Method and apparatus for configuring an automation system

Details Method and apparatus for configuring an automation system Method and apparatus for configuring an automation system

1994-10-24

1997-01-07

Gordon, Paul P.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

371 26, G05B 1905, G05B 1902

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055923739

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for flexibly configuring an automation system for a technical process. The invention permits a user to determine a configuration for one or more peripheral channels of the automation system based on desired fault behaviors. In one embodiment of the invention, a user is prompted to specify a peripheral channel of the automation system to be configured, along with a required fault behavior for that peripheral channel. In other words, the user must specify how the peripheral channel is to handle the occurrence of a fault. Once the required fault behavior is identified, a programming unit accesses a knowledge base of stored configurations and associated fault behaviors to identify a configuration meeting the user-specified requirements. The programming unit then communicates instructions for configuring the peripheral channel to a user and/or actually configures a programmable controller of the automation system.

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