KR20220098025A - Automation management interface with multiple asset displays - Google Patents

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying a combination of automated data collected from one or more assets and analog data collected from a system or element associated with an asset may be simultaneously displayed on a display screen in a plurality of concurrently displayed cycle displays. In response to user input to the display screen, the data display is dynamically manipulated to display a varying number of operating cycles of the asset and associated analog data collected in real time as the performance of the operating cycles, such that the analog data spans the displayed timeline. Patterns and/or correlations between and automation data can be viewed and analyzed. The automation data can be visually discriminated to display in real time the operating cycle and condition of the asset.

Description

Automation management interface with multiple asset displays

Related applications

This international application claims priority to and benefits from U.S. Patent Application No. 16/951,494, filed on November 18, 2020, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/937,516, filed on November 19, 2019.

technical field

BACKGROUND This disclosure relates generally to dynamically displaying automation data on a display screen of a computing device, wherein the automation data is captured and collected from the automation equipment using the automation equipment and an automation controller in communication with the computing device.

A facility may include automated equipment comprising multiple machines organized into multiple lines. Each machine is controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC) or similar controller connected to the machine and/or a number of stations, fixtures and elements of the machine, which may collectively be referred to as an asset. can be controlled. A controller in communication with the asset receives automation data including inputs to the controller representing condition states of various machines, stations, fixtures, and elements. Automation data can be used by the controller to determine cycle times and condition status for each operating cycle performed by the asset. This data may be output to a display screen of the computing device for display. When the output data is displayed on the display screen for only a single asset or for only one cycle of an action sequence, interactions between assets, e.g., interactions between machines, stations, fixtures and elements, are identified It is difficult, the variation between cycles is not visually clear, and opportunities to increase plant efficiency and reduce plant downtime can be missed.

Provided herein are systems and methods for dynamically displaying automation data on a display screen of a computing device, wherein the automation data is transferred from the automation equipment to the automation operating system using an automation controller in communication with the automation equipment and the computing device. (AOS)) is captured and collected. The systems and methods described herein enable a user to monitor and analyze multiple automated assets in real time and/or to monitor and analyze multiple operating cycles of operations performed by the assets in real time. benefiting the ability to display on a display screen a plurality of differently configured automation data displays generated from a plurality of corresponding display templates populated with real-time data, such that identification of opportunities for improvement of automated actions and/or assets is facilitated. have The systems and methods described herein manipulate automated data displays to dynamically zoom in and out of displays, and seamlessly switch displays between different levels of information detail. and the ability of the user to manipulate the automation data display to pan between different periods of the automation operation cycle. In one example, automation data for multiple assets can be simultaneously displayed on a display screen at various levels of information detail for comparison and analysis. In one example, automation data for multiple operating cycles of an asset's operation may be displayed concurrently on a display screen.

In a non-limiting example, the systems and methods described herein for displaying automation data for an automation system via an automation data display may include a plurality of assets, each asset of the plurality of assets being sequenced for a plurality of cycles of operation. operable to perform at least one operation of a sequence of operations (SOP), server, wherein the server is configured to collect automation data from a plurality of assets and store the automation data in a memory in communication with the server; and generate an action sequence, an asset tree identifying the plurality of assets, a plurality of automation data templates and a plurality of automation data displays, and output a plurality of automation data displays and automation data in response to receiving user input from the user device. A user device comprising a memory stored in computer executable instructions and a user interface operable to display automation data comprising a plurality of automation data displays. The automation system displays an asset tree display in a user interface of the user device, wherein the asset tree display displays a plurality of assets, and receives a first user input to the user interface indicating a selection of a first asset from the plurality of assets. configured and operable to The automation system is further configured to generate, in real time, a first cycle display of the first asset performing the at least one action for the plurality of cycles of operation, the first cycle display comprising: a cycle status display, a heartbeat cycle status display and a sequence of operation (SOP) cycle display. The automation system is further configured to display, via the user interface, the first cycle display and the timeline display, wherein the timeline display comprises at least one for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles displayed through the first cycle display. Display the actual time associated with the first asset performing the action.

The automated system generates, via the automation system, an actual cycle time for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the first asset, and generates, via the automated system, an actual cycle time for the plurality of operating cycles performed by the first asset. determine a condition state for each operating cycle of and display an indication of In one example, the first cycle display is a cycle status display, and the indication of the actual cycle time is a cycle status bar displaying the cumulative status of the actual cycle time determined for the cycle of operation performed in the period displayed by the display timeline. ), and the indication of the condition state is determined by comparing the actual cycle time with the baseline time of the operating cycle. In another example, the first cycle display is a heartbeat cycle status display, and the indication of the actual cycle time includes an actual cycle time determined for each cycle of operation performed by the first asset in the period displayed by the display timeline. It is a heartbeat cycle bar that displays, and an indication of condition status is determined by comparing the actual cycle time to the reference cycle time of the operating cycle. In another example, the first cycle display is an SOP cycle status display, the indication of actual cycle time is an actual cycle indicator for the at least one operation, and the system is configured to: display the at least one action, and for each action cycle of the at least one action performed by the first asset in the period displayed by the display timeline, display an actual cycle indicator for the at least one action - actual the cycle indicator is displayed relative to the actual time the cycle of operation is performed by the first asset - for each cycle of operation of the at least one operation performed by the first asset, a reference cycle indicator for the at least one operation is further configured to display - the reference cycle indicator being displayed relative to the actual cycle indicator.

In an illustrative example, the indication of the condition status includes a first condition status indication and a second condition status indication, wherein the first condition status indication is a cycle time condition displayed by displaying a reference cycle indicator relative to the actual cycle indicator, and The 2 condition state indication is indicated by displaying an actual cycle indicator including a condition state differentiator corresponding to the operating state condition as the operating state condition. In this example, the system determines, via the automated system, a second condition state for each operation cycle of at least one operation performed by the first asset, the second condition state being acceptable, blocking being one of a blocked, starved, or faulted condition state, and may be further configured to display an actual cycle indicator comprising a condition state identifier corresponding to the second condition state.

The automation system may be further configured to receive, by the automation system, a second user input to the user interface, and in response to the second user input, modify the first cycle display, wherein modifying the first cycle display comprises: , zooming the first cycle display or panning the first cycle display, wherein zooming the first cycle display operates to simultaneously zoom the first cycle display and the timeline display and panning the first cycle display causes the first cycle display and the timeline display to pan simultaneously. The automation system may be further configured to receive, by the automation system, a second user input to the data feature of the first cycle display, and in response to the second user input, display an information window. The information window displays information defined by the data characteristic, and in the illustrative example, the data characteristic is one of an indication of an actual cycle time and an indication of a condition state.

The automated system, in one example, receives, by the automated system, a second user input to the first cycle display, selects, via the second user input, a first time period displayed by the first cycle display, a second in response to the user input, generate a second cycle display, and display, via the user interface, a second cycle display for the first period. In this example, the second cycle display may be selected from the group consisting of a cycle status display, a heartbeat cycle status display, and a sequence of operations (SOP) cycle display. In this example, the time-in display displays the actual time associated with the first asset performing the at least one operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the second cycle display, the second cycle display; The first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed on the user interface. In the illustrative example, the first cycle display can be configured as a cycle status display and the second cycle display can be configured as a heartbeat cycle status display. The automation data display may further display a first orientor in the first cycle display, wherein the first orientor identifies the first period in the first cycle display.

In a non-limiting example, the automation system displays a display menu in the user interface, receives, by the automation system, a third user input to the display menu, and via the third user input, an analog parameter associated with the sequence of operations. and in response to the third user input, generate the analog parameter display. The analog parameter display is configured to display analog data for the selected analog parameter in real time with a timeline display displaying actual times associated with the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the second cycle display, eg. and displaying, via the user interface, an analog parameter display for the first period, wherein the analog parameter display, the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed on the user interface.

The automation system receives, by the automation system, a third user input to the second cycle display, and through the third user input, selects a second period displayed by the first cycle display, and responds to the second user input. in response, generate a third cycle display, and further configured to display, via the user interface, a third cycle display for the second period, the third cycle display comprising: a cycle status display, a heartbeat cycle status display, and an operation sequence (SOP) actual time associated with the first asset performing at least one operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed through the third cycle display, wherein the timeline display is selected from the group consisting of: a cycle display. and the third cycle display, the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed on the user interface. The automation system may be further configured to display a second orient in the second cycle display, wherein the second orient identifies the second period in the second cycle display. In a non-limiting example, the first cycle display is a cycle status display, the second cycle display is a heartbeat cycle status display, and the third cycle display is an SOP cycle status display.

The automation system is further configured to receive, by the automation system, a fourth user input to the user interface, and in response to the fourth user input, modify the third cycle display, wherein the modifying the fourth cycle display comprises: zooming the three cycle display or panning the third cycle display, wherein zooming the third cycle display operates to simultaneously zoom the third cycle display and the timeline display; Panning the cycle display causes the third cycle display and the timeline display to pan simultaneously.

In the illustrative example, the automation system receives a first input for an asset tree displayed in the user interface, the first input indicating a selection of a first asset among a plurality of assets displayed by the asset tree, the asset tree receive a second input to the user interface indicating a selection of a second asset from among the plurality of assets displayed by: a minimal action performed by the first asset is a first minimal action of a sequence of operations (SOP); the second asset is operable to perform at least a second operation of a sequence of operations (SOP) for the plurality of operation cycles, in real time via the automated system, a second to perform the at least one operation for the plurality of operation cycles and generate a second cycle display of the asset, wherein the second cycle display is selected from the group consisting of a cycle status display, a heartbeat cycle status display, and a sequence of operations (SOP) cycle display. The automation system is further configured, in this example, to display, via the user interface, the second cycle display and the timeline display, the timeline display being configured to display at each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the second cycle display. and display the actual time associated with the second asset performing the second minimal action on the second asset, wherein the second cycle display, the first cycle display, and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed in the user interface.

In the illustrative example, the automated system generates, through the automated system, an actual cycle time for each operating cycle of a plurality of operating cycles performed by the second asset, performed by the second asset, through the automated system. determining a condition state for each operating cycle of a plurality of operating cycles being and display an indication of the status. In one example, the first cycle display is a cycle status display for a first asset and the second cycle display is a cycle status display for a second asset.

The above and other features and advantages of the present teachings are set forth in the following, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of some of the best mode and other embodiments for carrying out the present teachings, as defined in the appended claims. It is readily apparent from the detailed description.

1 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system illustrated in FIG. 27 for display on a display screen of the user device illustrated in FIG. 29 , for receiving user input to activate the automation data display; Displays menus and asset trees;
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying an expanded asset tree and cycle status display for an asset selected from the asset tree by user input into the automation data display; FIG. ;
3 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , and displays an expanded view of the cycle status display shown in FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 4 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying a selected period comprising a selected cycle status bar, selected by user input, and selection of a cycle status bar; FIG. simultaneously display information windows activated by ;
FIG. 5 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying a heartbeat cycle status display for a selected period shown in FIG. 4 , and immediately following one or more heartbeat cycles; simultaneously display an information window activated by a user input of simultaneously display the cycle status display and the heartbeat cycle status display of FIG. 4 to orient the selected period of the cycle status display;
FIG. 6 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying the heartbeat cycle status display and cycle status display shown in FIG. 5 , and including one or more heartbeat cycle bars; Simultaneously displays user input to select ;
7 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying the heartbeat cycle status display and cycle status display shown in FIG. 6 , corresponding to the duration of the selected heartbeat cycle bar; concurrently displaying the SOPs performed by the selected asset together with a sequence of operations (SOP) timeline to perform, the heartbeat cycle status display comprising an orienter that directs the selected time of the heartbeat cycle status display to the SOP timeline;
8 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying the heartbeat cycle status display, cycle status display, SOP and SOP timeline shown in FIG. 7 , reference and actual Simultaneously display a cycle time indicator, cycle status and condition status message for each cycle of a plurality of cycles of an action sequence performed by the selected asset within the period of the selected heartbeat cycle bar;
FIG. 9 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , and in response to user input to the user interface displays the automation data display shown in FIG. 8 with the SOP cycle display zoomed in;
10 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , and in response to user input to the user interface, displays the automation data display shown in FIG. 9 with the SOP cycle display further zoomed in; ;
11 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27, and in response to user input to the user interface, the automation shown in FIG. 10 panned right along the SOP cycle display SOP timeline; Display data display;
12 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 and shown in FIG. 11 , in response to user input to the user interface, the SOP cycle status display zoomed to display a single cycle of the SOP; display the displayed automation data display, and simultaneously display an information window of the operation cycle of the SOP displayed in response to a user input to the user interface;
13 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , with the SOP cycle status display expanded to display sub-actions of an action selected by user input into the user interface in FIG. 12 ; Display the illustrated automation data display;
FIG. 14 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , with the SOP cycle status display reduced to no longer displaying sub-actions of an action selected by user input into the user interface; , the SOP cycle status display displays the automation data display shown in Fig. 13, the cycle status display is reduced to expand vertically in the user interface;
15 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying the automation data display shown in FIG. 14 , and a display options menu for selecting display features including an analog parameter display; displays more;
16 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying the automation data display shown in FIG. 15 , further displaying a selected analog parameter display, and shown in the SOP cycle status display; Real-time display of analog parameter data with corresponding cycle indicators;
FIG. 17 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , zoomed out to display additional cycles and to view the variability of parameter data over a longer period of time; FIG. displays;
18 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying an expanded asset tree and showing selection of a plurality of assets from the asset tree by user input into the automation data display; ;
19 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , displaying a cycle status display for the asset selected in FIG. 18 , a first SOP cycle status display for the first asset and a second simultaneously display a second SOP cycle status display for the two assets, each of the first and second SOP cycle status displays corresponding to a period selected from the cycle status display and indicated in the cycle status display by the orient data characteristic;
FIG. 20 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , zoomed in to expand viewing of cycles in first and second SOP cycle status displays and associated with the cycle status display; Displays the automation data display shown in FIG. 19 showing user input to the “Collapse” icon;
FIG. 21 is a schematic exemplary representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , shown in FIG. 20 with the cycle status display collapsed and the first and second SOP cycle status displays expanded vertically in the user interface; FIG. displays the automated data display;
22 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , and horizontal of selected cycles performed by first and second assets and displayed via first and second SOP cycle status displays; displays the automation data display shown in FIG. 21 zoomed in and panned to show the expanded view;
23 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , further zoomed in and further showing an information window displayed in response to user input into a selected cycle bar of the first SOP cycle status display; Display the automation data display shown at 22;
24 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , an SOP cycle for each operation performed by the first asset over a plurality of operation cycles performed by the first asset; display the automation data display shown in FIG. 23 further extending the first SOP cycle status display via a user input to the first asset icon to display an indicator;
25 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automation data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27 , each sub-operation of a selected operation performed by the first asset over a plurality of operation cycles performed by the first asset; display the automation data display shown in FIG. 24 further extending the first SOP cycle status display via a user input to a first action icon associated with the first asset to display an SOP cycle indicator for ;
FIG. 26 is a schematic illustrative representation of an automated data display generated by the system shown in FIG. 27, displaying a legend in response to user input into a legend menu icon, the legend being the color used to distinguish various data features; Represents various differentiators, including coding and hatching, each differentiator being associated with an identified condition state;
27 is a schematic diagram of an example of an automation operating and management system (AOS) including first, second, third and fourth level controllers;
Fig. 28 is a schematic diagram of an example of a machine of AOS shown in Fig. 27, wherein the machine includes a first level controller and a second level controller;
Fig. 29 is a schematic diagram of an example of the user device of Fig. 27; and
30 is a schematic diagram of a method for dynamic display of automation information using the system of FIG. 27;

Referring to the drawings in which like reference numbers refer to like elements throughout the various figures, the elements shown in FIGS. 1-30 are not necessarily to scale or to scale. Accordingly, the specific dimensions and applications presented in the drawings presented herein should not be considered limiting. 1-26 show one or more display templates 137 within an Automation Operating System (AOS) as shown in FIGS. 27 and 28 in communication with a user device U as shown in FIG. 29 . Examples are shown of an automated data display 138 that can be created by the server L of the AOS 10 for display on the display screen 74 of the user device U, by filling it with stored data. The display screen 74 of the user device U may also be referred to herein as the user interface 74 . A method of dynamically modifying an automation data display 138 shown on a display screen 74 in response to user input 153 received by a user interface 74 is shown in FIG. 30 and illustrated by FIGS. 1-26 . , which is described in more detail herein.

In an illustrative example, FIG. 1 shows a display screen 74 for displaying automation information, also referred to herein as automation data, on one or more automation data displays 138 , also referred to herein as information displays and/or automation displays. show Each automation data display 138 is created by populating a data template 137 in real time using automation data collected by an automated operations and management system, such as the automated operations and management system 10 shown in FIGS. 27-29 . An automated operation and management system (AOS) 10 operates within an enterprise 12, a facility 14, a system SY, a machine 16, a station ST, an element E, a sensor S ) and so on. Enterprise 12 includes an enterprise server L4 for receiving and aggregating data from multiple facilities 14 within enterprise 12 . Each of the facilities 14 includes a facility server L3 for receiving and integrating data from a plurality of facility systems SY within each of the facilities 14 . Each facility server L3 communicates with the enterprise server L4. At least one of the plant systems SY within each plant 14 comprises a number of machines 16 . Machine 16 may be any machine that performs coordinated operations, including automated machines. In the illustrative and non-limiting examples described herein, machine 16 may be a machine, such as an automated machine, that performs operations in a manufacturing plant and/or assembly facility.

Each machine 16 may include one or more stations ST for performing an ordered sequence of operations (OP) performed by the machine 16 , the sequence of operations 39 communicating with the machine 16 . operations OP performed by the machine 16 in a predetermined sequence controlled by a controller L. The predetermined order in which the operations OP are performed can be defined by the controller L by the sequence of operations 39 for the machine 16 . The machine 16, in operation, will repeatedly perform an operation sequence 39 comprising an ordered operation OP under the control of the machine controller L, so that the automation data collected from the machine 16 is repeated It can be appreciated that it contains automation data from each of the operating cycles 15, from which the cycle time for performing each of the repeated operating cycles 15 can be determined for the operation OP being performed. There will be.

Each station ST may include one or more elements E for performing various operations and/or tasks of the individual station ST. Using the illustrative example of a manufacturing and/or assembly enterprise 12 , elements E used to perform various operations of manufacturing and/or assembly operations performed by machines 16 and/or stations ST. ) include, but are not limited to, clamps, cylinders, collets, pins, slides, fixtures, pallets, and the like. Equipment, areas, lines, machines, stations, fixtures and elements may individually and collectively be referred to herein as asset 151 and/or automated assets and/or digitized assets.

Automation data collected and/or generated by the AOS 10 may include condition state data for the asset 151 , as used herein, which may be referred to as a condition state or condition. A state as defined is the state of an asset, an object operated by the asset (eg, a workpiece), condition, status, parameter, location, or monitored, measured and/or sensed. Refers to other characteristics. Non-limiting examples of condition states include cycle start time, cycle stop time, element start time, element movement, element stop time, element or object position, dimensional measurements of a characteristic of element (E). Dimensional measurements or parameters, characteristics of the workpiece on which operations are performed by machine 16 or element E, conditions of one or more of element E, machine 16 or workpiece, or environment within facility 14 includes conditions. Condition states are, for example, on, off, open, closed, auto, manual, stalled, blocked, deficient ( starved), traveling, stopped, faulted, OK, good, bad, in tolerance, out of tolerance , may further include (present), not present (not present), extended (extended), retracted (retracted), high (high), low (low), etc., for example, chemical, temperature, color , physical properties such as shape and position, dimensional conditions such as size, surface finish, and thread shape, and functional parameters such as voltage, current, torque, pressure, force, etc. It will be understood that the terms descriptive state, condition, condition state and/or parameter are intended to be broadly defined.

The predetermined sequence of operations performed in the operation cycle 15 may be defined by the operation sequence 39 defined for the machine 16 by the controller L controlling the machine 16 . The machine 16, in operation, will repeatedly perform one or more operations OP comprising an operation sequence 39 under the control of the controller L. Conditions collected during performance of each operation cycle 15 of an operation OP in an operation sequence 39 comprising, for example, one or more of cycle start time, cycle stop time, element start time, element stop time, etc. The state data is stored in the machine controller L, the facility server L3 and/or the enterprise server (L3) and/or the enterprise server (L3) to calculate the actual cycle time for the performance of each operation (OP) by the asset 151 performing the operation (OP). L4), in a preferred example the actual cycle time is determined in real time. The operating cycle time is displayed to generate an automated data display 138 for display on a display screen 74 of a user device U, which may be configured as user device U shown in FIG. 29 in a non-limiting example. It may be collected and stored in the AOS memory 90 as automation data for use in populating the template 137 .

By way of example and not limitation, enterprise 12 may be a production enterprise that includes a plurality of manufacturing and/or assembly facilities 14 that may be co-located within production enterprise 12 . In another example, each facility 14 may be geographically separated from each other and may be, for example, a standalone plant capable of communicating with each other and with the enterprise server L4 via network 80 . At least one of the facilities 14 includes, for example, a facility server L3 in communication with a number of systems SY operating on the facility 14 . In the example shown, one of the systems SY comprises a manufacturing and/or assembly operation comprising a number of machines 16 .

The other of the systems SY within the facility 14 is a power supply provided to the various machines 16 , a hydraulic and/or cooling system within the facility 14 and/or water provided to a cooling system associated with the machine 16 . supply, compressed air supply in the installation 14 , for example to the pneumatic system of the machine 16 and/or to the pneumatically actuated element E, the ambient temperature of the machine environment, the ambient humidity of the machine environment, etc. The same may be a facility management system, which may be referred to herein as a facility infrastructure system SY, for monitoring, measuring and/or controlling various factors of the infrastructure and operating environment of the facility 14 . Variability in each of the power supply, water supply, compressed air supply, ambient temperature and ambient humidity may affect the operation, efficiency and downtime of one or more of the machine 16 and/or element E. As such, the measurement of one or more of these system parameters concurrently with the operation of the machine 16 is automated in order to analyze the causes of variability in the operating cycle times of the operations (OP) performed by the automated asset 151 . It will be appreciated that for use with the data, it will provide parametric data that can be associated in real time with automation data collected from automated assets including machines 16 . In one example, infrastructure and/or parameter data may be measured and output as analog, which is stored in AOS memory 90 and automated data display 138 for display on display screen 74 of user device U. Associated with automation data collected by the plant and machine controllers L3, L in real time by the enterprise server L4 for use in populating the display template 137 to generate This example is non-limiting, and automation data collected from automated asset 151 may include digital data and analog data such that the term automation data as used herein includes both digital data and analog data. can

Referring to the drawings, the AOS 10 may further include one or more user devices U that communicate with the enterprise 12 via a wired connection or a wireless connection, for example via a network 80 . By way of non-limiting example, user device U may be a personal computer, tablet, laptop, etc. for viewing information including data related to and/or provided by enterprise 12 via AOS 10 , It may be a computing device such as a smart phone, personal digital assistant, or other personal computing device. User device U sees automation data display 138 generated by AOS 10 , and via user input 153 to display screen 74 , automation data display 138 , information displayed and automation data may include a user interface 74 such as a touch screen for interacting with. User interface 74 may also be referred to herein as a display screen, touch screen, and/or graphical user interface (GUI). In one example, the user device U may simultaneously display a plurality of automation data displays 138 on a display screen 74 of the user device U, each of the automation data displays 138 having a display screen 74 . may be manipulated by user input 153 to, for example, as further illustrated in FIGS. 1-6 , for example zoomed in and zoomed out and/or or panned, collapsed, and/or expanded, and actuated to display the associated text.

The user device includes a processor 76 and a memory 78 , which is a computer readable type of non-transitory memory, some of which is arranged on a printed circuit board or otherwise usable in the processor 76 . Memory 78 may include, for example, sufficient read only memory (ROM), optical memory, flash or other solid state memory, and the like. In addition, temporary memories such as random access memory (RAM) and electrically-erasable programmable read-only mem (EEPROM) can be used for high-speed clocks, position-sensing circuits, analog-to-digital (A/D) circuits, digital-to-analog (D/A) circuits. circuitry, along with other necessary circuitry (not shown) including, but not limited to, digital signal processors and any necessary input/output (I/O) devices and other signal conditioning and/or buffer circuits. The user device U may include a connector port 72 for connecting the user device to another device (not shown). The user device U connects the user device U to the network 80 for communication with one or more of a controller and/or a server L, another user device U and an AOS data storage memory 90 . communication interface, which may be a wireless or wired interface for The user device U is preferably configured to allow the user to provide user input 153 to the user device U including commands via a touch screen 74 and/or a standard tool bar 82 . and a graphical user interface (GUI) 74 , which in an example may be a graphical touch screen. Graphical user interface 74 may also be referred to herein as a display screen, touch screen, and/or user interface 74 . Non-limiting examples of user input 153 include tap, double tap, drag, slide, hold/press to manipulate automated data display 138 . ), stylus and/or touch gestures applied to the display screen 74 including one or more of swipe, pinch and spread gestures. Non-limiting examples of user input 153 include, for example, point, point and click, click and drag, scroll, key stroke. It may further include one or more inputs via a keyboard, touchpad, trackpad, trackball and/or mouse in communication with the user device U and the display screen 74 , including inputs.

1-26 show that a server L of AOS may generate for display on a display screen 74 of a user device U by populating one or more display templates 137 with data stored within the AOS 10. An example of an automation data display 138 is shown. A method of dynamically modifying the automation data display 138 shown on the display screen 74 in response to user input received by the display screen 74 is shown in FIGS. 1-26 . In the example shown in the figure, display screen 74 is one or more automation data displays 138 created by populating display template 137 with data, such as automation data collected from enterprise 12 and stored in AOS memory 90 . ) is shown. In an illustrative example, an automation data display 138 , such as any one of the automation data displays 138 shown in the figures, may display the display template 137 to a facility 14 , a machine 16 , an element E, a station may be generated by the facility server L3 by populating it with automation data collected from ST and/or infrastructure or environmental data collected from system SY, the data being used to generate the automation data display 138 . Data is collected and stored in a memory, such as the data memory storage 90 , for use by the server L in . The plurality of display templates 137 may be stored in the data memory storage 90 and retrieved by the facility server L3 to generate a corresponding automated data display 138 in real time. The data memory store 90 may be a standalone enterprise memory store 90 that communicates with the enterprise 12 over the network 80 and/or may include distributed memory storage within the enterprise 12 . For example, heartbeat cycle status display 11 , sequence of operations (SOP) cycle status display 13 , multiple asset display 65 , asset tree display 152 (also referred to herein as object tree display); A plurality of automation data displays 138 generated from a corresponding data template 137 including a cycle status display 155 and an analog display 165 are shown in FIGS. 1-26 .

Automation data, including analog parameter data, is collected in real time so that a server, for example the facility server L3 in this example, can populate the display template 137 to generate the automation data display 138 in real time. stored in the storage memory 90 . As used herein, the term “in real time” refers to an example where the response of the computing equipment in collecting and displaying data in the automated data display 138 is immediately perceived by the user sufficiently so that there is no delay. For example, servers and controllers L, data storage memory 90, user equipment U, etc. that are perceived to occur at substantially the same time and rate as the data being displayed. Refers to the level of response by computing equipment included within the enterprise 12 , including: In the present example, the data is, for example, an automated data display 138 , such that the data can be populated with a display template 137 in real time and displayed as an automated data display 138 on the user device U. The data displayed on the display screen 74 of the user device U, for example immediately at the time the data is generated and/or immediately at the time the event at which the data is generated occurs, for example , by an original source that allows the user to view the data displayed on the automation data display 138 immediately at the time the action is performed by the machine 16 (e.g., by the sensor S) ) data is collected from the automated assets and systems SY in real time, eg without delay, to be displayed immediately enough for the generation of that data. The data, as collected and stored in the data memory store 90 , is the source of the data, such as the identification of the sensor generating the data, in the data memory store 90 , for example in a data matrix provided for that purpose. Condition states and/or parameters represented by, for example, data features 141 corresponding to data, operations associated with the data Op, machines 16, elements E, equipment 14 and/or It may be associated with one or more of the systems SY and identification information that may include a data time associated with the data. The data time associated with the data may be one of the time the data was generated, e.g., a time sensed by a machine, element, fixture, station, sensor, etc. generating the data, and the time the data was stored in the data memory store. . In real time, the time the data was sensed and the time the data was stored should be substantially the same as these events are instantaneous to each other in the real-time system described herein. This example is non-limiting, and it will be appreciated that other times may be used as data times, such as timestamps applied by a controller or server. In one example, data feature 141 is differentiated data feature 142 distinguished by, for example, appearance (color, shading, hatching, shape, outline, etc.) to indicate a condition state associated with data feature 141 . ) can be displayed as In the non-limiting example illustrated by the legend shown in FIG. 26 , different colors and/or hatching may be applied to the cycle status bar 158 , the heartbeat cycle bar 15 , as described herein and illustrated by the figures. ), actual cycle time indicator 31 , cycle status 19 , condition status message 163 , etc. may be associated with different condition states to visually distinguish data characteristics 141 .

Referring back to the drawings, FIGS. 1-26 and 30 are described herein to illustrate a method for displaying automation data in real time using the Automation Operating System (AOS) shown in FIGS. 27-29 . . In one example, the one or more operation cycles 15 of the one or more operations OP performed by the asset 151 are displayed on the display screen 74 of the user device U in an actual ( clock) relative to and concurrently with the actual timeline display 33 displaying the time 33 . In response to user input 153 to display screen 74 , automation data display 138 , including actual timeline display 33 , displays various levels of detail of the selected operating cycle 15 of automation data. can be dynamically manipulated to allow the displayed operation OP and/or variability between operation cycles 15 to be viewed and analyzed against the actual clock time 37 associated with each operation cycle 15 . . In one example, one or more individual cycles of operation 15 of one or more operations performed by the plurality of assets 151 may be simultaneously displayed on the display screen 74 and in response to user input 153 to the display screen. , the automation data display 138 is displayed concurrently with the actual timeline 33 and/or clock time 38 associated with each operation cycle 15 , a variable number of assets 151 , a variable number of operation cycles. and operation to display various levels of detail of the selected operation cycle 15 , such that the variability between the asset and operation cycle 15 is real-time and/or in the time period shown by the timeline 33 . to be viewed and analyzed throughout. In one example, a combination of automation data collected from one or more assets and, for example, analog data collected from a system or element associated with the asset, may be simultaneously displayed on a display screen, responsive to user input to the display screen, The automation data display 138 may be dynamically manipulated to display a varying number of operation cycles 15 of the asset and associated analog data collected in real time over the performance of the operation cycles 15 , such that a displayed timeline 33 . Allows patterns and/or correlations between analog data and automation data to be viewed and analyzed.

1 , a user device U is shown comprising a user interface 74 for displaying one or more automation data displays 138 , each automation data display 138 being, for example, an AOS It is created in real time by populating the corresponding data template 137 with the automation data retrieved from the memory 90 . User interface 74 may also be referred to herein as display screen 74 . In one example, the user device U communicates with one or more of an enterprise server L4 in communication with the AOS memory, or a facility or machine controller L3, L so that the user input 153 is displayed on the user device U's display. When input to screen 74 , user input 153 may, via display screen 74 , include automation data display 138 and/or additional information such as other automation data displays 138 , information boxes 61 , and the like. to activate the correction of the display of In the example shown in FIG. 1 , an example of an initial display screen 74 presented to the user is a display menu 150 , a legend icon 156 , a toolbar 82 , and an options menu 164 . may include Display menu 150 includes an icon that can be selected by user input 153 to trigger display of an automated data display 138 of a type associated with the icon. In the example shown, the display menu 150 includes an object tree icon 154A for activating the object tree display 152 , a dashboard icon 154B for activating the dashboard display, a cycle status display 155 , a heart Cycle icon 154C for triggering a selection of a plurality of cycle displays including bit cycle status display 11 and SOP cycle status display 13 and message icon 154D for triggering condition status message display 162 includes The object tree 152 may also be referred to herein as the asset tree 152 .

In the example shown in FIG. 1 , a user input 153 , such as a touch tap or mouse click, was entered into the object tree icon 154A of the display screen 74 to trigger the display of the asset tree 152 . In a non-limiting example, asset tree 152 is initially displayed on display screen 74 as shown in FIG. 1 , including assets identified in FIG. 1 as facilities 14A and 14B in the illustrated example. to display the corporate assets 12 . In the illustrated example of an asset tree display 152 , each asset 151 has a corresponding counterpart that can be used to actuate the screen display 74 to modify information and/or data displayed on the display screen 74 respectively. is shown associated with an expand/collapse icon and a corresponding selection box.

In the example shown in FIG. 2 , user input 153 is input to display screen 74 as an expanded icon corresponding to facility 14A, and facility 14A including system SY as shown in FIG. 2 . actuates the AOS 10 to display the next level of assets 151 of In the example shown in FIG. 2 , user input 153 is input to display screen 74 as an expanded icon corresponding to system SY, so that system SY comprising machine 16 as shown in FIG. ) activates the display of the next level of asset 151 . In the example shown in FIG. 2 , a user input 153 is input to the display screen 74 as an expanded icon corresponding to the machine 16 , as shown in FIG. 2 , the first station ST1 and the second station Activate the display of the asset 151 of the next level of the machine 16 containing (ST2). In the example shown in FIG. 2 , a user input 153 is input as an extended icon corresponding to the first station ST1 , and as shown in FIG. 2 , the first element E1 and the second element E2 are displayed. Activates the display of the asset 151 of the next level of the containing first station ST1. In the example shown, in the asset tree 152 , E1 is identified as a fixture with an asset description of “S01 Fixture” and E2 is identified as a station element with an asset description of “R01”.

In the example shown in Figure 2, user input 153 is entered into a selection box corresponding to element E1, which automatically populates the selection box of a higher level asset 151 containing element E1 and , further actuates display screen 74 to generate and display cycle status display 155 for asset 151 selected in FIG. 6 identified as “S01 Fixture” in asset tree 152 in this example. 2 and 3 , the display screen 74 gradually transitions to display the cycle status display 155 created for the asset “S01 Fixture” and the view associated with the cycle status display 155 being generated. Display at 160 the selected asset 151, which in the example is "S01 Fixture". The cycle status display 155 is generated by filling the display template 137 corresponding to the cycle status display 155 with data retrieved from the AOS memory 90 in real time. The data retrieved from the AOS 90 may include data retrieved in real time from the selected asset 160 which is element E1 in this example, ie "S01 Fixture".

In the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , cycle status display 155 includes a plurality of cycle status bars 158 each representing the cumulative status of operating cycles completed by asset 160 selected in period 157 . In this example, period 157 is a duration of one hour, such that each cycle status bar represents the cumulative status of the operating cycles performed by element E1 in that one hour. Cycle status bar 158 may also be referred to herein as data feature 141 , which shows the proportion of that condition out of the total bar in condition status for each one-hour period 157 . To indicate, in this example, differentiated having bar portions 159A, 159B distinguished by, for example, color, hatching and/or combinations thereof. Referring to FIG. 26 , a legend 77 is shown that cross-references the condition state to the differentiator shown in the figure. In this specification, the distinguisher may be indicated by color, whereas in the drawings, the distinguisher may be indicated by a hatch pattern associated with the color described in the legend 77 to facilitate reproduction of the figure as a black-and-white figure. In this example, the orange color of the bar portion 159A represents the proportion of the total operating cycle 15 that is performed in that period 157 completed over the cycle, eg, in an actual cycle time that is longer than a baseline cycle time. and the vermillion color of the bar portion 159B represents the percentage of the total operating cycle 15 that was in a faulted condition during that period 157 , and corresponds to each of the orange and vermillion colors. The hatch pattern is shown in legend 177 of FIG. 26 . The example is illustrative, so that cycle bar 158 indicates other condition states, such as green for operating cycles performed with an acceptable range of reference cycle times, or orange for operating cycles that have been alerted that should be monitored or investigated. It may include a portion 159 of a different color to show it.

In the example shown in FIG. 3 , user input 153 is input to the “Collapse” icon included in toolbar 82 , which collapses object tree 152 and the duration that can be displayed on display screen 74 ( 157) and increase the number of cycle status bars 158 to actuate the display screen 74 to switch to the display shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 3 , a parameter descriptor 166 is displayed to identify the parameter shown in the automation data display 138 . In this example, the parameter descriptor 166A is displayed as “Cycle Status Percentage by Hour,” which identifies the automation data display 138 shown in FIG. 3 as the cycle status display 155 .

In the example shown in FIG. 3 , user input 153 is input to display screen 74 in status bar 158A to be performed by selected asset 151 for a selected period of time 157A, for example: Activate the display screen to display an information box 61 containing data and/or other information in the AOS memory 90 associated with the operation cycle 15 performed by the S01 Fixture. In the example shown, the information box 61 includes a color code and a legend of the associated condition, and reports the actual number of operation cycles 15 in each condition during the selected period 157A. In the example shown, the information box 61 contains, for example, selected assets ( 160), reports a total of 358 operation cycles performed by the S01 Fixture.

In the example shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the user input 153 causes the screen display 74 to generate another automation data display that is displayed concurrently with the currently displayed cycle status display 155 , as shown in FIG. 5 . display screen to select cycle status bar 158A and period 157A, for example, by a touch input such as a drag over or double tap, or by scrolling over cycle status bar 158A. (74) is added. In the example shown in FIG. 5 , the second automation data display 138 is configured as the heartbeat cycle status display 11 , also referred to herein as the heartbeat display 11 , and is vertical in the heartbeat display 11 . Each of the bars represents the actual cycle time of the cycle of operation 15 performed by the selected asset 160, eg, the S01 Fixture in this example, during the selected time period 175A. As shown in Fig. 5, the heartbeat display 11 and the cycle status display 155 are displayed simultaneously, and the period 157A displayed on the heartbeat display 11 is dependent on the orientation feature 161A. to the cycle status display 155 by In this example, orientation feature 161A is a white background surrounding selected cycle status bar 158A, making it immediately visually clear which cycle of operation 15 is being displayed on heartbeat display 11 . The heartbeat display 11 includes an identifier "Cycles" and a parameter descriptor 166B that identifies the heartbeat display 11 as a displayed period 157A represented by the following clock time.

In the example shown in FIG. 5 , the cycle bar representing each cycle of operation 15 is the data characteristic 141 of the heartbeat display 11 , which can be characterized by a differentiated data characteristic 142 , and each The condition state of the operating cycle 15 is indicated by the displayed color of the corresponding cycle bar. Consistent color coding may be used, for example, to be readily recognizable by a user/observer of the display screen 74 such that in this example, an orange cycle bar represents a cycle of operation 15 over the cycle, and a red cycle bar represents the faulty operating cycle (15). In one example, the digital marker 101 is associated with an operation cycle 15 and stores additional information such as observations or corrective actions associated with the associated operation cycle 15 stored in the AOS memory 90 associated with the respective operation cycle 15 . It may be displayed on the heartbeat display 11 as a vertical line indicating. In one example, user input 153 applied to digital marker 101 triggers display screen 74 to display additional information in, for example, information box 61 .

In the example shown in FIG. 6 , user input 153 is entered on display screen 74 by selecting one or more of the cycle of operation 15 shown on heartbeat display 11 . In the present example, the group of cycles of operation 15 performed during period 157B is selected by user input 153 , resulting in a third and fourth automation concurrent with heartbeat display 11 and cycle status display 155 . actuates display screen 74 to display data display 138 . 7-13 , the third automation data display 138 is configured as a Sequence of Operations (SOP) cycle status display 13 , also referred to herein as the SOP cycle status display 13 . and a fourth automation data display 138 is configured as a condition status message display 163 overlaid on the SOP cycle status display 13 . 7-13 , period 157A displayed on heartbeat display 11 is oriented to cycle status display 155 by orientation feature 161A, and is a subset of period 157A. 157B is oriented to SOP status display 13 and condition status message display 162 by orientation feature 161B. In this example, orientation feature 161B is a white background surrounding the selected action cycle 15 , which is selected on the heartbeat display 11 , so that which action cycle 15 is selected from the SOP cycle status display 13 and the condition status. Make it immediately visually clear what is being displayed on the message display 162 . In addition, the clock times within period 157B are shown in a horizontal timeline along the top (viewed in the paper) of the SOP cycle status display 13 and the overlaid condition status message display 162, so that the displayed operation Orient cycle 15 to selected period 157B.

In the example shown in FIG. 7 , in response to a user input 153 selecting a period 157B, a third display template 137 corresponding to the SOP status cycle display 13 is performed by the selected asset E1 . Populated with data associated with a selected asset 160 , eg E1 , also described in this example as “S01 Fixture”, comprising a sequence of operations (SOP) 39A that is is performed during each operation cycle 15 performed by In the example shown, SOP 39A includes operations OP1, OP2, OP3, OP4 that are sequentially performed in the order defined by SOP 39A shown in SOP cycle display 13, operations OP1, OP2, OP3, OP4 are sequentially performed during each operation cycle 15 performed by the selected asset E1. As shown in FIG. 8 and shown in further detail in FIGS. 9 and 10 , the SOP cycle status display 13 displays, for each cycle of operation 15 performed by the selected asset 160 , the selected asset 160 . It is filled with a reference cycle time indicator 29 and an actual cycle time indicator 31 for each of the operations OP1, OP2, OP3, OP4 in the SOP 39A performed by The SOP cycle status display 13 further indicates, for each cycle of operation 15 performed by the selected asset 160, eg, by the S01 Fixture in this example, to complete the SOP 39A. for each cycle of operation 15 performed by the asset 160 selected for It is filled with the actual cycle time indicator 31 . In this example, parameter descriptor 166C is displayed as “Cycle Time” identifying cycle display 17 shown in FIG. 7 as SOP cycle status display 13 .

8 to 13 , a respective reference cycle time indicator 29 is displayed and associated with each respective actual cycle time indicator 31 . Reference cycle time indicator 29 , shown as a horizontal blue bar in a non-limiting example, is a reference cycle time indicator 29 for quick visual indication of degradation and/or improvement in actual cycle time relative to reference cycle time. and the operation OP with which the reference cycle time indicator 29 is associated, to provide a visual display as to whether the difference in the horizontal length of the actual cycle time indicator 31 is greater than, equal to or less than the reference cycle time; or extended with respect to the duration defining the reference cycle time for the SOP 39 . The reference cycle time indicator 29 terminates at a vertical blue line overlaying the actual cycle time indicator 31 with which the reference cycle time indicator 29 is associated, further for determining the variation of the actual cycle time relative to the reference cycle time. Provides a visual indicator. In the example shown in Figures 8-13 and detailed in Figures 9-12, each actual cycle time indicator 31 is another quick visual identifier for degradation and/or improvement in actual cycle time relative to the reference cycle time. , a color-coded differentiated data feature 142 to indicate the condition of the cycle time of the individual operation OP and/or the individual SOP 39A associated with the individual actual cycle time indicator 31 . For example, referring to FIG. 9 , the green colored actual cycle time indicator 31 identifies an actual cycle time equal to (or within an acceptable variation) of a reference cycle time; The orange colored actual cycle time indicator 31 identifies an actual cycle time that varies from a reference cycle time by more than an acceptable time - where the deviation may indicate an actual cycle time that is greater or less than the reference cycle, either A condition of - indicates a condition that potentially requires attention; And the actual cycle time indicator 31 colored in red identifies the actual cycle time for the failed operation. 12 , user input 153 applied to the selected cycle time indicators 29 , 31 causes the SOP cycle status to display an information box 61 showing the selected operation OP and additional information related to the operation cycle. Activate the display 13 . In this example, the information box 61 displayed for the selected operation cycle 15B of the operation OP2 performed in the SOP 39A by the selected asset 160, for example by the S01 Fixture, is: the model identifier of the S01 fixture, the palette number associated with the S01 fixture, the actual cycle time visually indicated by the selected actual cycle time indicator 31 and the reference cycle time indicator 29 associated with the selected actual cycle time indicator 31 visually. Displays additional information such as design intent cycle times that are displayed.

In the example shown in FIG. 7 , in response to the user input 153 selecting the period 157B, the fourth display template 137 corresponding to the condition status message display 162 is “Faulted”, “Blocked” and a condition status label of “Starved”, each of which is associated with the observed condition status for the selected asset 160 , eg E1 , also described as “S01 Fixture” in this example, each of which The displayed message 163 associated with is the differentiated data feature 142 of the condition status message display 162 . In the example shown in FIGS. 8-13 , the “Faulted” message 163A is displayed and distinguished by a display window colored in rust, and the “Blocked” message 163B is distinguished by a display window colored in blue. The "Starved" message is distinguished by a gold colored display window. 8-17 , each message display window 163 extends over one or more cycles of operation 15 in which the message shown in the display window 163 is valid. For example, the message displayed in the failure message display window 163A may indicate “power cut to machine,” and the power to the machine 16 containing the affected asset 160, which in this example is a S01 Fixture. A message display window 163A is displayed that extends over the number of operating cycles 15 affected by the loss.

In the example shown in FIGS. 8-13 and detailed in FIGS. 9 and 10 , the SOP cycle status display 13 shows, for each cycle of operation 15 shown in the display 13 , the cycle status shown as a vertical bar. It further displays an indicator 19 , each cycle status indicator being a color coded differentiated data characteristic 142 in this example. For example, and with reference to the operating cycle 15B shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 , the starved cycle status indicator 19A is distinguished by a peach color corresponding to the starved condition status, for example S01 Fixture. It indicates that the selected asset 160 is in a starvation condition for the duration indicated by the starvation cycle status indicator 19A during the performance of the operation cycle 15B. In one example, the deprived condition state is referred to herein as a suspended condition state, in which the selected asset 160 is suspended or suspended until the preceding condition is satisfied. and the preceding condition is, for example, waiting for a part to arrive, waiting for completion of another operation that supplies one or more of the operations OP1, OP2, OP3, OP4 of the SOP 39A, and the like. In the example shown in Figures 9 and 10, deprivation condition status message 163C shown in condition status message display 162 as extending in part through the cycle time of operation cycle 15B is, for example, the It may include a message describing the cause and/or action taken to eliminate the deficient condition. For example, and with reference to the operating cycle 15B shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 , the blocked cycle status indicator 19B is distinguished by a bright blue color corresponding to the blocked condition status, for example S01 Fixture. Indicates that the selected asset 160 is in a block condition during performance of the action cycle 15B, for the duration indicated by block cycle status indicator 19B. In one example, in the blocked condition, the selected asset 160 is paused or stopped to wait for the subsequent action to complete, which is required as a prerequisite for completing the blocked action. In the example shown in Figures 9 and 10, the blocking condition status message 163B shown in the condition status message display 162 as extending through the cycle time of the operating cycle 15B may indicate, for example, the cause of the blocking condition. It may include a descriptive message.

In the example shown in FIG. 9 , the faulted cycle status indicator 19C is distinguished by a rosy color corresponding to the fault condition status, such that the selected asset 160 is indicated by the fault condition status indicator 19C. Indicates that the fault condition is present for the duration.

In the example shown in FIG. 8 , the SOP cycle status display 13 is populated in real time with cycle data for each of the operating cycles 15 performed in the selected period 157B. For purposes of illustration and description, the cycle of operation 15 performed in the selected period 157B is A, B, C, D ... m, n, n+1 ... m, n, n+1 .. during the selected period 157B in FIGS. was identified as comprising an operating cycle (15A, 15B, 15C, 15D ... 15m, 15n, 15n+1 ... 15n+x) performed in the order of n+x, as shown in FIGS. Likewise, they are displayed in order from left to right (as seen on the ground) in the SOP cycle status display 13 . Each operating cycle 15 is displayed relative to a clock time shown in a horizontal timeline displayed at the top (as seen from the ground) of the SOP cycle status display 13, such that the clock time at which the individual operating cycle 15 is performed. It can be used to orient the individual cycle of operation 15 in this selected period 157B.

In the example shown in FIGS. 8-13 , cycle displays 11 , 13 , 155 and/or message displays 162 that are simultaneously displayed on display screen 74 may be input to display screen 74 to modify display 162 . Various examples of user input 153 are shown. For example, Figures 8-12 show, for example, a spreading touch gesture or equivalent touchpad, mouse or keyboard, to extend the displayed operation cycles 15 horizontally with respect to each other, for example. By entering one or more user inputs 153 , such as inputs, progressively zooming in the SOP cycle status display 13 is shown. See, for example, the expanded appearance of the operating cycle 10n in FIG. 10 compared to FIG. 9 and the expanded appearance of the operating cycle 15A, 15B in FIG. 10 compared to FIG. 9 . In another example illustrated by FIGS. 16 and 17 , one or more user inputs 153 , such as pinching touch gestures or equivalent touchpad, mouse, or keyboard input to progressively zoom out the SOP cycle status display 13 . This can be input to the display screen 74 and is shown, for example, by comparison of the relatively retracted appearance of the cycle of operation 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D in FIG. 17 compared to FIGS. 9 to 11 . .

10 and 11 , one or more users, such as a swipe gesture applied to the display screen 74 or equivalent mouse, touchpad or keyboard input 153 entered into the user device U Input 153 may be used to horizontally pan the SOP cycle status display 13 left and/or right (as seen from the ground) left and/or right to view cycle status information displayed for an adjacent cycle of operation 15 . For example, user input 153 applied to SOP cycle status display 13 pans display 13 to the right (as seen from the ground) to view further details of cycle of operation 15A. For example, the user input 153 applied to the SOP cycle status display 13 could be to the left (as seen from the ground) in FIG. 11 as compared to FIG. 10, in order to fully display cycle status information of the operating cycle 15C. The display 13 is panned.

The orientation of each of the cycle displays 11 , 13 , 155 being viewed simultaneously relative to the other cycle displays 11 , 13 , 155 can be determined, for example, by user input of zooming and/or panning 153 , the cycle state Period 157A shown on display 155 and period 157A displayed on display 155 , displayed orientation feature 161B identifying period 157B and period 157A in descriptor 166B shown on heartbeat display 11 . The oriented visual relationship between the cycle displays 11 , 13 , 155 provided by the combination of the character display of clock times of ) and the displayed horizontal timeline of clock times of period 15B shown in the SOP cycle status display 13 , dynamically switched and/or maintained as a modified SOP cycle status display 13 .

The examples shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 of entering user input 153 to zoom, pan, zoom out, expand and/or otherwise manipulate and/or modify the SOP cycle status display 13 are non-limiting. generated by populating the display template 137 with data collected, for example, via the cycle display 11 , 13 , 155 and/or the message display 162 and/or the AOS 10 described herein It illustrates how to manipulate and/or modify another automated data display 138, including a data display that is displayed.

Referring now to FIGS. 13 and 14 , in the example shown in FIG. 13 , user input 153 displays SOP cycle status display 13 to expand operation OP1 to display a sub-action sequence (SOP) 39B. To actuate, in the display SOP 39A it is entered into a drop-down icon, also referred to herein as the expand/retract icon, associated with the operation OP1. In the example shown in Fig. 13, the lower SOP 39B performs the operations OP1.1, OP1.2, OP1.3 in the order defined by the lower SOP 39B to complete the performance of the operation OP1. , OP1.4). As such, the performance and individual cycle times of operations OP1.1, OP1.2, OP1.3, and OP1.4 determine the performance and cycle time of operation OP1, so that when analyzing operation OP1 AOS ( 10) It is an advantage of the system. In response to user input 153 , and as shown in FIG. 13 , the SOP cycle status display 13 expands vertically to be performed by the selected asset 160 , for example by S01 Fixture in this example. A reference cycle time indicator 29 and an actual cycle time indicator 31 are displayed for each of the operations OP1.1, OP1.2, OP1.3, OP1.4 of the lower SOP 39B to be used. In the example shown in FIG. 13 , user input 153 applied to cycle time indicator 31 corresponding to operation OP3 triggers SOP cycle status display 13 to display an information box 61 , resulting in a selected operation (OP3) and additional information related to the operation cycle (15B).

In the example shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 , various user inputs 153 are input to the display screen 74 to modify the manner in which one or more cycle displays 11 , 13 , 155 are displayed on the display screen 74 . . In the example shown in FIG. 14 , user input 153A is input to the “Collapse” icon associated with cycle status display 155 so that only display descriptor 166A indicates that the cycle status display is activated on display screen 74. actuates the display screen 74 and/or the user device U to collapse the cycle status display 155 so that it remains displayed on the display screen 74 as a visual indicator to the viewer. As shown in FIG. 14 , when the cycle status display 155 is retracted, the SOP cycle status display 13 is displayed on the display screen 74 to fill the screen space made available by the shrinking of the cycle status display 155 . ) to automatically expand vertically (as seen from the ground). Subsequent user input 153 to the “Switch View” icon adjacent to the “Collapse” icon may be entered to expand the cycle status display 155 so that the display 155 is visible again on the display screen 74 . As such, the method automates the instantaneous collapse and expansion of the various displays 11 , 13 , 155 , 162 displayed by each of these displays 11 , 13 , 155 , 162 without the need to switch or toggle multiple screens. Provides flexibility to facilitate quick review of data. Further, the selective reduction of one or more of the plurality of displays 11 , 13 , 155 , 162 , etc. simultaneously displayed on the display screen 74 may result in an expanded expansion of one or more of the displays 11 , 13 , 155 , 162 over others. Provides the user with the option to select a view. For example, collapsing the SOP cycle status display 13 automatically collapses the overlaid condition status message display 162 and reduces the remaining cycle status display 155 and the heartbeat display 11 to the SOP cycle status display. As the SOP cycle status display 13 shrinks by automatically expanding into the screen space vacated by the reduction of (13), the display screen 74 appears as shown in FIG.

In another example shown in FIG. 14 , the sub-operation 39B associated with the operations OP1.1, OP1.2, OP1.3, OP1.4 and the cycle time indicators 29 and 31 display the SOP cycle status display 13 . To collapse the display of 39B, user input 153B is input to the expand/collapse icon associated with operation OP1 in display SOP 39A. As such, the method provides that the instantaneous reduction and expansion of the various sub-SOPs 39 of one or more operations (OP1, OP2, OP3, OP4) without the need to switch or toggle multiple screens displayed by each of these sub-SOPs 39 Provides the flexibility to facilitate the rapid review of automated data

14-16, in order to actuate the display screen 74 to simultaneously open the display menu 164, as shown in FIG. 15, as shown in FIG. 14, display menu icon 164 . In the example shown in FIG. 15 , a user input 153 is entered into the display menu 164 to display a drop-down list of items for inclusion in the display. In the example shown in Fig. 15, the items "Cycles", "States" and "Baselines" are selected. As shown in FIG. 15 , user input 153 is entered into a selection box associated with “Analog” to display another automation on display screen 74 identified as analog display 165 , as shown in FIG. 15 . actuates display screen 74 to display data display 138 . The analog display 165 displays a parameter descriptor 166D describing the analog parameters to be displayed, for example "Hydraulic Pressure", "Oil Pressure", "Temperature", and the like. As shown in FIG. 16 , analog display 165 is populated with analog data 167 for the selected analog parameter 166D, which is a horizontal timeline shown in SOP cycle status display 13 . Displayed in real time with 157B so that the analog data 167 can be visually correlated in real time with the cycle status indicator 31 shown for the various operating cycles 15 in the SOP cycle status display 13 . and the horizontal time line 157B orients the analog display 165 with respect to the SOP cycle status display 13 . 15-17, display screen 74 includes heartbeat display 11, SOP cycle status display 13, condition status message display 162, analog display 165 and cycle status display 155. ) simultaneously (shown in a reduced view), the user/viewer can automate from multiple operation cycles 15 and from multiple operations OPs of various operation sequences (SOPs) 39 including sub-SOPs. Take advantage of the ability to manipulate the various data displays 11 , 13 , 155 , 162 , 155 via one or more user inputs 153 entered into the display screen 74 to view, compare, and analyze data.

16 and 17 , one or more user inputs 153 are input to the display screen 74 and/or the user device U to manipulate the data displays 13 , 165 . In one example, analog display 165 is associated with SOP cycle status display 13 via horizontal timeline 157B such that user input 153 for zooming/panning one of displays 165, 13 is displayed on the display ( automatically zooms/pans the other of 165 , 13 , the overlaid condition status message display 162 and horizontal timeline 157B, and during progressive zoom out of the data display 13 , 165 shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 . As illustrated, during zoom and/or pan user input 153 input to either display 13 , 165 , displays 162 , 165 , 13 and horizontal timeline 157B These are dynamically and automatically redirected to each other and to the actual timeline display 33 . 16 and 17, the ability to zoom out to display an increasing number of operating cycles 15 on the display screen 74 is reduced when only one or a few operating cycles are visible, as shown in FIG. It provides the advantage of being able to visually observe the variability in the analog data 167 which is not perceptible.

Referring now to FIGS. 18-26 , a method of simultaneously displaying automation data from multiple assets 151 is shown and described herein. 18 shows the asset tree 152 previously described with respect to FIG. 2 herein. In the example shown in FIG. 18 , a user input 153 is entered that automatically populates the selection box of a higher level asset 151 containing element E1 in the selection box corresponding to element E1 , A user input is entered in the selection box corresponding to (E2), causing two assets 151 of station ST1 to be selected for display on display screen 74, the first selected asset 160A being Element E1 is identified as "S01 Fixture" in this example, and element E2, which is the second selected asset 160B, is identified as element "R01" in this example. In this example, as shown in FIG. 3 and as previously described with respect thereto, display screen 74, in response to user input 153 selecting assets E1 , E2 , is displayed herein with respect to FIG. 2 . generates and displays the cycle status display 155 for the first selected asset 160A selected in FIG. 18 , which is element E1 in this example, as previously described in FIG. The cycle status display 155 is displayed relative to the actual timeline display 33 showing the clock time 37 corresponding to each cycle status bar 158 . 2 and 3, and as previously described herein, cycle by, for example, a touch input such as a drag over or double tap or by scrolling over cycle status display bar 157A. User input 153 is entered on display screen 74 to select status bar 158A and time period 157A. Selection of cycle status bar 158A as shown in FIG. 4 is, as shown in FIG. 19, an additional second and second for period 157A displayed concurrently with cycle status display 155 that is currently displayed. 3 Activate screen display 74 to create automation data display 138 . In the example shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 , the second data display 138 is the SOP cycle status display 13A generated for the first selected asset 160A, which in this example is element E1 , “S01 Fixture”. ), the third data display 138 is generated for element E2 in this example, i.e. the second selected asset 160B that is “R01” in the asset tree 152 , the SOP cycle status display 13B ) is composed of

In the example shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 , each of the first and second SOP cycle status displays 13A, 13B is displayed concurrently with the cycle status display 155 . 19 and 20, the period displayed in the cycle status display 155 ( 157A is oriented by orientation feature 161A to first and second SOP cycle status displays 13A, 13B, respectively. Also, the actual clock time 37 within the period 157A is a horizontal time along the top (as seen from the ground) of the SOP cycle status display 13A, so as to orient the displayed operating cycle 15 to the selected period 157A. is displayed on the line display 33 .

19 and 20 , the SOP cycle status display 13A is an actual cycle time indicator for each cycle of operation 15 performed by the selected element 160A and displayed on the display screen 74 ( 31 ) and a reference cycle time indicator 29 , the cycle time indicators 29 , 31 indicating a sequence of operations performed by the selected asset 160A, eg, performed by the first element E1 ( SOP) 39A (see FIG. 24 ) is shown. The SOP cycle status display 13B is an actual cycle time indicator 31 and a reference cycle time indicator 29 for each cycle of operation 15 performed by the selected element 160B and displayed on the display screen 74 . and the cycle time indicator 29 , 31 indicates the operation (OP) of the sequence of operations (SOP) 39 performed by the selected asset 160B, eg, performed by the second element E2. represents the cycle time for 19 and 20 , left and/or (as seen from the ground) to view and/or analyze the various operation cycles 15 of the selected asset 160A, 160B displayed on the display screen 74 . One or more panning user inputs 153 , such as a swipe gesture, are input to the display screen 74 to pan the SOP cycle status displays 13A, 13B to the right. Panning user input 153 to one of displays 13A, 13B causes both cycle displays 13A, 13B and timeline display 33 to pan, as displayed by displays 13A, 13B, respectively. SOP cycle status displays 13A, 13B such that cycle 15 remains aligned with horizontal timeline 33 showing actual clock time 37 when each cycle of operation 15 was performed within period 157A. ) is synchronized. Advantageously, by displaying the SOP cycle status displays 13A, 13B of multiple selected assets 160A, 160B, the user/viewer can use the same display screen 74 without the need to toggle multiple displays or display windows. It is possible to visually analyze the operation performance of a plurality of assets 151 within. In addition, the multiple asset display shown in FIGS. 19-26 is an operation cycle 15 performed by each of the multiple selected assets 160A, 160B oriented to the selected time period 157A and the actual timeline display 33 . With the advantage of showing that the relative performance of assets 160A, 160B at the same real time can be visually assessed and/or, for example, assets 160A, 160B relative to each other over a selected period of time 157A. ) may be visually assessed, the latter of which may be assessed visually, for example, by one of the assets 160A, 160B performing a predecessor task in analyzing a blocking condition or a deficit condition, for example the other of the selected asset 160A. It is advantageous when more than one operation OP is being performed, which is a supply operation to an operation OP performed by one.

In the example shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 , user input 153 is input to “Collapse” associated with cycle status display 155 and in response to user input 153 and as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 , Display screen 74 immediately collapses cycle status display 155, and after collapsing display 155, display 155 for viewing by user input into a “Switch view” icon adjacent to a “Collapse” icon. displays the descriptor 166A as an expandable visual indicator. As shown in FIG. 21 , at the same time as the reduction of the cycle status display 155 , the SOP cycle status displays 13A, 13B immediately expand into the screen space occupied by the reduced display 155, so that the display 13A, 13B) is enlarged for easier viewing by the user/viewer of the display screen 74 .

22 and 23 , the display screen for zooming the SOP cycle status displays 13A, 13B by, for example, inputting a user input 153 such as a spread gesture to zoom in and/or a pinch to zoom out. Further examples of methods for manipulating multiple asset displays are shown, including entering one or more user inputs 153 at 74 . As previously described herein with respect to panning user input 153 , zooming user input 153 input to one of displays 13A, 13B may include SOP cycle status displays 13A, 13B and timeline displays. (33) will activate simultaneous zooming of both, so that the operating cycle 15 displayed on each display 13A, 13B is real time clock time and horizontal timeline 33 associated with each of the operating cycles 15 in real time. (37) and to remain oriented with respect to each other. As shown in FIG. 23 , user input 153 input to actual cycle time indicator 31 may, in the illustrated example, be displayed on the cycle display ( The cycle display 13A is actuated to display the information box 61 simultaneously with 13A and 13B.

23 and 24, the user input 153 input to the expand/contract icon associated with the selected element 160, which in this example is the selected element 160A, is the selected asset ("S01 Fixture" in this example) ( Activate the SOP cycle display 13A to expand to display the sequence of operations (SOP) 39A performed by 160 . In this example, to provide additional visual information for analysis of the cycle of operation 15 performed by the selected asset 160A, the operations OP1, OP2, OP3, OP4 of the SOP 39A and the respective operations OP1, OP2, OP3, OP4 The actual and reference cycle indicators 29 , 31 for OP1 , OP2 , OP3 , OP4 are displayed. 23 and 24 , as the SOP cycle status display 13A is expanded to display the SOP 39A, the SOP cycle status display 13B is simultaneously retracted, allowing modifications to the displayed automation data and its The transition is seamless with no loss of data visibility to the user/viewer and no need to toggle display windows or change display screens.

24 and 25, the user input 153 input to the expand/retract icon associated with the operation OP1 on the display causes the operations OP1.1, OP1.2, OP1.3, OP1.4. Activates the SOP cycle status display 13A to expand to display the containing sub-operations 39B and their associated actual and reference cycle indicators 29,31. In the example shown in FIG. 25 , user input 153 input to the actual cycle time indicator 31 associated with the first selected asset 160A is, in the illustrated example, the selected asset 160A and the selected actual cycle time Activate the cycle display 13A to display the information box 61 concurrently with the cycle displays 13A, 13B to provide additional detailed information associated with the indicator 31 .

The examples shown in FIGS. 24 and 25 are non-limiting and illustrative. Extend the sequence of operations (SOP) performed by the second selected asset 160B and/or OP2 or OP1, eg, as illustrative examples, to display additional detailed automation data on the display screen 74 . To extend other operations such as 3, an additional user input 153 may be input to the display screen 74 shown in FIGS. 23-25. The user/viewer, via multiple user inputs 153 to the display screen 74, selectively expands and/or collapses the sequence of operations 39 performed by each selected asset 160A, 160B, The performance performance of multiple displayed assets may be dynamically reviewed and/or analyzed. In one example, a user may select additional assets 151 from asset tree 152 for simultaneous display with displayed assets 160A, 160B and/or select one or more of previously selected assets 160A, 160B. One or more assets 151 may be selected and selected from the asset tree 152 , such that display of automation data from multiple assets 151 may be dynamically manipulated via user input 153 to display screen 74 . can

In the example shown in FIG. 26 , additional displays, as shown in this example, include a legend icon ( may be actuated by user input 153 including a legend 77 that may be displayed in response to user input 153 to 156 . In this example, various color coding and/or hatching patterns of other distinguishing features displayed by differentiated data features 142 shown in example data displays 11 , 13 , 155 , 162 , 165 described herein. To aid in the interpretation of the legend 77 is coded with color, hatching, or other distinguishing feature.

The example shown in FIGS. 18-26 is illustrative and non-limiting, so the multi-asset display shown in FIGS. 18-16 is not limited to the display of two selected assets 160A, 160B. Simultaneous display of at least one automation data display 138 associated with each of the selected assets 160A ... 160n, for example, a plurality of selected assets 160A ... 160n comprising three or more assets 151 . may be selected from the asset tree 152 for, and the term “associated” as used in this context means that the automation data display 138 associated with the selected asset 160x is collected from the selected asset 160x and /or indicates that it is created using automation data defined by the selected asset 160x. For example, the automation data display 138 displayed for each of the plurality of selected assets 160A ... 160n may be an individual heartbeat cycle display 11 associated with each of the respective selected assets 160A ... 160n. can

30 , which is shown on display screen 74 in response to user input 153 received by user interface 74 and generating automated data display 138 as illustrated by FIGS. 1-26 . An example method 200 for dynamically modifying an automation data display 138 is shown. At 205 , an initial automation data display displaying a selection menu 150 including an object tree 152 , a dashboard, an icon 154 for selecting a cycle display 11 , 13 , 155 , a message 162 , etc. (138) is generated. At 210 , user input is entered into a selected menu icon 154 , such as object tree icon 154A , and asset tree display 152 is generated and displayed on user interface 74 . At 210 , user input is entered, for example, to expand the asset tree 152 to show various levels of assets 151 and/or to select one or more assets 151 . At 215 , in response to user input 153 selecting one or more assets, the automated system displays at least one cycle of operation corresponding to each of the selected assets and displaying a plurality of cycles of operation of a sequence of operations (SOPs) performed by each of the selected assets. Cycle displays 11, 13, 115 are generated and displayed in real time. The method continues at 220 where the automated operating system receives additional user input 153 to user interface 74 and modifies data display 138 in response to user input 153 . 30 , method 200 may continue by returning to one or more of 210 , 215 , 220 in response to user input 153 entered into user interface 74 , such that automation data display 138 ) will continue to occur, providing users with relevant data in real time to monitor and diagnose automation operations in real time and facilitate the identification and implementation of corrective, remedial and preventive actions related to automation operations. can

Other configurations of multiple asset displays are within the scope of this disclosure. For example, the multiple asset displays described in FIGS. 2-4 and 19-26 may include, for example, multiple systems SY1 selected from asset tree 152 of facility 14 and/or enterprise 12 . .. SYn), the system SY may each generate analog parameter data, so that the method disclosed herein can generate the individual analog parameter data of each of a plurality of selected systems SY1 ... SYn. It can be used to display simultaneously. In one example, a method of simultaneously displaying automation from a plurality of selected assets may include, for example, an operational behavior of an asset 151 from a first facility 14 that is substantially similar to an asset 151 from a second facility 14 . .

Illustrative examples provided by the figures are non-limiting, and a display template 137 shown herein as an automated data display 138 populated with data may be generated by the system described herein and/or AOS ( It will be understood to represent only a portion of the display template 137 and the automation data display 138 using the data of 10). For example, as shown in display menu 150 in the figure, automation data display 138 configured as a dashboard is selected to display screen 74 concurrently with other of automation data displays 138 described herein. ) can be displayed.

While the detailed description and drawings support and explain the present teachings, the scope of the present teachings is defined solely by the claims. While some of the best mode and other embodiments for carrying out the present teachings have been described in detail, various alternative designs and embodiments exist for practicing the present teachings as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (38)

A method for displaying automation data for an automation system via an automation data display, comprising:
displaying an asset tree display in a user interface of the user device, wherein the asset tree display displays a plurality of assets, each asset of the plurality of assets comprising an ordered sequence of operations for a plurality of cycles of operation. operable to perform at least one operation of SOP));
receiving, by an automated system comprising at least one processor, a first user input to the user interface indicating a selection of a first one of the plurality of assets;
generating, in real time via the automated system, a first cycle display of the first asset performing the at least one action for a plurality of cycles of action, the first cycle display comprising:
cycle status display;
heartbeat cycle status display; and
Sequence of action (SOP) cycle display
selected from the group consisting of -; and
displaying, through the user interface, the first cycle display and the timeline display; and
the timeline display displaying the actual time associated with the first asset performing the at least one operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the first cycle display;
A method comprising According to claim 1,
generating, via the automation system, an actual cycle time for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the first asset;
determining, via the automation system, a condition state for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the first asset; and
displaying, via the first cycle display, the indication of the actual cycle time and the indication of the condition status for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the first asset;
A method further comprising: 3. The method of claim 2,
the first cycle display is the cycle status display;
the indication of the actual cycle time is a cycle status bar displaying the accumulated status of the actual cycle time determined for the operation cycle performed in the period displayed by the display timeline; and
and the indication of the condition state is determined by comparing the actual cycle time to a baseline cycle time of the operating cycle. 3. The method of claim 2,
the first cycle display is the heartbeat cycle status display;
the indication of the actual cycle time is a heartbeat cycle bar displaying the actual cycle time determined for each cycle of operation performed by the first asset in the period displayed by the display timeline; and
and the indication of the condition state is determined by comparing the actual cycle time to a reference cycle time of the operating cycle. 3. The method of claim 2,
the first cycle display is the SOP cycle status display;
the indication of the actual cycle time is an actual cycle indicator for the at least one operation;
The method is
displaying, via the user interface, the at least one action performed by the first asset;
for each operation cycle of the at least one operation performed by the first asset in the period displayed by the display timeline, displaying an actual cycle indicator for the at least one operation, the actual cycle indicator is displayed relative to the actual time the operation cycle is performed by the first asset;
for each operation cycle of the at least one operation performed by the first asset, displaying a reference cycle indicator for the at least one operation, the reference cycle indicator being displayed relative to the actual cycle indicator -
A method further comprising: 6. The method of claim 5,
the indication of the condition state includes a first condition status indication and a second condition status indication;
the first condition state indication is a cycle time condition indicated by displaying the reference cycle indicator relative to the actual cycle indicator;
the second condition state indication is indicated by displaying, as an operational state condition, the actual cycle indicator including a condition state differentiator corresponding to the operational state condition;
The method is
determining, via the automated system, a second condition state for each operation cycle of the at least one operation performed by the first asset, the second condition state being acceptable, blocked ), is one of the starved or faulted conditions -; and
displaying the actual cycle indicator including the condition state identifier corresponding to the second condition state;
A method further comprising: According to claim 1,
receiving, by the automation system, a second user input to the user interface; and
in response to the second user input, modifying the first cycle display;
further comprising,
modifying the first cycle display comprises zooming the first cycle display or panning the first cycle display;
The step of zooming the first cycle display is actuating the zooming of the first cycle display and the timeline display at the same time; and
and panning the first cycle display operates to simultaneously pan the first cycle display and the timeline display. 3. The method of claim 2,
receiving, by the automation system, a second user input to a data feature of the first cycle display; and
In response to the second user input, displaying an information window (window);
further comprising,
the information window displays information defined by the data characteristic; and
wherein the data characteristic is one of an indication of the actual cycle time and an indication of the condition state. According to claim 1,
receiving, by the automation system, a second user input to the first cycle display;
selecting, through the second user input, a first period displayed by the first cycle display;
in response to the second user input, generating a second cycle display; and
displaying, via the user interface, the second cycle display for the first period;
further comprising,
The second cycle display,
cycle status display;
heartbeat cycle status display; and
Sequence of action (SOP) cycle display
is selected from the group consisting of;
the timeline display displays the actual time associated with the first asset performing the at least one operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the second cycle display;
and the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed in the user interface. According to claim 1,
the first cycle display is the cycle status display; and
and the second cycle display is the heartbeat cycle status display. According to claim 1,
and displaying a first orientor in the first cycle display, wherein the first orientor identifies the first period in the first cycle display. 10. The method of claim 9,
displaying a display menu on the user interface;
receiving, by the automation system, a third user input to the display menu;
selecting, via the third user input, an analog parameter associated with the sequence of operations;
in response to the third user input, generating an analog parameter display, the analog parameter display displaying analog data for the selected analog parameter at the actual time associated with the plurality of operating cycles displayed via the second cycle display displaying in real time together with the timeline display for displaying -; and
displaying, via the user interface, the analog parameter display for the first time period;
further comprising,
wherein the analog parameter display, the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed in the user interface. 10. The method of claim 9,
receiving, by the automation system, a third user input to the second cycle display;
selecting, through the third user input, a second period displayed by the first cycle display;
in response to the second user input, generating a third cycle display; and
displaying, via the user interface, the third cycle display for the second period;
further comprising,
The third cycle display,
cycle status display;
heartbeat cycle status display; and
Sequence of action (SOP) cycle display
is selected from the group consisting of;
the timeline display displays the actual time associated with the first asset performing the at least one operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the third cycle display; and
wherein the third cycle display, the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed in the user interface. 14. The method of claim 13,
the first cycle display is the cycle status display;
the second cycle display is the heartbeat cycle status display; and
and the third cycle display is the SOP cycle status display. 14. The method of claim 13,
displaying a second orienter in the second cycle display, wherein the second orienter identifies the second period in the second cycle display. 14. The method of claim 13,
receiving, by the automation system, a fourth user input to the user interface; and
in response to the fourth user input, modifying the third cycle display;
further comprising,
modifying the fourth cycle display comprises zooming the third cycle display or panning the third cycle display;
wherein the zooming of the third cycle display operates to simultaneously zoom the third cycle display and the timeline display; and
and panning the third cycle display operates to simultaneously pan the third cycle display and the timeline display. According to claim 1,
receiving, by an automated system comprising at least one processor, a second user input to the user interface indicating selection of a second asset of the plurality of assets, the minimal action being performed by the first asset is a first minimum operation of the sequence of operations (SOP), and the second asset is operable to perform a minimum second operation of the sequence of operations (SOP) for the plurality of cycles of operation;
generating, in real time via the automated system, a second cycle display of the second asset performing the at least one action for the plurality of cycles of action, the second cycle display comprising:
cycle status display;
heartbeat cycle status display; and
Sequence of action (SOP) cycle display
selected from the group consisting of -; and
displaying, through the user interface, the second cycle display and the timeline display;
further comprising,
the timeline display displays an actual time associated with the second asset performing the at least second operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the second cycle display; and
and the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed in the user interface. 18. The method of claim 17,
generating, via the automation system, an actual cycle time for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the second asset;
determining, via the automated system, a condition state for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the second asset; and
displaying, via the second cycle display, the indication of the actual cycle time and the indication of the condition status for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the second asset;
A method further comprising: 18. The method of claim 17,
the first cycle display is the cycle status display for the first asset; and
and the second cycle display is the cycle status display for the second asset. A system for displaying automation data for an automation system through an automation data display, comprising:
including automation systems;
The automation system is
a plurality of assets, each asset of the plurality of assets operable to perform at least one operation of an ordered sequence of operations (SOP) for a plurality of cycles of operation; and
server, wherein the server is configured to collect automation data from the plurality of assets and store the automation data in a memory in communication with the server;
generating the sequence of operations, an asset tree identifying the plurality of assets, a plurality of automation data templates, and a plurality of automation data displays, and in response to receiving user input from a user device, the plurality of automation data displays and the automation data; the memory storing computer-executable instructions configured to output; and
the user device comprising a user interface operable to display automation data comprising the plurality of automation data displays.
including,
The automation system is
display an asset tree display in the user interface of the user device, the asset tree display displaying the plurality of assets;
receive a first user input to the user interface indicating selection of a first asset of the plurality of assets;
generate, in real time, a first cycle display of the first asset performing the at least one operation for a plurality of cycles of operation, the first cycle display comprising:
cycle status display;
heartbeat cycle status display; and
Sequence of action (SOP) cycle display
selected from the group consisting of -; and
Display the first cycle display and the timeline display through the user interface
configured to do
and the timeline display displays an actual time associated with the first asset performing the at least one operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the first cycle display. 21. The method of claim 20,
generate, via the automation system, an actual cycle time for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the first asset;
determine, via the automation system, a condition state for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the first asset; and
display, through the first cycle display, an indication of the actual cycle time and an indication of the condition status for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the first asset;
a system further configured to do so. 22. The method of claim 21,
the first cycle display is the cycle status display;
the indication of the actual cycle time is a cycle status bar displaying the accumulated status of the actual cycle time determined for the operation cycle performed in the period displayed by the display timeline; and
and the indication of the condition state is determined by comparing the actual cycle time to a baseline cycle time of the operating cycle. 22. The method of claim 21,
the first cycle display is the heartbeat cycle status display;
the indication of the actual cycle time is a heartbeat cycle bar displaying the actual cycle time determined for each cycle of operation performed by the first asset in the period displayed by the display timeline; and
and the indication of the condition state is determined by comparing the actual cycle time to a reference cycle time of the operating cycle. 22. The method of claim 21,
the first cycle display is the SOP cycle status display;
the indication of the actual cycle time is an actual cycle indicator for the at least one operation;
The system is
display, via the user interface, the at least one action performed by the first asset;
for each operation cycle of the at least one operation performed by the first asset in the time period displayed by the display timeline, display an actual cycle indicator for the at least one operation, the actual cycle indicator comprising: the cycle of operation displayed relative to the actual time performed by the first asset;
for each operation cycle of the at least one operation performed by the first asset, display a reference cycle indicator for the at least one operation, wherein the reference cycle indicator is displayed relative to the actual cycle indicator.
a system further configured to do so. 25. The method of claim 24,
the indication of the condition state includes a first condition status indication and a second condition status indication;
the first condition state indication is a cycle time condition indicated by displaying the reference cycle indicator relative to the actual cycle indicator;
the second condition state indication is indicated by displaying, as an operational state condition, the actual cycle indicator including a condition state differentiator corresponding to the operational state condition;
The system is
determine, via the automation system, a second condition state for each operation cycle of the at least one operation performed by the first asset, the second condition state being acceptable, blocked , is one of the starved or faulted conditions -; and
displaying the actual cycle indicator including the condition state identifier corresponding to the second condition state
a system further configured to do so. 21. The method of claim 20,
receive, by the automation system, a second user input to the user interface; and
In response to the second user input, modify the first cycle display
is further configured to
modifying the first cycle display comprises zooming the first cycle display or panning the first cycle display;
zooming the first cycle display activates zooming the first cycle display and the timeline display simultaneously; and
and panning the first cycle display operates to simultaneously pan the first cycle display and the timeline display. 22. The method of claim 21,
receive, by the automation system, a second user input to a data feature of the first cycle display; and
In response to the second user input, an information window is displayed.
is further configured to
the information window displays information defined by the data characteristic; and
wherein the data characteristic is one of an indication of the actual cycle time and an indication of the condition state. 21. The method of claim 20,
receive, by the automation system, a second user input to the first cycle display;
selecting, through the second user input, a first period displayed by the first cycle display;
in response to the second user input, generate a second cycle display; and
Display, through the user interface, the second cycle display for the first period
is further configured to
The second cycle display,
cycle status display;
heartbeat cycle status display; and
Sequence of action (SOP) cycle display
is selected from the group consisting of;
the timeline display displays the actual time associated with the first asset performing the at least one operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the second cycle display;
wherein the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed in the user interface. 21. The method of claim 20,
the first cycle display is the cycle status display; and
and the second cycle display is the heartbeat cycle status display. 21. The method of claim 20,
and displaying a first orientor in the first cycle display, wherein the first orientor identifies the first period in the first cycle display. 29. The method of claim 28,
display a display menu on the user interface;
receive, by the automation system, a third user input to the display menu;
select, via the third user input, an analog parameter associated with the sequence of operations;
responsive to the third user input, generate an analog parameter display, the analog parameter display displaying analog data for the selected analog parameter, the actual time associated with the plurality of cycles of operation displayed via the second cycle display; displaying in real time together with the displaying timeline display; and
Display, via the user interface, the analog parameter display for the first period
is further configured to
wherein the analog parameter display, the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed in the user interface. 29. The method of claim 28,
receive, by the automation system, a third user input to the second cycle display;
selecting, through the third user input, a second period displayed by the first cycle display;
in response to the second user input, generate a third cycle display; and
Display, through the user interface, the third cycle display for the second period
is further configured to
The third cycle display,
cycle status display;
heartbeat cycle status display; and
Sequence of action (SOP) cycle display
is selected from the group consisting of;
the timeline display displays the actual time associated with the first asset performing the at least one operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the third cycle display; and
and the third cycle display, the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed in the user interface. 33. The method of claim 32,
the first cycle display is the cycle status display;
the second cycle display is the heartbeat cycle status display; and
and the third cycle display is the SOP cycle status display. 33. The method of claim 32,
and display a second orienter in the second cycle display, wherein the second orienter identifies the second period in the second cycle display. 33. The method of claim 32,
receive, by the automation system, a fourth user input to the user interface; and
In response to the fourth user input, modify the third cycle display
is further configured to
modifying the fourth cycle display comprises zooming the third cycle display or panning the third cycle display;
zooming the third cycle display activates zooming the third cycle display and the timeline display simultaneously; and
and panning the third cycle display operates to simultaneously pan the third cycle display and the timeline display. 21. The method of claim 20,
receive, by an automated system comprising at least one processor, a second user input to the user interface indicating selection of a second asset of the plurality of assets, wherein the minimal operation performed by the first asset comprises: at least a first operation of the sequence of operations (SOP), wherein the second asset is operable to perform a minimum second operation of the sequence of operations (SOP) for the plurality of cycles of operation;
generate, in real time via the automated system, a second cycle display of the second asset performing the at least one action for the plurality of cycles of action, the second cycle display comprising:
cycle status display;
heartbeat cycle status display; and
Sequence of action (SOP) cycle display
selected from the group consisting of -; and
Display the second cycle display and the timeline display through the user interface
is further configured to
the timeline display displays an actual time associated with the second asset performing the minimal second operation for each operation cycle of the plurality of operation cycles displayed via the second cycle display;
wherein the second cycle display, the first cycle display and the timeline display are simultaneously displayed in the user interface. 37. The method of claim 36,
generate, via the automation system, an actual cycle time for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the second asset;
determine, via the automation system, a condition state for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the second asset; and
Display, through the second cycle display, the indication of the actual cycle time and the indication of the condition status for each operating cycle of the plurality of operating cycles performed by the second asset
a system further configured to do so. 37. The method of claim 36,
the first cycle display is the cycle status display for the first asset; and
and the second cycle display is the cycle status display for the second asset.

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