CN101553763A - Hierarchically structured data model for utilization in industrial automation environments - Google Patents

Hierarchically structured data model for utilization in industrial automation environments Download PDF

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CN101553763A
CN101553763A CNA2006800218221A CN200680021822A CN101553763A CN 101553763 A CN101553763 A CN 101553763A CN A2006800218221 A CNA2006800218221 A CN A2006800218221A CN 200680021822 A CN200680021822 A CN 200680021822A CN 101553763 A CN101553763 A CN 101553763A
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An industrial automation device comprises a data storage component that retains at least a portion of a schema, the schema facilitates usage of a hierarchically structured data model by the industrialautomation device. A processor is communicatively coupled to the data storage component and facilitates at least one of receipt, execution, and creation of an object that conforms to the hierarchical ly structured data model. In another example, the industrial automation device can be employed to execute a workflow.

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The hierarchy data model that in industrial automation environment, uses
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The sequence number that the present invention requires to submit on May 13rd, 2005 is entitled as " SCHEMA THAT FACILITATESPLANT REPRESENTATION AND RELATED FUNCTIONALITY (making things convenient for the workshop to represent pattern with correlation function) " is No.60/680, the sequence number that is entitled as " HIERARCHICALLY STRUCTURED DATA MODEL FORUTILIZATION IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENTS (the hierarchy data model that uses in the industrial automation environment) " that 682 U.S. Provisional Patent Application and on September 30th, 2005 submit to is No.11/240, the right of priority of 335 the non-temporary patent application of the U.S., these two applications all are incorporated into this by reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to industrial control system, the pattern that relates in particular in the commercial unit is used.
Background
Because the progress of computing technique, compare with several years ago substantially similar commerce only, commerce can more effectively operate at present.For example, internal network make the company personnel can be by the Email instant messaging, to the quick Data transmission file of other employee, service data file, share the data relevant with duplicating of minimizing achievement etc. with project.In addition, development of technology has made the factory application partially or completely robotization that becomes.For example, once needed the workman can beyond safe distance, finish now near the operation of heavy-duty machinery and other various unsafe conditionss.
In addition, the shortcoming that is associated with mankind's action is minimized by using the high precision machine.Many in these shop equipments all to providing by the web service in the database of the system/process of fabrication facility floor/project administrator visit or reference data storehouse and making relevant data.For example, sensor and associated software can detect particular machine at the many examples that limit complete operation in the period.In addition, the data of autobiography sensor are sent to the processing unit relevant with system alarm in the future.Therefore, factory automation system can be checked the data that collect and automatically and/or controlling equipment maintenance semi-automatically, replacement equipment and other various programs relevant with making process automation.
Though at making industrial process automation obtain various progress, using and designing to a great extent of controller do not change.Industrial control unit (ICU) is to be used to control industrial process, to make equipment and such as the special purpose computer of other factory automation process of the data acquisition by networked system.Controller is cooperated to form a kind of environment with other computer system usually, carries out most modern automated manufacturing operations by this.These operations comprise such as the processing of the front end of the manufacture of materials of steel, and relate to assembling before through rapidoprint such as automobile making than complicated manufacturing process.Usually, such as in the situation of automobile, complex assemblies can be made under the situation of high-tech robot assistance industrial control process.
In the many automation processes that comprise such as the commodity basic production of food, beverage and medicine, complicated state logic is usually by system engineer's design and programming or provided by automated arm manufacturer in some cases.Usually programme by general PLC ladder logic or by the higher level lanquage of order functional diagram or functional block support.Sequential logic can be used for using such as the multiple-task of material delivery and transfer operation, encapsulation operation or as the part of assembling process self, and wherein Zhuan Pei each stage arranges in order up to final assembling and finishes.Should be appreciated that, realize that automated production needs a large amount of plans and design, relates to a hundreds of machine, computing machine and the programmed logic of the proper handling of carrying out each order.
The common problem that is associated with control system is to lack the consistance of striding system/process, and lacks the consistance between controller manufacturer, software vendors and client.This inconsistent may be simple as the UNC difference between software vendors and the client, perhaps complicated as representing with respect to the different software of industrial automation frame part.Consider above-mentioned difference (and all other difference), make process automation need a considerable amount of ad hoc codings (ad-hoc coding) usually.Therefore, manufacturer uses a computer and the program design expert generates and maintenance makes the necessary ad-hoc programs of manufacture process robotization will spend the great number cost.Then, this cost is married again on one's body the buyer of manufacturing product.
About the more details of conventional controller, sort controller has been designed to effectively carry out control in real time.For example, conventional programmable logic controller (PLC), robot controller, digitial controller, smart machine etc. receive data and control actuator, driver etc. based on the data of receiving from sensor.These equipment come the source and/or the destination of recognition data by symbol related with source and/or destination and/or address.More specifically, industrial control unit (ICU) comprises communication port and/or adapter, and sensor, actuator, driver etc. are coupled to this ports/adapters communicatedly.Therefore, controller can the identity of identification equipment also further be sent to suitable device with control data when receiving data.
From as can be known above, the data related with conventional industrial control unit (ICU) are created, are transmitted and/or store by the flat namespace data structure.In other words, can by check by controller receive and/or the data of output are found whole be exactly the identity and the state thereof of actuator or sensor.Yet this industrial control unit (ICU) framework can be effectively to particular device control in real time-, when expectation is used for higher-level system from the data of industrial control unit (ICU), may go wrong.For example, if expectation comes the data of self-controller to use for dispatch application, the individuality (a plurality of) of then being familiar with this controller must judge need which data, to data classify, with the desired format encapsulation of data, then with this data map to dispatch application.This introduces another software layer, and therefore in industrial automation environment confusion might take place.If similar data is used in some application expectations, then this problem is complicated.In operation, various controller output datas, with flat namespace structure encapsulation it, and provide it to network.Each application of using these data with this copying data to internal storage, these data are classified, are organized these data and encapsulate this data with required form.Therefore, have a plurality of copies of class likelihood data on a plurality of positions, wherein each copy of these data can be organized independently and be encapsulated.
The panel data model related with conventional industrial automation equipment has some shortcomings.For example, when using conventional panel data structure, making plant data relevant with related data is extremely difficult task.More specifically, operator or employee check data and manually generate relevant.This manually relevant possibility and the some man-hours that makes the mistake.In addition, can not generate user interface-use standard form on the contrary effectively and do not consider user's context.
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The simplification general introduction of claimed theme below is shown so that basic comprehension to some aspect described herein is provided.This general introduction is not wide in range overview, is not to be intended to identify claimed theme key/critical key element or to delineate its scope yet.Its sole purpose is that the preamble in greater detail that some provides below notion conduct is shown in simplified form.
Claimed theme relates to the control of industrial systems/processes.In order to realize control to industrial system, the pattern that can be used in combination with the hierarchy data model can remain in the industrial automation equipment, such as programmable logic controller (PLC), digitial controller, robot controller, smart machine, switch, router, agency, gateway etc.This pattern makes it possible to the object of deferring to the hierarchy data model is carried out instantiation, and wherein object can be represented industrial system, equipment, process, subprocess etc.This pattern directly is attached to helps the infiltration of generic data model in whole industrial automation environment in the commercial unit.Related and succession (inheritance) attribute etc. between the object can define in pattern.State machine can with object association with indicating status (for example maintenance, abort etc.).In an example, pattern can be designed such that and can come the data object is carried out instantiation according to ISA S88 standard, ISAS95, OMAC, its combination or any other suitable industrial standard.Therefore, pattern can make it possible to any other the suitable object in unit program object, equipment program object or the hierarchy is carried out instantiation.
Though use this pattern, can realize other function.For example, object can be designed to realize industrial process and connect (for example the Internet) at network go up sale.In another example, directly the slave controller retrieve data and the process that is relevant to are come dynamically generating user interfaces with it.It is useful using this data, because controller can be used for generating the most accurate expression of manufacturing environment.In addition, the expression of given whole manufacturing process (for example crossing over procedure boundary) allows from beginning to the seamless tracking and the tracking that finish of making.For example, this pattern can be monitored it during by batch process, departure process etc. at product.According to passing through example, when using stand-alone mode, this monitoring is very difficult.In addition, a plurality of controllers can serve as distributed data base in the use according to the object of this pattern.
In addition, use the industrial automation equipment of this pattern to be associated with the hardware/software that helps the data-switching one-tenth of flatness of the response to be deferred to the data of hierarchy data model.For example, industrial automation equipment can be associated with the one or more legacy devices that do not use pattern described herein (legacy device).Yet, be desirably in to remain in the whole industrial automation environment when using the hierarchy data model legacy devices can be operated in this environment.Therefore, industrial automation equipment can comprise template or be used for and will convert other appropriate device of hierarchy data to the structurized received data of planar fashion.
In order to realize above and relevant purpose, this paper describes the certain illustrative aspect in conjunction with the following description and drawings.Yet, but these aspects only illustrate some of the whole bag of tricks of the principle of wherein request for utilization protection theme, and this theme is intended to comprise all these aspects and equivalents thereof.Consider following detailed description the in detail in conjunction with the drawings, other advantage and novel feature will become apparent.
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Fig. 1 is the higher-level system block diagram of industrial automation equipment of reception, establishment and output that helps to defer to the data of hierarchy data model.
Fig. 2 illustrates can be in conjunction with the exemplary hierarchical of hierarchy data model use.
Fig. 3 illustrates can be in conjunction with the exemplary hierarchical of hierarchy data model use.
Fig. 4 illustrates the example combinations of hierarchy.
Fig. 5 illustrates the example combinations of hierarchy.
Fig. 6 be the hierarchy data model can based on the visual representation of exemplary configurations.
Fig. 7 illustrates from leaving over the system chart that automation equipment received and realized data and can receive, creates and export the industrial automation equipment of the data of deferring to the hierarchy data model.
Fig. 8 illustrates the system of being convenient to by such as the industrial automation equipment execution work of controller stream.
Fig. 9 illustrates the typical flowchart that is used for realizing at industrial automation environment the method for hierarchy data model.
Figure 10 guarantees that entity is authorized to visit the typical flowchart of the data that are associated with industrial automation equipment.
Figure 11 illustrates the typical flowchart of creating the data object of deferring to the hierarchy data model.
Figure 12 illustrates the transfer system that comprises equipment module and control module.
Figure 13 illustrates the commingled system that comprises equipment phase (phase), equipment module and control module.
Figure 14 is the screenshot capture that the interface of describing an operable exemplary hierarchical is shown.
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Figure 16 is the exemplary operations system that can realize various features described herein on it.
Figure 17 is the example calculation environment that various feature described herein can be mutual therein.
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Referring now to accompanying drawing claimed theme is described, similarly Reference numeral is used in reference to similar element of generation in institute's drawings attached.In the following description, for purpose of explanation, many details have been set forth so that the thorough to claimed theme to be provided.Yet, it is evident that this theme can implement under the situation of these details not having.In other example, known structure and equipment are shown so that describe the present invention with the block diagram form.
As used in this application, term " assembly " and " system " etc. are intended to refer to computer related entity, the perhaps combination of hardware, hardware and software or executory software.For example assembly can be, but is not limited to: the process of moving on processor, processor, object, example, executable program, execution thread, program and/or computing machine.As an illustration, the application and the computing machine of operation can be assemblies on computers.One or more assemblies can reside in process and/or the execution thread, and assembly can and/or be distributed between two or more computing machines on a computing machine.
In addition, claimed theme can be embodied as and uses standard program design and/or engineering to produce software, firmware, hardware or its combination in any to realize method, the equipment of disclosed theme or make article with control computer.Term used herein " manufacturing article " is intended to contain can be from the computer program of any computer readable device, carrier or medium access.For example, computer-readable medium can include, but are not limited to: magnetic storage apparatus (for example hard disk, floppy disk, tape etc.), CD (for example compact disk (CD), digital versatile disc (DVD) etc.), smart card and flash memory device (for example card, rod, key drive etc.).In addition, should be appreciated that carrier wave can be used for carrying computer-readable electronic, such as sending and receiving in the Email or at visit used those in such as the Internet or Local Area Network.Certainly, those skilled in the art will recognize that, can make many modifications and not deviate from the scope or the spirit of claimed theme this configuration.In addition, word " exemplary " is used for expression in this article and serves as example, example or explanation.This paper is described as any aspect of " exemplary " or design and there is no need to be construed to preferable or be better than others or design.
Referring now to accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 illustrates the industrial automation equipment 100 that can use in automated environment.For example, industrial automation equipment 100 can be a programmable logic controller (PLC), and it is the small-size computer that is generally used for such as the robotization of the real world process of the machine on factory's streamline control.Programmable logic controller (PLC) normally has according to defined logical program (for example writing with the ladder logic routine) monitors the on-the-spot equipment based on microprocessor with modularization and/or integrated I/O that connects the state of sensor and control actuator.In addition, industrial automation equipment 100 can comprise programmable logic controller (PLC) and embed therebetween or the software related with it.In addition, industrial automation equipment 100 can be digitial controller, robot controller, smart machine, switch, router, gateway, agency or any other suitable entities of using in industrial automation environment.Therefore, but industrial automation equipment 100 is intended to be encompassed in any appropriate hardware and/or the software that the control of cohesive process in the industrial automation environment is used.
Industrial automation equipment 100 can be associated with process of carrying out in industrial environment or product, and can be with different commercial unit (not shown) and such as the higher-level system reciprocation of Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system.ERP system is generally that company handles manufacturing, logistics, distribution, stock, transports, invoicing and clearing.Industrial automation equipment 100 comprises it can being the data storage component 102 of storer, hard disk, moveable magnetic disc etc.At least a portion of pattern 104 can be included in the data storage component 102, and wherein this pattern has made things convenient for respect to industrial automation equipment and realizes the hierarchy data model.For example, have only in the pattern 104 part that industrial automation equipment 104 can demand-driven can be comprised in the data storage component 102.
Pattern 104 in the data storage 102 also can be known by the ERP system that is associated with industrial automation equipment 100 and be used, and realizes seamless communication thus between equipment 100 and ERP system.On the contrary, shine upon between the more senior Object-oriented Programming Design language that conventional system needs the next low layer logical and that uses in controller of ad-hoc programs design to use in ERP system or supply chain management (SCM) system usually usually.Pattern 102 can design in the following manner: make the data object can be corresponding with the hierarchical arrangement of workshop (plant).In addition, pattern 102 can be created the versatility that becomes to be convenient to cross over procedure boundary and communicate by letter.For example, manufacture process can comprise batch process and departure process, and wherein this process and product generate joint operation relatively.Yet language, controlling Design etc. alter a great deal between process usually.In addition, continuous process can be associated with batch process and departure process, has further increased the complicacy of automatic system thus.Therefore, according to passing through example, need a large amount of ad-hoc programs designs to cross over these borders and realize communication and control.In addition, if system is modified (for example add or remove equipment, change stage (phase) etc.), the interface that then strides across journey (for example criticize, continuously, discrete) connects and also need be upgraded by the program design expert.Usually an aspect of process the continuous part of discrete or process (for example criticize) do not have another part to upgrade frequently, causes being difficult to more manage this process thus.As with safeguard robust control system related further the difficulty, different software vendors may provide and be not easy to integrated Software tool.
Pattern 104 can be by in the above-mentioned defective that a kind of mode is designed to alleviate with conventional controller and control system are associated a plurality of.Particularly, can carry out the realization of modeling to pattern 104 with the hierarchy data model of the hierarchical nature that is easy to show the workshop.This so realize interdepartmental system and/or procedure boundary carries out modeling to the workshop.In more detail, pattern 104 can be easy to realize follow the tracks of substantially similar data model with batch process, continuous process, departure process and stock.This paper provides an example hierarchical that can be used in combination with pattern 104 in further detail.In one example, pattern 104 can be carried out modeling according to ISA S88, ISA S95, OMAC or its any appropriate combination.Particularly, ISA S88 is the standard of using in batch industry.Yet this standard is expanded and/or revises with corresponding with other process field (continuously, discrete etc.).
As mentioned above, data storage component 102 can comprise enough storage control at least a portion with maintenance pattern 104.Place automation equipment 100 interior (but not only using the interior pattern 104 of ERP system) that versatility and various other advantage of pattern 104 higher probabilities are provided pattern 104.For example, pattern 104 is placed I/O port that equipment can slave unit 100 is added and/or remove and make control system when the equipment that detects with regard to one or more ports adds and/or reduces, can be upgraded automatically.In other words, enable plug-and-play feature by use pattern 104 in automation equipment 100.On the contrary, if implementation pattern 104 in equipment not, then each example of hardware change will need (by the IT professional) manually to upgrade the configuration of control system.This can cause the inconsistency of interdepartmental system/procedure boundary once more, because the comparable other parts of some part of control system obtain upgrading more easily.
In addition, can be from one or more controller retrieve data dynamically to create user interface at control procedure.For example, the data object of deferring to pattern 104 can drive with low layer, motor etc. is related, and is in industrial automation equipment 100.Can analyze and be used for dynamically updating user interface to these objects.For example, the object in the industrial automation equipment 100 can be related with motor, and can be (for example can follow the tracks of the state of motor, for example maintenance, abort etc.) of state-driven.In other words, data object can comprise state machine and/or be associated with it, and can analyze the data that can be shown to determine to this state machine.Therefore, the state of motor and this motor dynamically is provided.As mentioned above, that pattern 104 can be designed to is corresponding with plant hierarchy-and therefore, any data object in the plant hierarchy can be used for dynamically generating view.For example, " control module " object can be the child of " equipment module " object, and " equipment module " object can be the child of " stage (phase) " object.Therefore, can analyze and the subobject associated state by the process stage of " stage object " expression, and the user interface in this stage is shown is dynamically generated.
About the more details of hierarchy data model, this model can be at least in part based on ISA S88, ISA S95, OMAC and/or its any appropriate combination.Industrial automation equipment 100 can comprise the processor 106 that can be used for receiving, carrying out and/or create the data object of deferring to the hierarchy data model.Therefore, the data that are associated with the hierarchy data model can be represented part, the process of particular device, equipment, part of process etc.The industrial automation equipment 100 that can be used for opertaing device/process comprises at least can make 100 identifications of this equipment and the output part according to the structurized data of hierarchy data model in the pattern 104.Industrial automation equipment 100 can come and miscellaneous equipment (for example controller) and mutual such as the higher-level system of Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system by using this data model.ERP system is generally company and handles manufacturing, logistics, distribution, stock, transportation, invoicing and clearing.Above-mentioned pattern also can be used by the ERP system that is associated with programmable logic controller (PLC), realizes seamless communication thus between industrial automation equipment 100 and ERP system.On the contrary, shine upon between the more senior Object-oriented Programming Design language that conventional system needs the next low layer logical and that uses in controller of ad hoc programmed to use in ERP system usually usually.Another universal use is and supply chain management (SCM) system interaction.
The hierarchy data model can design in the following manner: making can be corresponding with the hierarchical arrangement of the hierarchical arrangement of equipment and/or the process of carrying out in the workshop by the data of processor 106 receptions, execution and/or output.In addition, the mode of the workshop modeling that the hierarchy data model can be by enabling interdepartmental system and/or procedure boundary designs.The hierarchy data model can be realized as at batch process, continuous process, departure process and stock tracking similar basically structure is provided.
Referring now to Fig. 2, the layer representation that can be used in combination with the pattern of the use that is used for making things convenient for the hierarchy data model by programmable logic controller (PLC) is shown.Hierarchy shown in this accompanying drawing can be relevant with the equipment layering, it can with the integrated robust representation (pattern that is included into is interior to be used in combination with industrial control unit (ICU)) of procedure hierarchies to generate the workshop.The expression of equipment in the situation that first hierarchy 200 illustrates given departure process goes to the workshop.For example, according to batch process layering can comprise the expression of enterprise, website, zone, process constituent element (cell), unit (unit), equipment module and control module.On the contrary, the equipment layer representation in the continuous process can comprise the expression of enterprise, website, zone, productive unit, sequential cells, equipment module and control module.In more detail, enterprise can represent whole company, website can be represented particular plant, the part in workshop can be represented in the zone, the process constituent element can comprise and is used for the employed equipment of complete process, the unit is relevant with machine unit in the process constituent element, and equipment module can comprise the logical expressions of process constituent element part, and control module can comprise the primary element such as motor, valve etc.In addition, equipment module can comprise that equipment module and control module can comprise control module.Therefore, as can be seen, four different layer representations can be used for representing the equipment in batch process, continuous process, departure process and the stock.
Second layering 202 can be used for representing each of above-mentioned layer representation.Hierarchy 202 can comprise the expression of enterprise, website, zone, work centre, working cell, equipment module and control module.Therefore, can generate the generic representation that is suitable for representing hierarchy 200.For the purpose of term unanimity, data object can be associated with the metadata which class process of indication is associated with it.Therefore, can to the operator provide with this process in the conventional data object that uses corresponding to form.For example, batch operation person can use the term different with the continuous process operator (shown in hierarchy 200).Metadata can be used for realizing the demonstration according to known, the conventional this data of using of this data.Therefore, the realization according to the pattern of hierarchy 202 is seamless for the operator.In addition, in another example, the only part of this expression can be used in the pattern of being used by controller.For example, can expect equipment module and control module are contained in the controller.In another example, can expect that the data object that will represent work centre and working cell is included in the controller (but not equipment module or control module).Claimed theme is intended to be encompassed in that all that use hierarchy 202 (or similar hierarchy) in the controller are this departs from and derive.
Referring now to Fig. 3, the standard hierarchy that can be used for representation program and equipment is shown.Particularly, the hierarchy 300 expression program that can in batch process, exist.For example, program can be relevant with the higher-layer programs such as drug manufacture.Unit program can be more concrete, such as adding the particular chemical medicine by discrete cell in potpourri.Unit operations even can be more concrete, and stage also concrete (being relevant to the operation of low layer machine) more.For example, the stage can be relevant to the various states that low-level equipment exists, and such as stopping, starting and suspend motor, opens and closes valve etc.Close hierarchy 300 illustrates with the equipment of for example criticizing in the process represents relevant hierarchy 302.Expression in the hierarchy 302 can be relevant to Fig. 2 and describe in more detail.
Referring now to Fig. 4, a hierarchy 400 that possibility is integrated of expression hierarchy 300 and 302 (Fig. 3) is shown.Unit (all working cells as shown in Figure 2) can be associated with equipment program, equipment unit program, equipment operation and equipment phase.Therefore, program, operation and stage can be associated with particular work unit.Equipment module can be associated with one or more equipment phase, and can be in above the control module in layering.Simply with reference to Fig. 5, illustrate and equip the hierarchy 500 that can be used in combination.That describes in the cell mesh of this layering and equipment unit is substantially similar.As mentioned above, can be in the layering shown in Fig. 2-5 based on standard or other standard such as ISA S88, ISAS95, OMAC.Yet any suitable expression that can be used for whole workshop is carried out modeling is expected.In addition, can directly in controller, realize in the expression shown in these accompanying drawings.For example, can and allow at commercial unit (for example controller) to exist in the state machine of establishment of this object according to arbitrary partial data object of hierarchy shown in Fig. 3-5.
Referring now to Fig. 6, the exemplary hierarchical 600 that can be used in combination with hierarchy data model as herein described is shown.For example, data model can make things convenient for nested structure, alleviates thus and the related defective of data model of using flat namespace.Structure 600 comprises enterprises level 602, and wherein specific enterprise can represented in the structurized data according to hierarchical data model.Enterprises level 602 belows are site level 604, make that the specific plant (website) in the enterprise can be represented in packet.Have area level 606 below site level 604, area level is specified the zone in the factory relevant with these data.Line level 608 can be positioned at area level 606 belows, wherein the streamline of line level 608 expressions and particular data connection.Below line level 608, there is workcell level 610, thus the working cell of indication and this data association.By using nested hierarchical data model, PLC can become and more can know the data related with it.In addition, hierarchy 600 can be by owner's customization of this hierarchy.For example, can in hierarchy 600, define the object/layer of refinement more.
Referring now to Fig. 7, the convenient system 700 that uses legacy devices in industrial automation environment is shown.System 700 comprises the industrial automation equipment 702 that comprises data storage component 704.In data storage component 704, there is a convenient part that in industrial automation environment, realizes the hierarchy data model in the mode 7 06 at least.The various possible realization and/or the result of mode 7 06 describe hereinbefore.Industrial automation equipment 702 also can comprise the processor 708 that can receive, carry out and/or create the data object of deferring to the hierarchy data model.For example, processor can receive and realize control module (can be described as the control program of low layer equipment), equipment module (can be described as the control module set), unit program etc.These different objects can come instantiation by using mode 7 06.
System 700 also can comprise the legacy devices 710 that expectation is communicated by letter with industrial automation equipment 702.Yet legacy devices 710 lacks the ability of implementation pattern 706 and/or is designed to be different from the data model output data of the data model of realizing by mode 7 06.Therefore, Agent components 712 is set, wherein Agent components 712 conveniently will be from the data map of leaving over equipment 710 to the data of deferring to the hierarchy data model.In more detail, Agent components 712 can be included in the bridge assembly 714 that is used as bridge between the heterogeneous networks.For example, legacy devices 710 can be suitable for transmission/reception data on such as first procotol of ProfiBus, ModBus, ASIbus, FieldBus, Foundation FieldBus, Hart etc., and industrial automation equipment 700 may be expected to receive packet according to the different network protocol such as universal industrial protocol (CIP).The data from legacy devices 710 that bridge assembly 714 can be discerned according to the encapsulation of first procotol also encapsulate these data so that it defers to second procotol subsequently again.Bridge assembly 714 can make its map component of deferring to the hierarchy data model 716 with these data are reformated into.For example, the addressable template related of map component 716 with mode 7 06 and use this template with data map to the hierarchy data model.
Referring now to Fig. 8, the convenient system 800 that realizes the hierarchy data model in industrial automation environment is shown.System 800 comprises the industrial automation equipment 802 that is used to control one or more industrial processs or commercial unit.In addition, industrial automation equipment 802 can be coupled to a plurality of automation equipment 804-808 communicatedly, such as controller, the network switch or any other suitable equipment that can use in industrial environment.But these equipment 802-808 collaborative work is with control procedure, as distributed data base etc.Industrial automation equipment 802 comprises data storage component 810, and wherein data storage component holds a part that makes things convenient in the pattern 812 object-instantiated of deferring to the hierarchy data model at least.Processor 814 is coupled in data storage component 810 communicatedly and can receives, carries out and/or create the object (realizing by use pattern 812) of deferring to the hierarchy data model.
System 800 also comprises the operator 816 of the data that the request visit is associated with industrial automation equipment.In another example, one or more among the automation equipment 804-808 ask to visit the data related with industrial automation equipment 802.Yet before the visit that provides to operator 816 and/or automation equipment 804-808 the data related with equipment 802, security component 818 can be used for guaranteeing that the entity (user) of asking to visit has been authorized to visit the data of being asked.But security component 818 request marks are from the data of the entity of the related data of request visit and equipment 802, such as user name, password, personal identification code, digitized biometric indicia or any other proper data.Then, 818 pairs of data that provided of security component analyze and the decision request entity whether be authorized to referring to the data of being asked.For example, security component 818 can be referring to the form that comprises entity identities and the authority levels related with it.In another example, user or entity may be expected to industrial automation equipment 802 input data, and security component 818 can guarantee 1) have a physical space and 2 that can be used for importing as required data) entity is authorized to import these data.Therefore, security component 818 can be monitored this physical device parameter and user/entity related parameters to guarantee suitably to add data in industrial automation equipment 802.In addition, security component 818 can be considered the entity/user context, such as entity/user role (operator, technician, electrician etc.), entity/user situation (daily servicing, workshop diagnosis etc.), and this context can be imported in the security component 818 and is used to manage visit to industrial automation equipment 802.In addition, security component 818 can be considered the configuration of industrial automation equipment 802 and the equipment that is connected.In addition, before the visit that provides all data related with industrial automation equipment 802, filter assemblies 820 can be at least in part based on entity identities, provider location, entity role or with related any other suitable parameter request msg of entity (for example automation equipment or operator 816).For example, filter assemblies 820 can forbid that the particular individuals/entities reception does not have related data (for example the accountant does not need to receive the control data related with plant processes) with them.
Industrial automation equipment 802 also can comprise between handled easily person 816 and the industrial automation equipment and/or among the automation equipment 804-808 at least one with industrial automation equipment 802 between the interface module of communicating by letter 822.In more detail, interface module 822 can be used for the data that relaying is deferred to the hierarchy data model, and this hierarchy data model is by pattern 812 instantiation on the Intranet between the Internet 616 or industrial automation equipment 802 and automation equipment 804-808 and/or the operator 816.For example, need not to receive the data related with industrial automation equipment 802 near working cell or streamline.On the contrary, can receive the data related by the Internet the action officer who is arranged in the hotel long-range with industrial automation equipment 802 apart from industrial automation equipment 802.For example, interface module 822 can comprise hardware (such as port, lay cable etc.) and software (for example supporting the software of the protocol stack related with the Internet).Industrial automation equipment 802 also can comprise the convenient collection assembly 824 of collecting the data related with automation equipment 804-808.For example, industrial automation equipment 802 can be used for coming control procedure by automation equipment 804-808.Therefore, industrial automation equipment 802 must have the ability of collecting data from different data sources.Then, processor 814 is used for generating control command based on collected data at least in part.Industrial automation equipment 802 also can comprise convenient workflow engine 826 at industrial automation equipment place execution work stream.The workflow definable how with task structureization, who carry out they, its relative order how, they how synchronously, how information to flow into support task and tracing task how.Exemplary workflow can make first automation equipment 804 carry out specific function, the 3rd automation equipment 808 and carry out specific function etc. when the function of being carried out by first automation equipment is finished.In a specific example, workflow engine 826 can be at least in part be used for execution work stream based on making of pattern 812.This makes processor 814 can generate complex command and outputs to automation equipment 804-808.For example, workflow engine 826 can be carried out with the BPEL (BPEL) or the workflow of writing by any other appropriate language.
With reference to Fig. 9-11, the method for the various aspects of the theme of protection as requested is shown.Though be in the simple declaration purpose; these methods are identified and are described as a series of actions; but should be appreciated that and recognize; the order that theme required for protection is not limited to move because some action can by carry out with different order shown and described herein and/or with other the action concurrent carrying out.For example those skilled in the art should understand that and recognize that method is selectively such as be expressed as a series of states that interrelate or incident in constitutional diagram.In addition, in order to realize protecting as requested the method for theme, not all need to move shown in all.In addition, should also be appreciated that hereinafter and run through the disclosed method of this instructions and can be stored in and make on the article with convenient with this method transmission with transfer to computing machine.Making as used herein that article are intended to contain can be from the computer program of any computer readable device, carrier or medium access.
Referring now to Fig. 9, the method 900 that is used for realizing in industrial environment the hierarchy data model is shown.Method 900 begins 902, and 904, receives industrial automation equipment.For example, industrial automation equipment can be a controller, such as programmable logic controller (PLC), digitial controller, robot controller etc.In addition, industrial automation equipment can be smart machine, the network switch, network router, gateway, acting server or any other suitable equipment.906, with pattern and this device association.As mentioned above, this pattern can make things convenient for the realization of hierarchy data model, and wherein, the data of deferring to this model can be received, carry out and be exported by industrial automation equipment.In an example, industrial automation equipment can be designed at least a portion (for example at least a portion of this pattern can be retained in the storage space related with industrial automation equipment) in conjunction with this pattern.908, industrial automation equipment can be implemented, and wherein this realization has made things convenient for general, the infiltration of hierarchy data model in industrial environment.Method 900 is finished at 910 places.
Referring now to Figure 10, the method 1000 that is used for realizing at industrial automation environment generic data model is shown.Method 1000 is in 1002 beginnings, and 1004, reception is to the request of visit industrial automation equipment.For example, this request can be initiated by operator or another commercial unit.1006, the parameter related with request entity checked to guarantee that this request entity is authorized to realize this request.For example, this request can be initiated and prepared relevant with comprising the user interface with the related particular data of industrial automation equipment by the operator.In another example, controller can ask to visit this equipment to check/to use the particular data with this device association.Be authorized to visit this industrial automation equipment in order to ensure request entity, can analyze user identity, user role, MAC Address, data time, what day, procedure parameter etc.For example, the specific user may be uncommitted at special time visit industrial automation equipment.1010, receive, carry out or export the hierarchy data based on order and the pattern by realization hierarchy data model easy to use at least in part.For example, if order is a requests for data, the data of then deferring to the hierarchy data model can be output to request entity.Method 1000 is finished 1012.
Referring now to Figure 11, the method 1100 that is used for realizing at industrial automation environment the hierarchy data model is shown.Method 1100 is in 1102 beginnings, and 1104, reception is with the structurized data of planar fashion.For example, can be from as legacy devices and do not support maybe can not to support the convenient industrial automation equipment of the pattern of hierarchy data model of realizing to receive this data.1106, template is used for and will becomes according to the structurized data of hierarchy data model with the structurized data-switching of planar fashion with pattern.1108, receive order from request entity, and 1110, the object of deferring to the hierarchy data model is created.Then, method 1100 is finished 1112.
Referring now to Figure 12, system 1200 is shown, this system illustrates exemplary plant module and the exemplary control module that transmits in using.Transmit application comprises provides charging (in-feed) conveyer 1202 from article to gap conveyor 1204 (generating the suitably gap of size), this gap conveyor provides the gap to discharging conveyer 1206 again.As mentioned above, control module can be defined as low-level motors, valve etc. and corresponding steering logic.Therefore, control module can be motor and the steering logic related with it that is used to rotate travelling belt.Therefore, system 1200 can comprise six control modules (six motor with the steering logic related with it).Equipment module 1208-1212 can define according to conveyer 1202-1206.More specifically, equipment module 1208 can be relevant with charging conveyer 1202, and equipment module 1210 can be relevant with gap conveyor 1204, and equipment module 1212 can be relevant with discharging conveyer 1206.In addition, equipment module 1214 can be defined by comprising equipment module 1208-1212.User interface can illustrate equipment module and control module and be provided for changing the mode of equipment module 1208-1214 and/or its control module with layered mode.For example, controller can comprise the data object, interface, state machine etc. that can be comprised the control procedure of this entity by user change with editor.
Referring now to Figure 13, the example of equipment phase in the mixer application is shown.In more detail, equipment phase is represented the ability of equipment module (set of control module).For example, feed arrangement can be used for adding batching in mixer.Therefore, adding batching A 1300 is equipment phase with adding batching B 1302.Feed arrangement self can be an equipment module, and is appreciated that equipment phase can support one or more equipment module.Drawing mechanism can be an equipment module, and recycle and to migrate out 1304 can be equipment phase (for example discharging equipment module of being supported by two equipment phase).For the more details of equipment phase, for example equipment phase can be defined as mutual repulsion and/or comprise mutually.As mentioned above, can directly place industrial automation equipment corresponding to the data object of equipment phase but not, be mapped to this equipment afterwards in the programming of MES layer.
With reference to Figure 14 and 15, exemplary hierarchical 1400 and 1500 are shown.For example, file can be unfolded or shrink with referring to different states, stage, equipment module etc.If desired, then equipment phase, unit program etc. can be edited and/or realized from those the hierarchy shown in the accompanying drawing that is provided.Therefore, these hierarchies 1400 and 1500 can be used for traveling through between file and also arrive used required system, equipment, process or subprocess in the factory fast by the operator.
Referring now to Figure 16, be used to realize that the exemplary environments 1610 of various aspects of the present invention comprises computing machine 1612.Computing machine 1612 comprises processing unit 1614, system storage 1616 and system bus 1618.System bus 1618 will include but not limited to that the system component of system storage 1616 is coupled to processing unit 1614.Processing unit 1614 can be any of various available processors.Dual micro processor and other microprocessor architecture design also can be used as processing unit 1614.
System bus 1618 can be to comprise memory bus or Memory Controller, peripheral bus or external bus, and/or use in some types of bus structures of any local bus in the various bus architectures any, this bus architecture can include, but are not limited to 8-position bus, Industry Standard Architecture (ISA), little channel architecture (MSA), expansion ISA (EISA), smart electronics driver (IDE), VESA local bus (VLB), periphery component interconnection (PCI), USB (universal serial bus) (USB), Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP), personal computer stores card international association's bus (PCMCIA) and small computer system interface (SCSI).
System storage 1616 comprises volatile memory 1620 and nonvolatile memory 1622.Be included in such as the basic input/output (BIOS) that between the element of computing machine 1612, transmits the basic routine of information in the start-up course and be stored in the nonvolatile memory 1622.As an illustration and unrestricted, nonvolatile memory 1622 can comprise that ROM (read-only memory) (ROM), programming ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electricity can wipe ROM (EEPROM) or flash memory.Volatile memory 1620 comprises the random-access memory (ram) that serves as external cache.As an illustration and unrestricted, RAM can comprise many forms, such as synchronous random access memory (SRAM), dynamic ram (DRAM), synchronous dram (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhancing SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronization links DRAM (SLDRAM) and direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM).
Removable/not removable, volatile/nonvolatile computer storage media that computing machine 1612 also comprises.Figure 16 illustrates for example disk storage 1624.Disk storage 1624 includes, but are not limited to: disc driver, floppy disk, tape drive, Jaz driver, Zip drive, LS-100 driver, flash card or memory stick.In addition, disc driver 1624 can comprise the storage medium that separates or make up with other storage medium, other storage medium includes, but are not limited to: can write down driver (CD-R driver), CD recordable drive (CD-RW driver) or digital versatile disc ROM driver (DVD-ROM) such as compact disk ROM equipment (CD-ROM), CD.Disk storage device 1624 is connected to system bus 1618 for convenience, uses such as the removable of interface 1626 or not removable interface usually.
Should be appreciated that Figure 16 illustrates the software of the intermediate between the described basic computer resources of serving as in user and the suitable computing environment 1610.This software comprises operating system 1628.Can be stored in operating system 1628 in the disk storage 1624 and be used to control resource with Distribution Calculation machine system 1612.System application 1630 is by being stored in the management that program module 1632 in system storage 1616 or the disk storage 1624 and routine data 1634 utilize 1628 pairs of resources of operating system.Should be appreciated that the present invention can realize by the combination of various operating systems or operating system.
The user can be by input equipment 1636 to computing machine 1612 input commands or information.Input equipment 1636 comprises, but be not limited to: such as the pointing device of mouse, tracking ball, input pen, touch pad, keyboard, microphone, operating rod, game mat, satellite dish, scanner, TV tuner card, digital camera, Digital Video, web camera etc.These and other input equipment can be connected to processing unit 1614 by system bus 1618 via interface port 1638.Interface port 1638 comprises for example serial port, parallel port, game port and USB (universal serial bus) (USB).In the port of input equipment 1640 some type of use certain is as input equipment equipment 1636.Therefore, for example USB port can be used for providing input to computing machine 1612, and from computing machine 1612 to output device 1640 output informations.Provide o adapter 1642 to illustrate except other output device 1640, have certain output device 1640 that needs special adapter, such as monitor, loudspeaker and printer.And unrestricted, o adapter 1642 is included in video card and the sound card that coupling arrangement is provided between output device 1640 and the system bus 1618 as an illustration.Should be noted that the system of miscellaneous equipment and/or equipment provides input and output two kinds of abilities, such as remote computer 1644.
Computing machine 1612 can be operated in the networked environment that the logic that uses such as one or more remote computers of remote computer 1644 connects.Remote computer 1644 can be personal computer, server, router, network PC, workstation, the device based on microprocessor, peer device or other common network node etc., and generally includes in the element that is relevant to computing machine 1612 descriptions a plurality of or whole.For concise and to the point purpose, memory storage device 1646 only is shown for remote computer 1644.Remote computer 1644 logically is connected to computing machine 1612 by network interface 1648, then via communicating to connect 1650 physical connections.Network interface 1648 comprises the communication network such as Local Area Network and wide area network (WAN).Lan technology comprises Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), copper distributed data interface (CDDI), Ethernet/IEEE 802.3, Token Ring/IEEE802.5 etc.The WAN technology includes, but are not limited to point-to-point: circuit-switched network, packet switching network and the Digital Subscriber Line of link, similar Integrated Service Digital Network and modification thereof.
Communicate to connect 1650 and be meant the hardware/software that is used for network interface 1648 is connected to bus 1618.Though for the purpose of clear, communicate to connect 1650 and be shown in the computing machine 1612, it also can be outside computing machine 1612.Only be illustrative purpose, be connected to network interface 1648 necessary hardware/softwares and comprise inside and outside technology, such as comprising routine call level modulator-demodular unit, cable modem and DSL modulator-demodular unit, ISDN adapter and Ethernet card.
Figure 17 be can with the schematic block diagram of the mutual sample calculation environment 1700 of the present invention.System 1700 comprises one or more client computer 1710.Client computer 1710 can be hardware and/or software (for example thread, process, computing equipment).System 1700 also comprises one or more servers 1730.Server 1730 also can be hardware and/or software (for example thread, process, computing equipment).Server 1730 can hold the thread of carrying out conversion with for example the application of the invention.It can be to be suitable for the packet form that transmits between two or more computer processes that between client computer 1710 and the server 1730 one may communicate by letter.System 1700 comprises the communications framework of communicating by letter 1750 that can be used for making things convenient between client computer 1710 and the server 1730.Client computer 1710 is operably connected to the one or more client data storages 1760 that are used for information this locality is stored into client computer 1710.Similarly, server 1730 is operably connected to the one or more server data stores 1740 that can be used for information this locality is stored into server 1730.
The above comprises example of the present invention.Certainly, each that can not describe assembly or method for describing purpose of the present invention may make up, but those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that many further combinations of the present invention and enumerate to be possible.Therefore, the present invention is intended to contain all these changes, the modifications and variations in the spirit and scope that drop on claims.In addition, term " comprise " describing in detail or claim on the employed degree, this term be intended to with input " comprising " similarly mode represent comprising property, when using as the transition word in the claims " comprising " understood.

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1. industrial automation equipment comprises:
Data storage component, at least a portion of retained-mode, the convenient described industrial automation equipment of described pattern is to the use of hierarchy data model; And
Processor, convenient reception, execution and establishment to the object of deferring to described hierarchy data model one of at least.
2. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described hierarchy data model is represented the laminated tissue of factory.
3. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described hierarchy data model is one or more based among ISA S95, ISA S88 and the OMAC at least in part.
4. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described pattern has made things convenient for the instantiation of control module in described industrial automation equipment.
5. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described pattern has made things convenient for the instantiation of equipment module in described industrial automation equipment.
6. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described pattern has made things convenient for the instantiation of unit program assembly in described industrial automation equipment.
7. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises Agent components, and described Agent components has made things convenient for described industrial automation equipment and left over communicating by letter between the automation equipment.
8. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that described Agent components comprises map component, and described map component will be from the data map of plane data structure to the data of deferring to described hierarchy data model.
9. system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that described Agent components comprises bridge assembly, and the data-switching that described bridge assembly will be deferred to first procotol becomes to defer to the data of second procotol.
10. system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described second procotol is CIP.
11. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, also comprise security component, before providing the data of being asked to the operator, described security component guarantees that described operator is authorized to check the institute's request msg in the described industrial automation equipment.
12. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that, described security component is managed the safety of a plurality of industrial automation equipments.
13. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises filter assemblies, described filter assemblies filters data in the described industrial automation equipment based on user identity at least in part.
14. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises interface module, described interface module is convenient to provide data in the described industrial automation equipment to remote entity.
15. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described industrial automation equipment is one of in programmable logic controller (PLC), digitial controller, robot controller, smart machine, switch, network and the router.
16. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises collection assembly, described collection assembly is collected data and these data can be used by higher-level system from a plurality of commercial units.
17. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises workflow engine, described workflow engine makes things convenient for execution work stream.
18. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described workflow engine is carried out BPEL.
19. the method that structural data can be used in industrial automation equipment comprises:
Receive described industrial automation equipment; And
At least a portion of pattern is associated with described industrial automation equipment, and described pattern has made things convenient for the realization of hierarchy data model in industrial automation environment.
20. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, also comprise reception, carry out and create in the data object of deferring to described hierarchy data model one of at least.
21. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, also comprises guaranteeing that the entity of asking to visit described industrial automation equipment is authorized to visit this equipment.
22. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described hierarchy data model is one or more based among ISA S95, ISA S88 and the OMAC at least in part.
23. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described industrial automation equipment is one of in digitial controller, robot controller, programmable logic controller (PLC), smart machine, switch, router, agency and the gateway.
24. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Reception is with the structurized data of planar fashion; And
Use template that described data-switching is become to defer to described hierarchy data model.
25. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Reception is according to the formative data of first industrial protocol; And
Described data are encapsulated again it can be sent by second industrial protocol.
26. method as claimed in claim 25 is characterized in that, described second industrial protocol is CIP.
27. method as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, also is included in execution work stream in the described industrial automation equipment.
28. an industrial automation equipment comprises
Be used to realize that convenient described industrial automation equipment uses the device of the pattern of hierarchy data model; And
Be used to handle the device of the data object of deferring to described hierarchy data model.
29. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, also comprises being used for and will becoming to defer to the device of the data of described hierarchy data model with the structurized data-switching of planar fashion.
30. industrial automation equipment as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, also comprises the device that is used for execution work stream.
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