BINDING GRAPHIC ELEMENTS TO CONTROLLER DATA
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a memory that stores computer executable instructions; and
a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that executes the instructions to perform acts, comprising;
determining, based on metadata associated with a definition of a graphic element that is to be displayed via a human machine interface of an industrial automation system, that a property of the definition has be assigned as an optional property; and
based on input data, facilitating a binding of the property to a controller tag associated with an industrial controller of the industrial automation system.
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Abstract
Graphic element definitions are bound to industrial automation data types in an industrial control system. Moreover, a system provides automatic data searching and filtering of an item based on user interactions with either the graphic element definition or a controller data type. Further, a graphic element definition is associated with a data source type information, to simplify configuration of an instance of that graphic element and populate suitable data source fields based on instances of the associated data source type. In addition, a system to automatically generate the graphic element based on data from a logic controller is provided. Moreover, the graphic element can be updated to reflect a change in the data, without a manual refresh.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory that stores computer executable instructions; and a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that executes the instructions to perform acts, comprising; determining, based on metadata associated with a definition of a graphic element that is to be displayed via a human machine interface of an industrial automation system, that a property of the definition has be assigned as an optional property; and based on input data, facilitating a binding of the property to a controller tag associated with an industrial controller of the industrial automation system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a system comprising a processor, mapping data that specifies mapping of a first data type, associated with a property of a definition of a graphic element, with a second data type, wherein the property has been determined to be assigned as an optional property based on metadata associated with the definition; and in response to receiving selection data that selects the definition of the graphic element, initiating a display of a set of controller tags that support the second data type. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause an industrial automation device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
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determining mapping data that specifies mapping of a first data type, associated with a property of a definition of a graphic element, with a second data type, wherein the property has been determined to be assigned as an optional property based on metadata associated with the definition; and in response to receiving selection data that selects the definition of the graphic element, initiating a display of a set of controller tags that support the second data type. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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