored in at least one of the slave modules, and wherein a data record index, which is stored in that data area of the message which is provided for the at least one slave module is provided for accessing the at least one default parameter data record.

Claims

1. An automation device comprising:

a programmable logic controller having a CPU module and a master module;

a slave unit having a plurality of slave modules, an interface Module (IM) of the plurality of slave modules of the slave unit being connected to the master module of the programmable logic controller via a bus, each of the plurality of slave modules being parameterizable using a message transmitted to the IM by the master module of the programmable logic controller, the message having a data area for each of the plurality of slave modules for parameterization of each of the plurality of slave modules;

wherein at least one default parameter data record is stored in at least one slave module of plurality of slave modules;

wherein a data record index, which is stored in the data area of the message which is provided for the at least one slave module is provided for accessing the at least one default parameter data record; and

wherein the IM identifies from the data record index whether the message is a parameter message and identifies from slot addresses of the plurality of slave modules which of the plurality of slave modules require access with respect to their parameterization.

2. The automation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein envisaged changes of parameters in the at least one default parameter data record are also stored in the data area of the message which is provided for the at least one slave module.