公开(公告)号：US10712937B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US14975944

申请日：2015-12-21

Applicant: ABB Technology AG

Inventor： Dirk Wagener ,  Christoph Welte ,  Marcus Heege ,  Wolfgang Mahnke ,  Marko Schlueter

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0483

Abstract: A method and device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation has a configuration tool that is designed to physically identify a field device in the automation installation, to logically incorporate it into the automation installation and to configurate it in the automation installation, wherein the configuration tool to this end resorts to a prescribed first field-device-specific information package that describes the functions and data of the field device at least in part. The screen may have a first screen element provided on it that has a plurality of second screen elements in a first orientation and a plurality of third screen elements, which are each subordinate to a second screen element, in a second orientation, wherein precisely one second screen element and at least one third screen element, which are logically connected to one another, are arranged along the second orientation.

公开(公告)号：US20160124423A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14930691

申请日：2015-11-03

Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

Inventor： Dirk Wagener ,  Christoph Welte ,  Marcus Heege ,  Wolfgang Mahnke ,  Marko Schlueter

IPC: G05B19/408

CPC classification number: G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/13144 ,  G05B2219/15006 ,  G05B2219/25061 ,  G05B2219/25066 ,  G05B2219/25068 ,  G06F15/16 ,  Y02P90/265

Abstract: A method/device for managing/configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool designed to physically identify a field device therein, to logically incorporate it into, and configure it in, the automation installation, wherein the configuration tool to uses a prescribed field-device-type-specific information package describing functions and data of the field device at least partially and wherein the configuration tool has a server and a client, the server being designed to integrate received configuration data with the field-device-type-specific information package into an information package and to validate and process the information package with a piece of validation logic, and the client having a user interface for taking the configuration data. To avoid bottlenecks in the client/server communication, the client is equipped with an information package instance, and is designed to integrate taken configuration data into a package and validate the package. The server is designed to take validated packages.Accompanying figure

Abstract translation: 一种用于管理/配置自动化安装中的现场设备的方法/设备，其具有用于物理地识别其中的现场设备的配置工具，以将其逻辑地并入其中并将其配置在自动化设备中，其中使用规定的配置工具 至少部分地描述现场设备的功能和数据的现场设备类型特定信息包，并且其中配置工具具有服务器和客户机，该服务器被设计为将接收到的配置数据与现场设备类型特定 信息包转换成信息包，并使用一条验证逻辑来​​验证和处理信息包，并且客户端具有用于获取配置数据的用户界面。 为了避免客户端/服务器通信中的瓶颈，客户端配备了信息包实例，旨在将采集的配置数据集成到包中并验证包。 该服务器旨在获取经过验证的软件包。 伴随数字

公开(公告)号：US10419285B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US14594809

申请日：2015-01-12

Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

Inventor： Christian Messinger ,  Philipp Vorst ,  Georg Gutermuth ,  Wolfgang Mahnke

IPC: H04L12/24

Abstract: A configuration management device for vendor-independent network device configuration includes a network interface unit for communicating with network devices over a communications network and a data storage unit. The network interface unit can include a unified device network interface and a device-specific driver unit, where the unified device network interface can: retrieve a device profile; to identify a network device which belongs to a network device type corresponding to the device profile; retrieve information on a device-specific configuration protocol to be used during configuration of the network device; and download values for the vendor-independent configuration parameters to the network device.

公开(公告)号：US09674038B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US14740845

申请日：2015-06-16

Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

Inventor： Philipp Vorst ,  Wolfgang Mahnke ,  Christian Messinger ,  Georg Gutermuth

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/12

CPC classification number: H04L41/0826 ,  H04L12/12 ,  H04L41/0866 ,  H04L41/0883 ,  H04L41/0886 ,  Y02D50/40

Abstract: A method is disclosed for automatically configuring network devices of a data network having at least two configurable network devices, whose configuration parameters are deployable over the data network to the configurable network devices from an initial configuration state to a desired configuration state. At least one of the configurable network devices is from a first type of network devices, whose configuration requires a pre-defined series of at least one intermediate configuration state. A central deployment network device determines the actual state of each configurable network device for comparing with desired states of the configurable network devices, and in case of a difference, determines a subsequent intermediate and or respective subsequent desired configuration state wherein actual states of the configurable network devices are considered.

公开(公告)号：US20160070458A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-10

申请号：US14847048

申请日：2015-09-08

Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

Inventor： Dirk Wagener ,  Christoph Welte ,  Marcus Heeg ,  Wolfgang Mahnke ,  Marko Schlueter

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F3/0482

CPC classification number: G06F3/04847 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05B19/409 ,  G05B2219/23161 ,  G05B2219/25101 ,  G05B2219/25428 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0879 ,  H04L41/22

Abstract: A method and device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool operative to physically detect a field device in the automation installation, logically incorporate it into the automation installation, and configure it in the automation installation, the configuration tool resorting for this purpose to a predefined first field-device-specific information packet which at least partially describes the functions and data of the field device and for this purpose has a predetermined set of predefined graphical elements. The configuration tool may have a set of freely defined graphical elements, each freely defined graphical element corresponding to a predefined graphical element of the field-device-specific information packet, the functionality and appearance of the freely defined graphical elements being freely definable, and the configuration tool being operative to extract the predefined graphical elements from the field-device-specific information packet and to replace them with freely defined graphical elements.

Abstract translation: 一种用于管理和配置自动化安装中的现场设备的方法和设备，其具有用于物理地检测自动化设备中的现场设备的配置工具，逻辑上将其并入自动化安装中，并在自动化安装中进行配置，配置工具 为此目的，至少部分地描述现场设备的功能和数据的预定义的第一现场设备专用信息分组，并且为此目的具有预定的一组预定图形元素。 配置工具可以具有一组自由定义的图形元素，每个自由定义的图形元素对应于现场设备专用信息包的预定义图形元素，自由定义的图形元素的功能和外观是可自由定义的，并且 配置工具可操作以从现场设备专用信息包中提取预定义的图形元素，并用自由定义的图形元素替换它们。

公开(公告)号：US10416640B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US14940195

申请日：2015-11-13

Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

Inventor： Dirk Wagener ,  Christoph Welte ,  Marcus Heege ,  Wolfgang Mahnke ,  Marko Schlueter

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: A method/device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool designed to physically identify a field device in the automation installation and logically identify its field device type, to logically incorporate and configure it into the automation installation, the tool to this end resorting to a prescribed field-device-type-specific information package at least partially describing functions and data of the field device type. Parameterizing a plurality of field devices of the same type may be achieved by forming a first individual field-device-specific information package for a first field device from the field-device-type-specific information package, and a further individual field-device-specific information package for each further field device of the same type from the first individual field-device-specific information package, by first of all duplicating the first individual field-device-specific information package, then individualizing it for the further field device.

公开(公告)号：US10031504B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US14930691

申请日：2015-11-03

Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

Inventor： Dirk Wagener ,  Christoph Welte ,  Marcus Heege ,  Wolfgang Mahnke ,  Marko Schlueter

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/042

Abstract: A method/device for managing/configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool designed to physically identify a field device therein, to logically incorporate it into, and configure it in, the automation installation, wherein the configuration tool to uses a prescribed field-device-type-specific information package describing functions and data of the field device at least partially and wherein the configuration tool has a server and a client, the server being designed to integrate received configuration data with the field-device-type-specific information package into an information package and to validate and process the information package with a piece of validation logic, and the client having a user interface for taking the configuration data. To avoid bottlenecks in the client/server communication, the client is equipped with an information package instance, and is designed to integrate taken configuration data into a package and validate the package. The server is designed to take validated packages.

公开(公告)号：US20160179303A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-23

申请号：US14975944

申请日：2015-12-21

Applicant: ABB Technology AG

Inventor： Dirk Wagener ,  Christoph Welte ,  Marcus Heege ,  Wolfgang Mahnke ,  Marko Schlueter

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: A method and device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation has a configuration tool that is designed to physically identify a field device in the automation installation, to logically incorporate it into the automation installation and to configurate it in the automation installation, wherein the configuration tool to this end resorts to a prescribed first field-device-specific information package that describes the functions and data of the field device at least in part. The screen may have a first screen element provided on it that has a plurality of second screen elements in a first orientation and a plurality of third screen elements, which are each subordinate to a second screen element, in a second orientation, wherein precisely one second screen element and at least one third screen element, which are logically connected to one another, are arranged along the second orientation.

Abstract translation: 用于在自动化安装中管理和配置现场设备的方法和设备具有配置工具，其被设计为物理地识别自动化设备中的现场设备，以将其逻辑地并入自动化设备并将其配置在自动化设备中，其中 为此目的的配置工具至少部分地涉及规定的第一现场设备专用信息包，其描述现场设备的功能和数据。 屏幕可以具有设置在其上的第一屏幕元件，其具有处于第一取向的多个第二屏幕元件和多个第二屏幕元件，第二屏幕元件在第二方位上均属于第二屏幕元件，其中精确地为一秒 屏幕元件和至少一个第三屏幕元件，其彼此逻辑地连接，沿着第二方位布置。

公开(公告)号：US20160139581A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-19

申请号：US14940195

申请日：2015-11-13

Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

Inventor： Dirk Wagener ,  Christoph Welte ,  Marcus Heege ,  Wolfgang Mahnke ,  Marko Schlueter

IPC: G05B19/042

CPC classification number: G05B19/0426 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/4188 ,  G05B2219/32144 ,  Y02P90/24

Abstract: A method/device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool designed to physically identify a field device in the automation installation and logically identify its field device type, to logically incorporate and configure it into the automation installation, the tool to this end resorting to a prescribed field-device-type-specific information package at least partially describing functions and data of the field device type. Parameterizing a plurality of field devices of the same type may be achieved by forming a first individual field-device-specific information package for a first field device from the field-device-type-specific information package, and a further individual field-device-specific information package for each further field device of the same type from the first individual field-device-specific information package, by first of all duplicating the first individual field-device-specific information package, then individualizing it for the further field device.

Abstract translation: 用于管理和配置自动化安装中的现场设备的方法/设备，配置工具旨在物理识别自动化安装中的现场设备，并逻辑地识别其现场设备类型，以逻辑整合并将其配置到自动化安装中。 为此，借助于至少部分描述现场设备类型的功能和数据的规定的现场设备类型特定信息包。 参数化相同类型的多个现场设备可以通过从现场设备类型特定的信息包中形成用于第一现场设备的第一单独的现场设备专用信息包，以及另外的单个现场设备 - 通过首先复制第一个单独的现场设备专用信息包，然后将其个性化为另外的现场设备，从而与第一个单独的现场设备专用信息包相关联的每个另外的现场设备的特定信息包。

公开(公告)号：US20160087837A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-24

申请号：US14856754

申请日：2015-09-17

Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG

Inventor： Dirk Wagener ,  Christoph Welte ,  Marcus Heege ,  Wolfgang Mahnke ,  Marko Schlueter

IPC: H04L12/24

CPC classification number: H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/20 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L43/0817

Abstract: A device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool that is designed to physically detect a field device in the automation installation, to logically incorporate it into the automation installation and to configure it in the automation installation, the configuration tool communicating with the field devices and ascertaining the device status thereof on a regular cycle. In order to visualize the validity of a device status ascertained in the past, each field device may have, in the configuration tool, an associated device status symbol whose appearance changes dynamically on the basis of the time elapsed (t1, t2, t3) since the time (t0) of the last update of the device status.

Abstract translation: 一种用于管理和配置自动化安装中的现场设备的设备，其配置工具旨在物理检测自动化安装中的现场设备，将其逻辑并入自动化安装并在自动化安装中进行配置，配置工具 与现场设备进行通信，并在常规循环中确定其设备状态。 为了可视化过去确定的设备状态的有效性，每个现场设备可以在配置工具中具有相应的设备状态符号，其相应的设备状态符号的出现根据经过的时间（t1，t2，t3）动态地改变，因为 上次更新设备状态的时间（t0）。