WO2004017198A1 - Computer system for the configuration of firmware for an automation device - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a computer system for configuring firmware for an automation device and to a method and a computer program for such a configuration.
- So-called open drive controllers and methods for software generation for open drive controllers are known from the prior art.
- Drive controllers are understood to be, for example, converter devices and their software for operating electrical or hydraulic actuators, such as motors.
- so-called intelligent drives for central and decentralized automation are known from the prior art.
- Various components of a system take on the tasks of process control and regulation in a hierarchical structure.
- a servo converter can report the corresponding control data directly to a control system. If there are several controllers in a station, they are connected to each other via a communication bus, which ensures direct data synchronization.
- intelligent drives are used.
- an intelligent drive provides functions that can be adapted to the needs of the application using operating software.
- the intelligent drive provides a library of various regulation and control elements for these application-specific requirements. These are the usual components of general control and automation technology, process controllers, technology controllers, monitoring / diagnostic algorithms and ramp-function generators.
- the SIMODRIVE drive controllers from Siemens AG are known from the prior art. In particular from the corresponding functional description of the manufacturer service documentation, October 2000 edition. These controllers contain drive functions such as control of the 4-quadrant circuit including limitations for synchronous and asynchronous motors with / without speed / position detection, speed control, operating messages / Alarm reactions, diagnostic functions.
- DE 40 13 960 AI discloses a method and a device for generating a control program.
- the control program for controlling a machine tool or a robot is composed of an actuator program, a step program and a logic program.
- the actuator program defines the input / output relationship of each actuator based on a basic operating pattern.
- the step program defines the step-by-step operation of the actuator and the logic program defines logical conditions such as a locking condition.
- a disadvantage of this method is that on the basis of an operation or operating pattern of the actuator, an actuator program must be created in a first step in order to then create operations of the actuator, on the basis of which a step program is generated. This process is relatively inflexible and complex and unsuitable for distributed and open systems.
- DE 199 07 604 AI discloses a graphical user interface for commissioning, setting up, configuring and / or parameterizing converters. Values such as operating data and motor characteristics can be entered on the operator panel. From these values, parameter sets for a parameterizable, electronic control in the operator panel are calculated. The graphical user interface shows these sizes as well as parameter sets for a user.
- the disadvantage here is that only a parameterization of one in their topology specified firmware is possible, but not the configuration of the topology of the firmware itself.
- the object of the invention is to provide an improved computer system for configuring firmware for an automation device and a corresponding method.
- the present invention enables an efficient configuration of firmware for an automation device, in particular with regard to the expandability and changeability of the firmware. It is particularly advantageous here that the firmware for an automation system, such as a drive system, can be designed to be expandable and scalable.
- the configuration of the firmware is based on a data model of the firmware configuration from which possible firmware topologies result.
- the firmware has a modular structure, that is, it consists of so-called packages, which are represented in the data model by a corresponding entity.
- the entities can preferably be linked with attributes and with further entities such as, for example, “alarm block” and “parameter block”. This enables the relationships between the packages and the properties of the individual packages to be determined. Furthermore, the expansion of the firmware by new packages is supported, since the relationships between the existing packages are explicitly visible. When removing packages, it can be ensured that no firmware configuration is generated that is not executable or translatable.
- the data model is mapped in a database.
- Microsoft Access is suitable for this, for example.
- the database is thus programmed so that it contains an image of the data model of the firmware of the automation device.
- the entity of the data model is instantiated in order to determine a desired firmware configuration. This then results in a corresponding firmware topology, that is, based on the entries in the database for instantiating the entities, the packages for the implementation of the instantiated entities are generated.
- Each of the packages preferably has an interface so that the various packages can work together and thus form executable software.
- the database and the data model represented in the database are accessed via a graphical user interface, which allows entities of the data model to be declared and changed, and the data required for the instantiation of entities into the Enter database.
- FIG. 1 shows a diagram for representing a computer system according to the invention for the configuration of firmware
- Figure 2 shows a data model for the firmware configuration of an automation device.
- FIG. 1 shows a computer system for the configuration of firmware for an automation device.
- the computer system has a database 100, which is used to map a data model 102 of the firmware packages.
- the data model 102 defines firmware packages for various functions such as current controller, speed controller, diagnostic system, etc.
- the Firmware packages are stored in the database 104.
- An example of the data model 102 will be explained in more detail below with reference to FIG. 2.
- the database 100 can be accessed via a user interface 106.
- This is preferably a graphical user interface that enables a graphical selection of the configuration based on the data model 102 depicted in the database 100.
- those entities, their attributes and relationships with one another are selected in order to thus define the configuration of the firmware for a given application. This is also referred to as instantiating the entities of the data model.
- the data required for the instantiation are stored in the database 104.
- the postprocessor 108 accesses the database 104 in order to generate firmware fragments 110 in accordance with the instantiated entities of the data model.
- firmware fragment 110 is generated for each packet, which has an interface in order to communicate with other firmware fragments 110.
- executable software is created.
- postprocessor 108 can also create online documentation 112 and offline documentation 114 by accessing corresponding documentation text blocks associated with the entities, which are linked together to form documentation.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of a data model of a firmware configuration 200.
- the firmware configuration consists of a number of n packets 202. of the packages 202 belong to a number of m firmware configurations 200.
- a package 202 can be a control system-independent package (attribute 204).
- packages that are independent of control types are firmware functions that must be present for an automation device independently of its control function, such as, for example, certain alarms and the like.
- an attribute 206 can be assigned to a package 202 in order to indicate that it is an axial package that is independent of a control type, that is to say a firmware package which relates to a specific axis but is independent of the control type.
- a firmware package which refers to the instantiation of different numbers of axes.
- an attribute 208 can be assigned to a package 202, according to which it is an axial package which is dependent on a control type, that is to say a package which relates to the control of a specific axis.
- a control type that is to say a package which relates to the control of a specific axis.
- This can be, for example, a current controller, speed controller or position controller or another controller in a cascaded control.
- the data model also includes the entity alarm block 210.
- a packet 202 can contain a number of n alarm blocks 210.
- an alarm block 210 may belong to a number of m different packets 202.
- the data model includes a parameter block 212, which is correspondingly linked to the entity for the packets 202.
- the entity alarm block 210 is also associated with the entity for the individual alarms 214 and the entity for the parameter Blocks 212 associated with the entity for each parameter 216.
- the entities for the alarms 214 are linked to one another with the entity for the parameters 216 and also with the entity for the packets 202.
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