公开(公告)号：US20210173386A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17182468

申请日：2021-02-23

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC

Inventor： Aaron C. Jones ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Karen Johnson

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/05 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: The described techniques enable a skid communicator tool to quickly change network settings to those required by a particular skid or network in a process control environment with which a user of the tool wishes to establish communication. These techniques are helpful because skids and networks in process control environments often require different network settings for any device attempting to communicate with the skids or network, and a user often must manually load these network settings every time she wants to communicate with a different network or skid. By contrast, the techniques enable the skid communicator tool to seamlessly connect to, disconnect from, and reconnect to any of the skids or other networks requiring different network settings with minimal input from the user, thus enabling a user to easily move through and interact with different areas, units, or equipment of the process control environment.

公开(公告)号：US20190079486A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US15720654

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Michael G. Ott ,  Brandon Hieb ,  William E. Bennett ,  Anthony Amaro, JR. ,  Brian M. Capoccia ,  Robert Gustaf Halgren, III

IPC: G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/418 ,  H04W84/10

CPC classification number: G05B19/056 ,  G05B19/0423 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05B19/054 ,  G05B19/41845 ,  G05B19/4185 ,  H04W84/10

Abstract: An enhanced modular controller is disclosed that includes a plurality of configurable communication ports and a control logic layer operable to control equipment of a process plant. The plurality of communication ports include a first set of communication ports and a second set of communication ports which are operable to communicate with one or more nodes of a distributed control system of the process plant. The enhanced modular controller also includes a software layer that accepts port configuration parameters that define one or more port communication rules for the first set of communication ports and for the second set of communication ports. The one or more port communication rules causes the software layer to selectively allow or restrict retransmission of incoming messages, where the incoming messages are received at the first set of communication ports or the second set of communication ports.

公开(公告)号：US20180113430A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15791123

申请日：2017-10-23

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Julian K. Naidoo ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Aaron C. Jones ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Karen Johnson ,  Robert G. Halgren, III

IPC: G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/052 ,  G05B19/41815 ,  G05B19/41855 ,  G05B2219/1204 ,  Y02P90/04 ,  Y02P90/16 ,  Y02P90/185 ,  Y02P90/20 ,  Y02P90/28

Abstract: A modular control system includes a modular controller that implements control logic of the modular control system, where the controller is built natively on a platform of a distributed control system, equipment configured to perform a physical function in a process plant according to the control logic, and a configuration database storing configuration parameters of the modular control system. In a first mode of operation, the modular control system operates as a standalone module, and in a second mode of operation, the modular control system operates natively as one or several nodes of a distributed control system.

公开(公告)号：US20200371502A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16416468

申请日：2019-05-20

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Aaron C. Jones ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Karen Johnson

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/05 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F9/451

Abstract: The described techniques enable a skid communicator tool to quickly change network settings to those required by a particular skid or network in a process control environment with which a user of the tool wishes to establish communication. These techniques are helpful because skids and networks in process control environments often require different network settings for any device attempting to communicate with the skids or network, and a user often must manually load these network settings every time she wants to communicate with a different network or skid. By contrast, the techniques enable the skid communicator tool to seamlessly connect to, disconnect from, and reconnect to any of the skids or other networks requiring different network settings with minimal input from the user, thus enabling a user to easily move through and interact with different areas, units, or equipment of the process control environment.

公开(公告)号：US20190079755A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US15722306

申请日：2017-10-02

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Aaron C. Jones ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Karen Johnson

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G05B19/04 ,  F01K13/02

Abstract: Techniques for assessing and managing versions of a configuration file associated with a modular control system of a process plant are described. According to certain aspects, systems and methods device may access data associated with multiple versions of a configuration file, including a computing device version and a control version, as well as a last backup instance of the configuration file. The systems and methods may compare the versions and determine any discrepancies between the versions, including which of the versions is the most recent. The systems and methods may present information associated with the comparison to enable a user to select which of the versions may be need to be updated, resolved, or provided to the controller so that the modular control system may be properly configured.

公开(公告)号：US10962962B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US16416468

申请日：2019-05-20

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Aaron C. Jones ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Karen Johnson

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/05 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: The described techniques enable a skid communicator tool to quickly change network settings to those required by a particular skid or network in a process control environment with which a user of the tool wishes to establish communication. These techniques are helpful because skids and networks in process control environments often require different network settings for any device attempting to communicate with the skids or network, and a user often must manually load these network settings every time she wants to communicate with a different network or skid. By contrast, the techniques enable the skid communicator tool to seamlessly connect to, disconnect from, and reconnect to any of the skids or other networks requiring different network settings with minimal input from the user, thus enabling a user to easily move through and interact with different areas, units, or equipment of the process control environment.

公开(公告)号：US10719312B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-21

申请号：US15722306

申请日：2017-10-02

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Aaron C. Jones ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Karen Johnson

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F8/71 ,  F01K13/02 ,  G05B19/04 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06F11/14

Abstract: Techniques for assessing and managing versions of a configuration file associated with a modular control system of a process plant are described. According to certain aspects, systems and methods device may access data associated with multiple versions of a configuration file, including a computing device version and a control version, as well as a last backup instance of the configuration file. The systems and methods may compare the versions and determine any discrepancies between the versions, including which of the versions is the most recent. The systems and methods may present information associated with the comparison to enable a user to select which of the versions may be need to be updated, resolved, or provided to the controller so that the modular control system may be properly configured.

公开(公告)号：US10409253B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15791123

申请日：2017-10-23

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Julian K. Naidoo ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Aaron C. Jones ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Karen Johnson ,  Robert G. Halgren, III

IPC: G05B19/05 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: A modular control system includes a modular controller that implements control logic of the modular control system, where the controller is built natively on a platform of a distributed control system, equipment configured to perform a physical function in a process plant according to the control logic, and a configuration database storing configuration parameters of the modular control system. In a first mode of operation, the modular control system operates as a standalone module, and in a second mode of operation, the modular control system operates natively as one or several nodes of a distributed control system.

公开(公告)号：US11656610B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US17182468

申请日：2021-02-23

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC

Inventor： Aaron C. Jones ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Karen Johnson

IPC: G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/05 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F9/54

CPC classification number: G05B19/4185 ,  G05B19/052 ,  G05B19/056 ,  G05B19/058 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F9/542

Abstract: The described techniques enable a skid communicator tool to quickly change network settings to those required by a particular skid or network in a process control environment with which a user of the tool wishes to establish communication. These techniques are helpful because skids and networks in process control environments often require different network settings for any device attempting to communicate with the skids or network, and a user often must manually load these network settings every time she wants to communicate with a different network or skid. By contrast, the techniques enable the skid communicator tool to seamlessly connect to, disconnect from, and reconnect to any of the skids or other networks requiring different network settings with minimal input from the user, thus enabling a user to easily move through and interact with different areas, units, or equipment of the process control environment.

公开(公告)号：US11209806B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US16130700

申请日：2018-09-13

Applicant: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： Aaron C. Jones ,  Michael G. Ott ,  Julian K. Naidoo ,  Deborah R. Colclazier ,  Karen Johnson

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G05B23/02 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06F8/71 ,  G06F8/65

Abstract: A method for efficiently managing configuration of modular control systems includes Detecting a communicative coupling between a workstation and a modular control system, determining whether an active project stored in a memory of the workstation matches a saved project stored in a memory of the modular control system, where each of the active project and the saved project includes a respective coordinated set of data for controlling operation of the modular control system, and when the active project and the saved project do not match, (i) determining whether the active project is correct for the modular control system, and (ii) when the active project is incorrect the modular control system, automatically providing, via an interactive user interface, a control for transferring at least a portion of the saved project from the memory of the modular control system to the active project in the memory of the workstation.