CN109143992A

CN109143992A - For by the system and device of batch and continuous processing industry data distribution to remote equipment

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Publication number: CN109143992A
Application number: CN201810618336.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·J·尼克松; D·R·丹尼森; H·V·莱; D·R·斯特林顿; M·迪奥尼西奥; K·O·万坎普; C·斯科特
Original assignee: Fisher Rosemount Systems Inc
Current assignee: Fisher Rosemount Systems Inc
Priority date: 2017-06-15
Filing date: 2018-06-15
Publication date: 2019-01-04
Also published as: JP2019003642A; GB2565875A; JP2023162420A; GB201808973D0; GB2565875B; DE102018114424A1

Abstract

A kind of method that the batch process data of the Process Control System from process plant are supplied to remote computing device includes: the request for the lot data list that reception creation will be supplied to remote computing device, selection interface is presented in order to select the lot data that will be provided, and the selection that program is executed to batch is received via selection interface, program is executed from the batch, and batch process data are provided.This method further includes that one or more filter criterias are received via selection interface, filter criteria is applied to execute data obtained by program from batch, to determine the data set being included in the lot data list of remote computing device to be supplied to, and the instruction of data set associated with the lot data list of mobile device will be supplied to is sent to Mobile Server.

Description

For by the system of batch and continuous processing industry data distribution to remote equipment and Device

Technical field

Present disclosure generally relates to the mobile monitors of batch process control environment, in particular to for more System to the customized real-time perception of batch and continuous processing industry system is provided in a mobile device.

Background technique

Dcs (DCS) be used for including chemistry, petrochemical industry, refining, pharmacy, food and beverage, electric power, cement, The various processes industry of water and waste water, oily gentle, paper pulp and papermaking and steel, and for controlling in single place or long-range position Set batch, batch feed and the continuous process of operation.Process plant generally includes one or more process controllers, this or Multiple process controllers are via simulation, number or combined analog/digital bus or via wireless communication link or network communication It is coupled to one or more field devices in ground.Jointly, various equipment execute monitoring, control and data collection function, with control Process, safety systems, fire and gas detecting system, machine health monitoring system, maintenance system, decision support and other System.

Such as valve, valve positioner, switch and transmitter be can be (for example, temperature, pressure, liquid level and flow sensing Device) field device be located in process environment and usually execute physics or process control function, such as open or close valve, Measurement process parameters etc., to control the one or more processes executed in process plant or system.Smart devices, such as Control calculating, alarm function and control can also be performed in the field device for following well known Fieldbus (fieldbus) agreement The other control functions usually realized in device processed.The process controller being also normally positioned in the environment of plant receives instruction and is set by scene The signal and/or other information related with field device of the standby process measurement carried out, and controller application is executed, the controller Using for example different control modules is run, control module makes process control decisions, generates control according to the information received Signal and with field device (such asWithFieldbus Field device) in execute control module or block coordinated.Control module in controller passes through communication line or link will Control signal is sent to field device, thus at least part of operation of control process factory or system.

Information from field device and controller usually can be used for by data highway one or more of the other Hardware device, such as operator's work station, personal computer calculate equipment, data historian, Report Builder, centralized number According to library or be generally positioned in the position of control room or other separate severe environments of plant other centralized management calculating set It is standby.The a part of each of these hardware devices usually across process plant or process plant is concentrated.These hardware devices fortune Row application, the application can for example allow the operator to execute the function about control process and/or operating process factory, all Such as change the setting of process control routine, the operation of modification controller or the control module in field device, check working as process Preceding state checks that the alarm generated by field device and controller, simulation process are operated with trainer or test process control Software, holding and update configuration database etc..Data highway used in hardware device, controller and field device can be with Combination including wired communication path, wireless communications path or wired and wireless communication path.

As an example, by Emerson Process Management company (Emerson Process Management) sale DeltaV^TMControl system includes being stored in the distinct device of different location in process plant and being executed by distinct device Multiple applications.The configuration for residing in one or more work stations or calculating in equipment can create using family or change process These process control modules are simultaneously downloaded to dedicated distributed director via data highway by control module.In general, these Control module is made of the functional block communicatedly interconnected, these functional blocks are the objects in the programming protocol of object-oriented, these Object executes the function in control program based on the input to it and other functional blocks into control program provide output.Match Set using can also allow for deployment engineer create or change from check using operator interface therewith to be shown to operator Data and allow the operator to change process control routine in setting (such as set point).Each nonshared control unit, and One or more field devices store and execute corresponding controller application, controller application operation distribution in some cases And its control module is downloaded to realize actual process control function.It can be on one or more operator's work stations (or in the one or more remote computing devices communicatedly connecting with operator's work station and data highway) execute It checks to apply and receives data from controller application via data highway and use user interface to process control system design Person, operator or user show the data, and can provide such as operator's view, engineer's view, technical staff's view Deng many different views in any view.Data historian application is generally stored inside in data history library facilities and by counting It being executed according to history library facilities, some or all data provided across data highway are collected and stored to data history library facilities, And configuration database application can be run in the other computer for being attached to data highway, to store active procedure control The data that routine is configured and is associated.Alternatively, configuration database can be located at configuration using in identical work station.

It is that each field device in process plant distributes unique equipment mark in many distributed process control systems Label.Unique device label provides a kind of simple mode to refer to corresponding field device.Device label can be in process It is used during the configuration of control system, to respectively specify that source or the purpose of input or output to the functional block in control module Ground.Every kind of signal type is associated with specific format or information aggregate, and the device label of particular device can with it is specific Signal type it is associated so that functional block knows and signal when device label is with the input of functional block or associated output Associated format and information.At the scene equipment have multiple signals associated there in the case where (for example, valve can be surveyed Measure both concurrent pressurization pressure and temperature), device signal label can be associated with each signal of field device.

Due to various reasons, to the access of the data of Process Control System traditionally only at process plant place and/or Setting for the data highway coupled with operator's work station, controller, data historian and other equipment is connected to using It can be used when standby.Safety is about the special concern of Process Control System, therefore Process Control System operator usually general Process Control System and external web environment (for example, internet) physical separation are caused pair so that external constituents are restricted or prevented Process Control System damage influences product quality or viability or access or the chance for stealing Proprietary Information.

Recently, there are some mobility solutions, allow user via the mobile device of such as smart phone etc Some information from Process Control System are checked, even if when being not coupled directly to constitute the process network sum number of process plant When according to high-speed channel.These solutions allow to monitor the individual data source of such as data historian etc, and therefore may be used Those of it is limited to be stored in data historian data (that is, small subset of the total data in process plant) with data.In addition, i.e. Make via such system and available data are also not available (due to storing data into the frequency of data historian in real time Rate).Further, since the delay of availability of data and the finite subset of data available, it generally can not be via the shifting currently provided Dynamic system obtains alarm, and for alarm class function available in certain mobile systems, alarm is not process control system System " primary (native) " (that is, they are provided as the layer on the top of mobile system, and needs a large amount of and time-consuming engineerings Design to realize), or lack to real-time and historical data necessary to alarm evacuation and debugging.

Summary of the invention

The some aspects of system and method described herein be related to process data from the Process Control System of process plant to It the safety of remote computing device and timely communicates.The system and method can permit via from data server receive process Next actual time safety any process data (including lot data) in access process control system of the Mobile Server of data, institute Data server is stated to transfer to generate with the controller in Process Control System or receive data value and real from process data system When obtain process data.

In one embodiment, a kind of to be supplied to the batch process data of the Process Control System from process plant far The method that journey calculates equipment includes: to calculate to receive creation at equipment to the lot data of remote computing device to be supplied to first The request of list.This method further include: selection interface is presented to user in order to select batch of remote computing device to be supplied to Secondary data, and calculate to receive at equipment via selection interface first and program (batch executive) is executed to batch Selection provides batch process data from it, and batch executes program and executes on the controller in process plant.In addition, this method Include: to calculate to receive one or more filter criterias via selection interface at equipment first, first calculate in equipment incited somebody to action Filter standard is applied to execute data obtained by program from batch, to include in batch that will be supplied to remote computing device with determination Data set in secondary data list, and send to Mobile Server to the lot data list phase with mobile device to be supplied to The instruction of associated data set.

In another embodiment, a kind of tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium, storage are directed to mobile computing The machine readable instructions of microprocessor optimization in equipment, the machine readable instructions make micro process when being executed by microprocessor Device: display graphic user interface (GUI), the selection via GUI reception to the one or more projects to be checked, this or more Each of a project project is related to the batch process run in Process Control System, and via internet or mobile electricity Talk about selection of the data connection to Mobile Server transmission to one or more projects.Described instruction also makes microprocessor via interconnection Net or mobile telephone data connection receive the multiple real values for corresponding to selected one or more projects from Mobile Server, And multiple real value is shown on GUI.

Detailed description of the invention

With reference to features as discussed above, it will method described herein, the feature of device and system is best understood And advantage, in which:

Figure 1A is the block diagram that environment is controlled according to the example process of this specification；

Figure 1B is the flow chart for showing the example process in process control environment；

Fig. 1 C is the block diagram of the individual unit in the example process of Figure 1B；

Fig. 1 D shows the single process control entity in the unit of Fig. 1 C；

Fig. 1 E is the block diagram of the product stream of another process control entity in the example process shown through Figure 1B；

Fig. 1 F depicts the exemplary display figure of two for can showing according to this specification；

Fig. 1 G is depicted can be according to the exemplary inspection list that this specification is shown；

Fig. 1 H depicts the exemplary display for showing data related with the specific project in the watch list of Fig. 1 G；

Fig. 1 I depicts the example Alarm list display according to this specification；

Fig. 1 J depicts the display that can be generated for the particular alert in the alert list of Fig. 1 I；

The substitution that Fig. 1 K depicts the information in Fig. 1 H shows, can the display when equipment rotates to transverse direction；

Fig. 1 L depicts the system shown for the mobile message distribution in process control environment according to this specification The block diagram of overall architecture；

Fig. 1 M depicts the exemplary home screen that can be shown on the mobile apparatus；

Fig. 1 N depicts the batch list that can be shown to the user of mobile device；

Fig. 2A is the flow chart of the example data list configuration method in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 B is the flow chart of the Example configuration data searching method in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 C is the flow chart of the example data method for subscribing in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 D is the sequence chart of the example data subscription communication sequence in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 E is the flow chart of the example data server communication means in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 F is the sequence chart of the example data server communication sequence in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 G is the flow chart of the exemplary Mobile Server communication means in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 H is the sequence chart of the exemplary Mobile Server communication sequence in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 I is the sequence chart of the example view list subscription sequence in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 J is the block diagram of the example data server in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 K is the block diagram of the exemplary Mobile Server in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 L is the block diagram of the exemplary Mobile Server internal communication framework in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 M is the flow chart of the example Alarm notification method in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 N is the sequence chart of the example Alarm transmission sequence in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 O is the block diagram of the example Alarm notification architecture in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 P is the flow chart of the example Alarm response method in the Process Control System of process plant；

Fig. 2 Q is the block diagram according to the exemplary web client embodiment of system and method described herein；

Fig. 3 A is the signal graph of the exemplary GUI formation sequence executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 B is the exemplary representation of the list of the list GUI executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 C is the exemplary representation of the list of the list GUI executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 D is the exemplary representation of the watch list GUI executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 E is the exemplary representation of the watch list project GUI executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 F is the exemplary representation of the watch list project GUI executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 G is the exemplary representation of the alert list GUI executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 H is the exemplary representation of the alarm project GUI executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 I is during combining watch list project via the watch list GUI executed on a mobile computing device The step of exemplary representation；

Fig. 3 J is during combining watch list project via the watch list GUI executed on a mobile computing device The step of exemplary representation；

Fig. 3 K is during combining watch list project via the watch list GUI executed on a mobile computing device The step of exemplary representation；

Fig. 3 L is during combining watch list project via the watch list GUI executed on a mobile computing device The step of exemplary representation；

Fig. 3 M is during combining watch list project via the watch list GUI executed on a mobile computing device The step of exemplary representation；

Fig. 3 N is the flow chart for the exemplary lists configuration method realized by mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 P is the exemplary representation of the selection interface executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 Q is the exemplary representation of the search interface executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 R is the exemplary representation of the filter interface executed on a mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 S is the flow chart for the example user access configuration method realized by mobile computing device；

Fig. 3 T is that the user executed on a mobile computing device accesses the exemplary representation at interface；

Fig. 4 A is the exemplary display for showing unit process associated with particular batch；

Fig. 4 B is the exemplary display for showing operation associated with unit process；

Fig. 4 C is the exemplary display for showing the stage associated with operation；

Fig. 4 D is the exemplary display for showing parameter associated with operation；

Fig. 4 E is the exemplary display for showing stage details；

Fig. 4 F is the exemplary display for showing equipment associated with one group of batch；

Fig. 4 G is the exemplary display for showing the stage associated with an equipment；

Fig. 4 H shows the exemplary display of parameter associated with an equipment；

Fig. 4 I is the exemplary display for showing prompt associated with one group of batch；

Fig. 4 J is the exemplary display for showing prompt details；

Fig. 4 K is the flow chart for describing the method for configuration lot data list；

Fig. 4 L is intended that the user interface that lot data can be supplied to Mobile Server；

Fig. 4 M is the exemplary interfaces for batch list attribute to be arranged；

Fig. 4 N is for filtering the exemplary interfaces to select the data to show on the mobile apparatus；

Fig. 4 O is the exemplary interfaces for the specified parameter to show on the mobile apparatus；And

Fig. 4 P is the exemplary interfaces for selecting user to receive prompt notice.

Specific embodiment

As mentioned above, it is known that distributed process control system lack operator, maintenance personnel and and Process Control System Associated other personnel keep situation perception when far from operator's work station and/or far from the physical location of process plant Ability.Therefore, factory personnel can not observe the operation of Process Control System and process plant, unless they are in wherein.Due to Usually with the operation of more shifts, the observation and operation of process plant usually all can be transferred repeatedly process plant daily.Although specific The factory personnel of shift can leave annotation for people those of in subsequent shift, but these changing shifts will lead to the behaviour of process and equipment Make and managerial discontinuous, this may be deferred to product quality, plant efficiency, maintenance, environmental safety, regulations and process The other aspects of factory management cause adverse effect.As described herein for the system, apparatus and method of mobile message distribution Realization can mitigate many discontinuities as caused by this changing shifts and it is related to this problem of, provided for factory personnel The case where increase, perceives, and brings the additional advantage that will be apparent through following disclosure.

Figure 1A shows the example process plant network 10 including Information Mobile Service infrastructure 12, which sets 12 are applied for supporting multiple mobile devices 14, multiple mobile device 14 be not necessarily located in process plant place but have to mistake The access of the associated data of journey factory.As will be described in detail herein, Information Mobile Service infrastructure 12 facilitates process Control real time communication of the available any process plant data to mobile device 14, while maintenance process factory in plant network 10 The safety of network 10.In addition to other elements, each of mobile device 14 includes the application that can be executed by mobile device 14 16, to allow user to interact via graphic user interface (GUI) 18 with process plant data.

In general, factory personnel is supervised using one or more application 20 or control process factory 10 and in process plant 10 The operation of the dcs 22 of interior realization.It checks or monitors and generally include user-interface application using 20, using each The different display of kind comes to operator and maintenance personnel and/or other use at work station (such as work station 30 and 32) Describe procedure graph to graphically in each of family.

The process plant environment of Figure 1A further includes figure configuration system 34.Figure configuration system 34 generally facilitates creation and is used for The control of control process factory and monitoring scheme (including graphical display).Figure configuration system 34 may include such as configuration editor Device 35, config editor 35 can be used for control module and control module template, graphical display and template and control system Other aspects, they can store in library, and be used subsequently to during the operation of factory 10, by by the example of control module Download to controller or by executing the graphical display in the user for being presented to such as operator and maintenance personnel shows Example, to create the example or use that actually execute in the control of process plant.Certainly, figure configuration system 34, configuration are compiled Collecting each of device 35 and various control modules, template and graphical display can store in tangible computer-readable storage In device or medium, and executed on the one or more processors to execute functions described herein.

As typically, distributed process control system 22 shown in Figure 1A has one or more controllers 40, each A controller 40 is connected to one or more field devices 44 and 46 (it can be via input/output (I/O) equipment or card 48 Smart machine), input/output (I/O) equipment or card 48 can be such as Fieldbus interface, Profibus interface, HART and connect Mouth, standard 4-20ma interface etc..Controller 40 is also coupled to one or more hosts or operator via data highway 54 Work station 30, data highway 54 can be such as ethernet link.Process data database 58 may be coupled to data height Fast channel 54 and operate with collect with storing process variable, procedure parameter, state and with controller, field device and factory The associated other data of any other equipment in 10.During the operation of process plant 10, process data database 58 can With from controller 40 and via data highway 54 indirectly from field device 44-46 receive process data.

Configuration database 60 storage be such as downloaded and stored within it is in controller 40 and field device 44,46, in factory 10 Dcs 22 current-configuration.The storage of configuration database 60 defines the one or several of dcs 22 Control strategy, the configuration parameter of equipment 44,46, equipment 44,46 arrive process control function distribution, and with 10 phase of process plant The process control function of the other configurations data of pass.In addition configuration database 60 can store Drawing Object or user shows and Configuration data associated with these objects or display, as described in more detail, to provide the element in process plant 10 Various graphical representations.The Drawing Object of some storages can correspond to process control function (for example, for some pid loop The procedure graph of exploitation), and other Drawing Objects can be specific to equipment (for example, corresponding to the figure of pressure sensor Shape).

Data historian 62 (another database) storage event, alarm, the movement taken by operator comment and mistake Journey.Event, alarm and comment can be related to individual equipment (for example, valve, transmitter), communication link (for example, wired Fieldbus sections, WirelessHART communication link) or process control function (for example, for maintaining preferred temperature set point PI control loop).In addition, Knowledge Storage library 64 stores reference, operator's journal entries, Help Topic or is directed toward operator and Wei Shield technical staff may be found that the link of these and other useful document in monitor procedure factory 10.Further, user Database 66 stores the information of the user about such as operator and maintenance personnel etc.For each user, number of users According to library 66 can store for example his or her organizational roles, the control range of user, in process plant 10 it is associated with the user Region, working team's association, security information, system privileges, changing shifts information etc..

Each of database 58-66 can be memory with any desired type for storing data and The Data Holding Equipment or collector unit of any desired type of any desired or known software, hardware or firmware.Certainly, Database 58-66 is needed not necessarily reside in individual physical equipment.Therefore, in some embodiments, can be handled in shared data It is realized on device and memory some in database 58-66.In general, can also be stored using more or fewer databases by The data of the common storage and management of database 58-66 in the exemplary system of Figure 1A.

Although controller 40, I/O card 48 and field device 44,46 are usually located in the sometimes severe environment of plant and divide Cloth throughout which, but operator's work station 30 and 32 and database 58-66 be usually located at can be easy to by controller, maintenance people In the control room or other less rugged environments of member and the assessment of various other factory personnels.However, in some cases, coupling Handheld device to data highway 54 can be used to implement these functions, and these handheld devices are typically carried to work Each place in factory.This handheld device, and in some cases, operator's work station and other display equipment can be through DCS 22 is connected to by wireless communication connection.The difference of handheld device and mobile device 14 is that mobile device is different to be made Present process plant place, and need not be directly coupled to and (pass through wired or wireless way) data highway 54.

As it is known, each of controller 40 (such as can be by Emerson Process Management company's sale DeltaV^TMController) store and execute controller application, the controller application using it is any number of it is different, independently execute Control module or block 70 realize control strategy.Each control module 70 can be by being commonly known as the component group of functional block It is the part of overall control routine at, wherein each functional block or subroutine and combines other functional blocks (via referred to as link Communication) operate the process control loop to realize in process plant 10.As is known, can be Object-Oriented Programming association The functional block of object in view usually executes such as associated defeated with transmitter, sensor or other process parameter measurement devices Enter function, control function associated with the control routine for executing PID, fuzzy logic etc., control or controls some set The operation of standby (such as valve) is with one in the output function of some physical functions in implementation procedure factory 10.Certainly, it deposits In mixed type and other types of sophisticated functions block, such as model predictive controller (MPC), optimizer etc..Although Fieldbus Agreement and DeltaV system protocol are used with the control module and functional block of design and implementation in Object-Oriented Programming agreement, still Any desired control programming scheme can be used to design, including such as sequential function blocks, ladder logic in control module, and And it is not limited to carry out design and implementation using functional block or any other certain programmed technology.Each controller 40 can also support by Emerson Process Management company's saleUsing external member, and prediction intelligence can be used and set to improve including machinery The availability and property of the production assets of standby, electrical system, process device, instrument, non intelligent and smart devices 44,46 etc. Energy.

As described above, DCS 22 includes the one or more controls for the work station 30,32 being communicably coupled in control room Device 40.Controller 40 automates showing in process area via the control strategy that work station 30,32 is realized by executing The control of field device 44,46.Example process strategy is related to measuring pressure using pressure sensor field device, and according to pressure Measured value sends order from trend valve positioner to open or close flow valve.I/O card 48 will be received from field device 44,46 Information be converted into the format compatible with controller 40, and the information from controller 40 is converted into and field device 44,46 Compatible format.

By I/O card 48, controller 40 can be according to the control module 70 and field device for having been downloaded into controller 40 44,46 communication.Control module 70 is programmed using configuration system 34.In configuration system 34, engineer can pass through example Instantiate one or more functions block such as to create control module 70.For example, deployment engineer can instantiate AI function Block is with from a reception simulation input in field device 44,46, which can receive the mould with field device 44,46 The quasi- associated various values (for example, signal value, alarm high limit and lower bound, signal condition etc.) of output.AI functional block can will be right Induction signal is output to another functional block (for example, proportional-integral-differential (PID) control function block, customization functional block, display mould Block etc.).Once AI functional block is instantiated, functional block is closed with the Unique Device label for being associated with field device 44,46 Connection will lead to functional block and be cooperated with I/O card 48 appropriate if being downloaded to controller 40 to handle and set from correct scene Standby 44,46 information.

In plant network 10 shown in figure 1A, the field device 44,46 for being connected to controller 40 can be the 4- of standard 20ma equipment can be smart devices, such asProfibus orFieldbus Field device comprising processor and memory, or the equipment that can be any other desired type.One in these equipment A bit, such as Fieldbus field device (in figure 1A with appended drawing reference 46 mark), can store and execute in controller 40 The control strategy of middle realization is associated or implementation procedure factory in other movements (such as data collection, trend analysis, police Report, calibration etc.) module or submodule, such as functional block.It is shown as being arranged in two different Fieldbus fields in Figure 1A Functional block 72 in equipment 46 can be executed to realize process control, such as in conjunction with the execution of the control module 70 in controller 40 Known.Certainly, field device 44,46 can be any kind of equipment, such as sensor, valve, transmitter, locator Deng, and I/O equipment 48 can be meet it is any desired communication or controller protocol any kind of I/O equipment, as HART, Fieldbus, Profibus etc..

A is continued to refer to figure 1, work station 30 and 32 may include the various different function for being executed by the personnel in factory 10 The various applications of energy.Each work station 30 and 32 includes the memory 80 of storage application, procedure, data structure etc., and including It can be used for executing the processor 82 for any application being stored in memory 80.In example shown in figure 1A, in addition to display It is applied except 20 with checking, work station 30 further includes one or more process controllers configurations using 84, and process controller configures Using 84 may include such as control module creation application, operator interface therewith is applied and other data structures, can be by any The deployment engineer of authorization accesses to create such as control routine of control module 70 and 72 etc or module and download to factory 10 various controllers 40 and equipment 46.Configuration further includes the display or figure configuration system with config editor 35 using 84 34, it can be used for creating control module 70.

In general, it checks and checks the specific region being configured to supply about process plant 10 using 20 permission operators Operation specific information display module, and according to the information on display module come the operation of control process factory 10.It is aobvious Show that module is presented on work station 30,32, and the real-time process number including receiving from controller 40 and field device 44,46 According to.Commonly prolong as it is used herein, " real-time " communication of data refers to that data pass through with what is handled, routed and transmitted The electronic communication of slow electronic communication network is not deliberately introduced additional non-trivial delay.In some embodiments, Ke Yiyin Enter the ordinary delay less than 5 seconds (and preferably less than 2 seconds) to reduce network congestion in transmitting data in real time.Display module It can be and operator or other users is for example enabled to manipulate data value (read or be written for example, executing) to monitor or change Field device 44,46, the operation of control module 70 and functional block 72 and DCS 22 and process plant 10 as a whole Any kind of interface.Display module can store in the memory 80 of work station 30,32, and also can store and configuring In database 60.

Control module 70 and in some embodiments display module can be the configuration file 74 in configuration database 60 A part.That is, control module 70 can be stored separately in configuration file 74 together with display module or with display module. Under any circumstance, configuration file 74 is commonly stored the entire configuration of DCS22, including equipment, device label, friendly name, its It is middle variable data format information associated with each control loop (for example, scalability information, cell type etc.), defined Control strategy etc..As previously indicated, configuration file 74 can also be downloaded to controller 40 to realize in configuration file 74 Defined in control strategy.

As it will be realized, process plant 10 may include from the transmitter on hundreds of or thousands of field devices 44,46 (that is, sensor) exports and/or is input to those field devices 44,46 so that 44,46 basis of field device is programmed into control mould Control strategy in block 70 executes hundreds of, thousands of or even tens of thousands of a signals of control function.Factory 10 can be divided into difference Region, plurality of region can control by single controller 40, and each region can be by single controller or multiple controls Device 40 or some combinations are to control.Under any circumstance, the field device 44,46 for constituting process plant 10 may be in process plant It is individually repeated many times in 10 (for example, it may be possible to which there are many any kind of valves, many pumps, many heaters, many tanks Deng).Field device 44,46 can also be combined into the functional group in physical region (" process area "), wherein in the process area Field device 44,46 execute whole process specific part.For example, specific process area can have for for process The equipment of other parts generation steam.In process area, may there are duplicate equipment or equipment group (" process unit "), they Share similar structure and function.As an example, the process unit in steam generating process region may include boiler and turbine Generator, and process area may include multiple examples of the process unit.

For example, Figure 1B depicts the flow chart 100 shown for by converting crude oil for the process of other fuel products. At the entrance of refining process, crude oil unit 102 separates these components and is allocated for the further downstream of other units Processing.Each unit may include various equipment, such as pump, compressor, heat exchanger, reactor, tank, separation and destilling tower with And various valves, transmitter, pump etc..Many units may include general purpose processing device.For example, heater can be used for different lists Member.

With reference to Fig. 1 C, which depict the block diagram of crude oil unit 102, crude oil unit 102 includes various field devices.Although figure 1C depicts demineralizer 104, burning heater 106, fractionator 108, pump 110 and container 112,114 but crude oil unit 102 also Including the other field devices that do not describe in Fig. 1 C, such as temperature, liquid level and pressure transmitter, valve etc..Each field device, Each equipment group, each process unit and/or each process area can have corresponding display figure, and the display figure is in mistake For being represented to operator in display module during the operation of journey factory 10, and including the letter specific to its operation Breath.For example, as shown in figure iD, can indicate burning heater 106 with restricted parameter set in display module 116.

In Fig. 1 D, describe burning heater 106 with six parameters.Certainly, parameter will be for each in various equipment It is a and change, and in some cases, for the equipment different purposes and change (for example, used in crude oil unit 102 Parameter included by burning heater 106 can be with parameter included by burning heater used in diesel oil hydrogenation processor not Together), the parameter described in display module 116 includes the O in flue gas₂With NOx level (respectively 118,120), outlet temperature 122, process fluid flow 124, fuel gas pressure 126 and ventilation pressure 128.

As another example, and referring back to Figure 1B, the diesel fuel flowing exported from crude oil unit 102 is to adding hydrogen Cracker 103.The component of H-G hydrocracking device 103 is described in the block diagram 130 of Fig. 1 E, and including feed system 132, one Group heater and reactor 134, stripper 136 and gas device 138.Certainly, each component shown in Fig. 1 E can be by counting A (or many) subassembly compositions.For example, this group of heater and reactor 134 may include single reactor or multiple reactions Device.It therefore, may include single reactor or multiple reactors corresponding to the display figure of reactor 134, and can basis Include one or multiple reactors and be displayed differently from, as Fig. 1 F describes.In figure 1f, display figure 140 depicts Single reactor, and show figure 142 and depict multiple reactors.It further depicts each in figure 140 and 142 for showing A associated parameter, and it will be appreciated that can be different according to the specific arrangement and purposes of discribed equipment.

In general, the process plant 10 of Fig. 1 can be used to implement batch and/or continuous process.For example, pharmaceutical production is set Applying may realize that batch produces.Pharmaceutical manufacturing facility generates a large amount of specific objects by process gradually using batch system Matter, such as drug.This is contrasted, batch processing with contiguous processing (such as technology for controlling the refined factory of natural gas flow) Technology is related to the sequential process of series of discrete, such as specifies the formula of the independent step for creating product.For example, at criticizing It manages in environment, creates final or desired product usually using the series of steps for being known as control formula.Each step may It needs using one or more equipment, such as heater, conveyer belt, tank, mixer etc..

There are three types of the formulas of type: process (procedure), unit process (unit procedure) and operation.Each Formula is all series of steps, and some of steps may be run parallel with other steps.Process includes as the step in formula Rapid one or more unit processes.Unit process is included the steps that as the one or more operation in formula.Operation includes One or more stages as the step in formula.Stage can be used on an equipment (also referred to as process unit) running. In order to execute a stage in an equipment, formula first must " acquisitions " it, can prevent from other being formulated same lucks in this way Their stage of row.Note that the unit obtained by unit process can have the more of parallel execution stages on the unit A operation (the step of as unit process).Note that it is identical operation can also on unit parallel execution stages.For example, mistake Journey can define multiple unit processes to prepare the coating of particular color.Each unit process can define different mixing ranks Section.For example, first unit process can define the premixing for mixed base ingredient (for example, latex, oil, solvent etc.) Journey, second unit process can be used for mixing inter-level (for example, adhesive, surfactant etc.), and another unit mistake Journey can be used for for colored pigment being mixed into product.

The step of each unit process, is realized using one or more operation, and the step of each operation uses one Or multiple process stages are realized.Process stage can correspond to specific process device.Operation is for individual unit without needle Stage is executed to different units.So the example should be changed to, " operation can be related to adding the stage using ingredient and correspond to The agitation phase of mixer ".The addition stage can be related to for ingredient being added to other ingredients in a mixer, stir rank Section can be related to controlling mixer with blending constituent.After mixer completes blending constituent, field device 44,46 can control Tank is kept to can be used as identical or another as a part in mixer discharge stage to allow mixture to flow to from mixer The part of operation executes.

Specific factory may also have the multiple formulas run parallel substantially.In general, manufacturing works logically separate For different equipment groups.Each group will include certain equipment, and often be specified for certain operations.Each control formula is usual Comprising controlling all information of various processes group (including different process areas, unit, circuit or equipment) (for example, process knot Structure, formulation parameter, required equipment etc.), to manufacture specific products.For example, a formula may be needed using mixing pit (vat), And another formula is related to heating in storage container.These control formulas execute program by batch or equivalent subsystem instantiates For operation " batch ".Will control formula practical examples turn to operation batch be usually directed to will control formula be loaded into batch execute journey During sequence, such as by that will be formulated in the memory resource for being loaded into and being used by batch execution program, and batch executes Program executes control formula using processor and other computer resources (including various hardware and software resources).

As another example, one in work station 30,32 or controller 40 usually executes batch and executes routine, the example Journey is high-level control routine, instructs the operation of one or more field devices 44,46 (that is, equipment) (and other equipment) A series of different steps (commonly referred to as stage) needed for producing a collection of product (such as certain types of salt) with execution.For reality Existing different stage, batch execute routine using formula, formula specified the step of executing, quantity of material associated with step and The sequence of time and step.The step of one formula may include for example being held with suitable material or ingredient filling reactor Material in reactor vessel is heated to specific temperature up to special time amount, emptied by device, the mixing material in reactor vessel Reactor vessel and then cleaning reactor vessel are to prepare next batch operation.Each step defines the stage of batch operation, And the batch in controller 40 executes routine will execute different control algolithms for the stage in each of these stages.When So, for different formulas, specific material, quantity of material, heating temperature, time etc. may be different, and therefore, depend on Manufacture or the product produced and the formula used, these parameters may run to from batch batch operation and be changed.This field The skilled person will understand that, although herein for use particular device batch run describe control routine and configuration, Control routine can be used to control any desired equipment to execute any other desired batch process operation or execution Continuous process operation, if so expectation.

The usually not responsible monitoring of personnel or control whole process factory in refinery or any process plant.On the contrary, people Member has different " Limitation on Liability ".With reference to above-mentioned example refining process, for example, specific operator can be responsible for crude monoglyceride One in first and several diesel oil hydrogenation processors.Other operators can be responsible for the identical equipment of other set (for example, same Another crude oil unit in process area, the crude oil unit etc. in another process area), some operators can be responsible for not With the equipment (for example, petroleum naphtha hydrogenation processor) of set, can be responsible for monitoring in higher level there are also some other operators Process (for example, the characteristic for monitoring entire oil refining process or one or more output products).Each operator can be according to operation Different display modules is checked, monitored and/or manipulated to the Limitation on Liability of person.With the similar Limitation on Liability operator (for example, It is each responsible for two operators of crude oil unit) it may check that (it shows each operator respectively for the display module of identical appearance The data of responsible crude oil unit), and other operators can check different display modules, these different display modules are suitable for (that is, being specially designed or configured to) allows to monitor and/or manipulate the parameter, equipment and the process that correspond to each Limitation on Liability.It is other Personnel's (for example, non-operator) can be responsible for the environmental operations in process plant, and may only to the institute in process plant There is equipment or corresponds to or do not correspond to the relevant environment of subset of devices of the equipment in the Limitation on Liability of one of operator Parameter, alarm and alarm are interested.

The data and display of operator and other personnel that can be used in process plant in real time, including real-time process variable and Parameter, alarm, warning, alarm, configuration information (for example, coming from configuration file 74), control module 70, display module, batch letter Breath (being used for batch process) etc. is referred to as " process rank data " throughout the specification, and may include being deposited by controller 40 All data of storage, processing or transmission.Certainly, process rank data are valuable for operator, but for that may need Or the maintenance personnel of the real time status of process and other business personnels are also valuable all or in part for expectation monitoring.

In the embodiments described herein, personnel can be via 14 access process rank data of mobile device (and one In a little embodiments, in the additional data that the other parts of specification further describe).This may be useful, for example, when operation Person's expectation does not monitor the equipment in its scope of offical duty at her during operation (for example, during another shift), to monitor When the particular problem previously occurred, or a certain amount of situation perception only ought be kept for successional purpose during changing shifts (that is, understanding in previous shift what has occurred in the shift for returning to her).Meanwhile maintenance personnel may expect to remind at them Problem to be solved after return course factory.Further, in the personnel (such as " on duty " operator) in process plant place The peer cooperation in place be may want to and be not currently in receive diagnosis and/or solve the side of the abnormal conditions in process plant It helps, and can contribute to this cooperation with the access to process rank data when not being in process plant.Certainly, Why be benefited in the availability of factory-level data in factory personnel meeting slave mobile device 14, there are many more other reasons.

In general, contemplated embodiment by allow mobile device 14 user configuration view list come be convenient for via Access of the mobile device 14 to factory-level data.View list may include list, for example but be not limited to watch list, Alert list, calculations list, system diagnostics list, equipment alarm list, Key Performance Indicator (KPI) list, is determined at batch list Other derivatives of plan support list and " list " concept.For example, Fig. 1 M depicts showing of can showing in mobile device 14 Example property home screen 143, shows the addressable various view lists 145 of user.Each watch list 145 includes title/retouch State 147, status information 149 and indicator icon 151.For example, status information 149 may include: and alert list made For a part movable, inactive of alert list and the quantity for the alarm being prevented from；Project for Watch list, in list Quantity and list on abnormality project quantity；And for batch list, the batch that is currently running in list Quantity and list on the quantity of batch that keeps.Meanwhile indicator icon 151 can indicate: for alert list, if The alarm there are movable alarm and/or being not yet identified；For watch list, observe in parameter that there are exceptional values；And it is right In batch list, in the presence of prompt or failure, (it (can such as be deposited by the different modifications to icon between the batch in list Exclamation mark (！) and/or other symbols) or by color difference between same icon (such as red exclamation mark is used for therefore Barrier and blue exclamation mark is used to prompt) distinguish).

Fig. 1 G depicts the exemplary inspection list 144 of diesel oil hydrogenation processor 103 (labeled as " DHT1 ").Diesel oil hydrogenation The watch list of processor " DHT1 " includes can be by the customized various projects 146 of mobile device 14, and list 144 In the sequence of project (as described later) can also be customized by user.From list 144, user can choose series of observations One of table entry is to obtain and check the other information about the project, including the discribed history of view 148 in such as Fig. 1 H Value and other associated parameters, such as label, module title, friendly name, information source path and possibly rely on from sight Examine the other information of the project selected in list.For example, in the case where control loop, in addition to alarm associated with process values And/or except abnormal conditions, these projects can also include process variable itself, its set point, output and ratio.Such as herein will It to be described, the most information of display and the mode of display information can be customized by user.

As user can done in the process plant (such as from operator's work station 30,32) user can be from The data of display are quickly navigate to related data.By tapping alarm, for example, user can navigate to alert list 150, such as scheme Shown in 1I, and/or alert views 152 (referring to Fig. 1 J) is navigate to, thus user can check the details of alarm, such as alarm name Title, description, warning time and date, response time, function classification, trend associated with the triggering process values of alarm, recommendation Corrective action etc..Be similarly to the operator at work station 30,32 can by click it check associated data come The mode interacted with alarm.

System can also provide a user the list for needing the key decision paid close attention to.These lists can be related to operation, meter It draws, maintenance, asset management etc..The priority of decision may reflect quick variation, and be not easy specified (logical under the conditions of in advance It is commonly referred to as unstructured and ill-structured decision problem).DSS can be it is complete computerization, manpower or The combination of the two.

It in embodiment, can be by the way that mobile device 14 be rotated to laterally come enable additional information is used, such as Fig. 1 K institute Show, and can navigate and check in detail in more detail or less the information by using touch gestures amplification/diminution.

Meanwhile the information different from watch list and/or alert list can be shown for batch list.Fig. 1 N is depicted can With the batch list 153 shown to the user of mobile device 14.As described herein, batch list 153 can show and be selected by user It selects to include multiple batch 155a-e in batch list 153.Batch list 153 can be for each in batch 155a-e A includes: batch state 157 (for example, whether batch is kept, is currently running, completes)；Total run time 159；Batch ID 161；Batch formula 163；And there is prompt or the instruction 165 of failure (prompt or failure pass through the icons or complete of different colours Complete different icon is distinguished).Batch list 153 can also include three tabs (tab) 167a-C, respectively allow for user The batch for selecting observation is directed to checking the batch for selecting observation, checking equipment relevant to the batch of selection observation and check Switch between prompt.

Other feature is described in detail in reference infrastructure and system embodiment.

System architecture

Turning now to Fig. 1 L, block diagram shows the overall frame of the system for the mobile message distribution in process control environment Structure 152.The framework is generally divided into three ranks: factory/process rank 154, data service rank 156 and Information Mobile Service rank 158, they include four to six different networks jointly.Factory/process rank 154 includes that controller 40 is coupled to scene to set Standby 44,46 field network (not shown) and controller 40 is coupled to work station 30,32, database 58-66 and excessively program-controlled The control network (being depicted as data highway 54 in figure 1A) of other components in factory 10 processed.Factory/process rank 154 can optionally include go-between 160, control network 54 can be coupled to other commercial level applications.Factory/mistake Journey rank 154 is coupled to data service rank 156 by network 162.Data service rank 156 is coupled to shifting by network 164 Dynamic service class 158.Information Mobile Service rank 158 includes one or more of the other network, such as internet and/or mobile phone/ Data network.Other than other safety measures, each of layer 154,156,158 and actually each network can lead to It crosses hardware and/or software firewall is isolated from each other.Layer architecture allows the isolation between various networks 54,160,162,164 etc..

In factory/process rank 154, communicator interface 170 provides between controller 40 and process plant 10 in side Interface, and the interface between controller 40 and data service rank 156 is provided in the other side.Although will individually be communicated in Fig. 1 L Device interface 170 is portrayed as to be communicated with single controller 40 (and therefore with single process plant 10), but communicator interface 170 It can be communicated with the multiple controllers 40 for controlling single process plant, wherein each region of process plant 10 is by individually controlling Device 40 processed controls.It is also contemplated that in embodiment, multiple Process Control Systems 10 can be coupled by multiple communicator interfaces 170 To data service rank 156 and Information Mobile Service rank 158.In a particular embodiment, communicator interface 170 is coupled to each process Control system 10, and this group of communicator interface 170 is coupled to data service rank 156.It is also envisioned that multiple control systems It may be physically located at different location (for example, in different chemical plant).

Communicator interface 170, which can be, provides whole interface to data service rank 156 and Information Mobile Service rank 158 respectively Larger portal 171 a part.Portal 171 may include such as convenient for configuration user information, equipment and system information and The function of software/hardware license.

Equally in factory/process rank 154, file interface 172 is used to configuration file 74 being transferred to data service rank 156.In some embodiments, file interface 172 is to be used for configuration process factory 10 in work station 30,32 and match including figure Set a part of a special purpose workstation of system 34, config editor 35 etc..In other embodiments, file interface 172 can To be a part of communicator interface 170.Under any circumstance, file interface 172 is coupled to data service rank 156 and incited somebody to action The configuration data of journey factory is transferred to data service rank 156.

In data service rank 156, data server 174 includes multiple and different data services 176, these data services 176 jointly receive data from communication interface 170 and file interface 172, and received data is transmitted to Information Mobile Service Rank 158.It is including: alarm, process from the data that factory/process rank 154 receives and sends Information Mobile Service rank 158 to Parameter, diagnosis, historical data and configuration data.Various data services 176 can be also used for receiving from file interface 172 Configuration file 74 is indexed.Index operation may include the rope to the specific information of such as module parameter and module level etc Draw, to support detailed search capability, this can permit the parameter name of user's search process factory 10, device label, alarm Or other data.

Mobile Server 178 is the core of Information Mobile Service rank 158.Mobile Server 178 is supported to mobile device 14 Connection, the various lists (for example, alert list, watch list etc.) for supporting configuration mobile device 14 to subscribe to, provides search capability And manage mobile notice.Mobile Server 178 is also responsible for creating and safeguarding ordering to the various data from data service 176 It reads.Mobile Server 178 is coupled to mobile device 14 by any technology in various wireless data technologies, these wireless datas Technology may include Wi-Fi (that is, agreement of 802.11 protocol suite of IEEE) and/or using at present or the following available various numbers According to movement (" honeycomb ") infrastructure of any one of service, including but not limited to LTE service, some of which or whole Internet 180 can be used.

Mobile device 14 may include the mobile device for running the Android Mobile operating system by Google exploitation, fortune Row by Apple developed iOS Mobile operating system mobile device or operation be currently known or the following exploitation it is any other The mobile device of operating system.For running the mobile device 14 of Android and/or iOS Mobile operating system, can pass through Apple or Google notice service 182 to mobile device 14, will hold delivery of notifications as those are familiar using the people of this service It is intelligible.Mobile Server 178 promotes in system level and/or in user class configuration notification service.

About the configuration of mobile message distribution, Mobile Server 178 provides some configuration services by mobile device interface, It is primary for mobile device 14.Mobile Server 178 also provides configuration choosing by webpage (that is, using web browser) ?.As will be described later, search (that is, index data of search configuration file 74) and/or filter and benefit can be used Various alert lists are configured via web interface with systemic hierarchial information, function classification, alarm priority, alert categories etc. And watch list.Other details about system configuration will be provided in the part later of this specification.

The availability of configuration data at Information Mobile Service rank 158 can be used to provide for end user very rich Mobile environment may also access the relationship between data because system not only may have access to data.As an example, Mobile Server 178 The not instead of not only state (for example, movable) with alarm or the state (for example, normal, high and low etc.) of parameter value, by coming The configuration data of self-configuring file 74 and may have access to context (context) relationship between data and data type.Therefore, it is System can determine that specific Active Alerts are the parameter states for "high" as a result, and then being determined as parameter data values and surpassing Specific limitation is crossed, parameter state is "high".Due to can be used for this contextual information abundant of Mobile Server 178, so User interface can be used to data-are presented within a context can for example describe alarm with real time data and history, or Process variable can be described with current and history set-point value and optional correlation module relationship, this can permit user's base Relationship between process control equipment, functional block etc. navigates to other related datas from a data.

Process data configuration and communication

As being described more fully elsewhere herein, disclose associated with process plant for being provided to remote computing device Process data system and method.Process data may include the data via communicator interface 170 from controller 40, come From the data of process database 58, or the data transmitted in other ways via process plant network 10.In some embodiments, Process data may include the additional data about process plant or can be by adding the additional data about process plant Expand, for example, be stored in data historian 62, in Knowledge Storage library 64 or from the received data of private server 186.It is additional Data may include the historical data of the past operation of process plant, total amount associated with the past of factory or current operation According to, lot data associated with the batch for running or being scheduled for process plant, scheduling number associated with plant operation According to, maintenance data associated with process plant, business datum related with the efficiency of process plant or income, or with process work The associated other information of the operation of factory.Process data (and if applicable, additional data) can pass through control process Component (such as DCS 22) in the Process Control System of the operation of some or all of factory is to generate or from process control Component information export generated in system.

Process data (and any additional data) is provided to remotely by data server 174 and Mobile Server 178 Calculate equipment.Data service 176 may be implemented to obtain data via process control network 162 in data server 174, and passes through It is communicated by remote access network 164 with Mobile Server 178.These networks 162 and 164 can be separated by existing firewall 166 It opens, to allow to securely communicate using the existing network architecture.In order to further protect network communication and protect program-controlled System processed is from unwarranted access, and in the especially preferred embodiments, data server 174 can only receive from movement The requested data list of server 178.In such preferred embodiment, data server 174 can will be directed to such The polling request of list is sent to Mobile Server 178.In response to polling request, Mobile Server 178 can be to data service The list of the transmission requested data of device 174.In a further embodiment, data server 174 can be configured as from movement Server 178 only receives requested data list, and such list can be received only in response to polling request.Example Such as, data server 174 can be configured as the only predetermined time after transmitting each polling request to Mobile Server 178 Receive the requested data list from known Mobile Server 178 during section.Mobile Server 178 can equally be configured Only to send request of data list to data server 174, and asked only in response to poll is received from data server 174 It asks.

Based on the list of the requested data received, data server 174 can be via process control network 162 from mistake Process control system obtains process data.This may include the one or more components of request or subscription in Process Control System Data flow, such as with specific controller 40 or field device 46,48 associated process datas.In some embodiments, by Process data that is that data server 174 obtains or sending Mobile Server 178 to can only include coming from Process Control System L1 data.As it is used herein, " L1 data " refer to the work in the operation of control process factory by Process Control System Make that station 30,32 (for example, display figure and procedure incarnation visualization), controller 40 or field device 44-46 are generated or uses Or in process data wherein.It in other embodiments, may include additional data.If in requested data list Additional data is requested, then data server 174 further can obtain data from additional component by process control network 10. As an example, not a limit, such additional data may include one of the following or multiple: Key Performance Indicator (KPI), batch Secondary information, maintenance information, efficiency information, the knowledge base information about equipment in process plant or condition, information for supporting some decision or Scheduling information.Therefore data server 174 obtains multiple data values from Process Control System.Data value can indicate specifically mistake Journey parameter value, such as sensor output value cross range of flow, material input or output valve, operational state value, export or deduction Value, control module parameter value or generated by Process Control System or any other type for being maintained in Process Control System Data value, including can the graphic display element used in operator's work station 30,32.It is obtained when from Process Control System When data value, then data server 174 can identify or select to correspond to any of requested data indicated in list The data value received is to be sent to Mobile Server 178.Then, data server 174 is via remote access network 164 by institute The data value of identification is transmitted to Mobile Server 178.In a preferred embodiment, process data of the data server 174 in request (that is, only having common communication delay when the generating process data value in Process Control System) is basic when value is made available by On receive the process data value of request in real time and send it to Mobile Server 178.Therefore, data server 174 can be with Receive multiple data flows from the entity in Process Control System, and can further to Mobile Server 178 send one or Multiple data flows are to establish real time data subscription.

When Mobile Server 178 receives requested data value from data server 174, Mobile Server 178 into One step identifies one or more remote computing devices to receive one or more data value sets.Then Mobile Server 178 passes through Data value set is transmitted to corresponding remote computing device by mobile network, which may include remote access network 164, other networks of the communication between internet 180 or promotion Mobile Server 178 and remote computing device.In some implementations In example, at least part of mobile network can be external network (example not associated with Process Control System or process plant Such as, internet 180).In the especially preferred embodiments, data value, Mobile Server are received with from data server 174 Data value set is transmitted to remote computing device substantially in real time by 178.Therefore, remote computing device can be from process control The data flow of system receive process data value.Remote computing device can be above-mentioned mobile device 14, and such as smart phone is put down The wearable computing devices of plate computer, such as smartwatch etc or other highly mobile calculating equipment.Remote computing device is also It may include far from process plant and by web client 198 (for example, in the web browser or application wherein run) and shifting Notebook, net book, desktop computer or the similar computer that dynamic server 178 communicates.In either case, remote computation is set It is standby to be communicated via mobile network with Mobile Server 178, to obtain process data value from Process Control System.Particularly preferred In embodiment, remote access equipment is not communicated from the only receive process data of Mobile Server 178 with process control network. Therefore, in such embodiments, except through the restricted manner described herein of Mobile Server 178 and data server 174 Except, remote access equipment is unable to access process control network 10 or Process Control System.

The access of remote computing device by being limited to receive requested number via Mobile Server 178 by this configuration According to come the safety that enhances Process Control System, the Mobile Server 178 itself only receives data from data server 174.This A little additional guarantees are important in Process Control System, because by unauthorized user to controller 40 or excessively program-controlled The remote access (and especially long-range control) of other components of system processed brings serious potential fatal risk.If without The user of authorization obtains the control to the equipment in process plant, then may cause great bodily injury and damage to process plant Evil.Even if unauthorized user may also utilize the nonpublic information about process plant operation, and (it can be with without control Including business secret) cause commercial detriment to mill operators.In conventional procedure factory, these problems part passes through physics Safety measure solves, such as limits the physical access to work station 30,32 and other sensitive equipments.However, remotely accessing In the case where, need to ensure except its physical boundary the new tool of process plant safety.Although can be by limiting or eliminating Safety is realized to the access of process data from remote location, but such limitation can prevent the information arrival about factory from needing Access the process plant personnel to ensure the normal operating of factory.

In order to solve both of these problems simultaneously, system and method described herein allow remote computing device via with data The 178 access process data of Mobile Server that server 174 communicates.In order to obtain data, remote computing device is from Information Mobile Service Device 178 requests data value associated with data list.Mobile Server 178 is then in response to polling request by requested number According to one or more lists be sent to data server 174.In some embodiments, Mobile Server 178 can according to from The Assembly Listing of requested data is generated in multiple received data lists of remote access equipment.When from data server 174 When receiving data value, Mobile Server 178 may then based on data list to have determined which (a little) remote computing device The corresponding data of data value through requesting with receiving.Under any circumstance, Mobile Server 178 is identified from data service The received data value of device 174, and data value appropriate is transmitted to one or more remote computing devices via mobile network.For To be transmitted to each remote computing device, 178 use of Mobile Server sets identification data value appropriate with each remote computation Standby associated data list.

Data list can be received from remote computing device, or can be by arranging from the received data of remote computing device Table indicator identifies.For example, by the indicator for sending tentation data list to Mobile Server 178, remote computing device It can request data value associated with the tentation data list in the memory for being stored in Mobile Server 178.It is such to ask Asking can be automatically generated or the request can be the user's of remote computing device under certain conditions by remote computing device It is generated when movement.Indicated data list can be the data list previously established by the user of remote computing device, or It can be the shared data list that can be used for multiple remote access equipment users.Data list can be instruction Process Control System In the procedure parameter to be observed watch list, associated with the Data View to show on a remote computing view column Table (in certain embodiments but being not all of in embodiment corresponding to available operator's view on a workstation), instruction will be supervised The alert list of the alarm of control or will at remote computing device received other types of data.Each list may include mark Multiple entries of data source (or additional data associated with additional data source) in Process Control System.Entry can be with mistake Entity in process control system is associated, the entity generate or provide in other ways process associated with process plant or Additional data, such as sensor, valve, control module, functional block, controller, unit, process unit or region.These Mesh equally can be associated with by Process Control System to the condition in the procedure parameter or process plant of the operation of process plant It is associated.Entry can be classification it is relevant so that some parameters or entity can be it is related to higher level parameter or entity The subset of the data of connection.For example, the region of process plant may include multiple process units, each process unit can be further Including one or more units, each unit is also associated with one or more control modules.Control module may be used also With associated with multiple procedure parameters.Therefore, data list can be referred to directly or indirectly and want received data, such as be passed through Request is directed to the data of higher level entity.

In the especially preferred embodiments, data list can be based on the same configuration data that can be used for live operator. Specifically, data list can be generated based on the configuration file 74 from Process Control System.Can from controller 40, match It sets database 60 or file interface 172 receives such configuration file 74.Configuration file 74 may include about by work station 30, The information of the configuration of 32 Process Control System used in operating process control system of controller 40.As specifically showing Example, configuration file can be the DeltaV sold by Emerson Process Management company^TMThe configuration text of FHX used in control system Part.Configuration data may include and the entity or the associated multiple entries of parameter in process plant.Each entry may include About entity or multiple items of information of parameter, which can be described by the label in configuration data.Such label can be with Identify entity or parameter, the characteristic of data value associated there and other similar informations.Label also can indicate that and process The association of other entities (such as entity of higher level) in control system.In some embodiments, entry may include using In the independent label of the different stage in Process Control System, such as area label (such as PLANT_AREA NAME=" AREA_ A "), process unit label (for example, PROCESS_CELL NAME=" PROCESSCELL1 "), device label (such as BATCH_ EQUIPMENT_UNIT NAME=" UNIT1 "), control module label (such as MODULE TAG=" MODULE1 ") or module block Label (for example, MODULE_BLOCK NAME=" MODULE1 ").Therefore, module can have module and process plant region The label being associated with unit and module.In a further embodiment, label may include by entity or parameter The path being associated with higher level entity.It, can be with the complete system architecture of determination process control system from these labels.Cause This, remote computing device can be based on configuration data come any process data in request process control system.

In some embodiments, data server 174 can be obtained via process control network 156 from Process Control System Configuration data, the configuration data may include one or more configuration files 74.Data server 174 then can be via long-range It accesses network 164 and sends configuration data to Mobile Server 178.Configuration data can be periodically sent, without coming from The request of Mobile Server 178.Then configuration data can be locally stored in Mobile Server 178 by Mobile Server 178 For being transmitted to remote computing device or being searched for by remote computing device in memory.Configuration data can be further from movement Server 178 is sent to remote computing device or remote computing device and can be based on being sent to movement from remote computing device The query argument of server 178 carrys out search configuration data.Remote computing device or Mobile Server 178 may then based on configuration Data generate data list.Wherein with Process Control System (or part thereof) associated whole configuration datas are sent to shifting In the embodiment of dynamic server 178, the accessible Process Control System of full authority user of remote computing device (or its portion Point) in any information, just exactly as with user in process plant as operation element station 30,32.However, as described above, In a preferred embodiment, user may still can only obtain data from Process Control System, rather than control its operation.Although such as This, is accessed from remote computing device and is shown with search process data and in real time configuration user, completely by allowing remote user to visit Ask that they carry out the operation of enhance process factory in the accessible identical data in process plant scene and display.In addition, as The case where work station 30,32, is the same, and available data relationship (it can be determined from configuration file 74) driving is shown in movement The content of information in equipment.Special parameter, value shown in that is, state and alarm and these parameters, value, state and alarm Indicate optionally part by Process Control System logic and configuration and optionally part by the state of system (for example, base In alarm state, location mode etc.) it determines.Certainly, (for example, by certificate, login etc.) is verified via user credential or set The authorization of standby white list can be used for limiting user to by the one of process plant generation or total data related with process plant Partial access.Even so, it can be via the data that remote computing device can be used for each user and user be from process work Work station 30 in factory, the identical data of 32 available data.

In this respect, the alarm, prompt of the situation in process plant and other notices are of special interest.Process control Any alarm in system can be selected simply by being included in data list.In addition, in Process Control System Any procedure parameter can be monitored equally by the inclusion of in data list.In some embodiments, remote computing device User can by the inclusion of be arranged in data list or by sending standard to Mobile Server 178 in other ways with The associated notice of any process data or alarm criteria of Process Control System.Then Mobile Server 178 can monitor institute The process data of instruction and remote computation is sent by the notice of any request, prompt or alarm when meeting corresponding standard Equipment.Due to data server 174 when requested process data value is made available by substantially in real time to Mobile Server 178 send requested process data value, so Mobile Server 178 can be sent to remote computing device substantially in real time Requested notice or alarm.This is especially important, because the situation in process plant may need process plant operator Urgent attention.For example, critical alert situation may need to correct in a few minutes, to avoid the system failure, this be may cause Personal injury or damage and great plant downtime.System and method described herein, which passes through, utilizes existing network Infrastructure (as be applicable in) and offer are regularly updated to the access of the other evidence of procedure parameter rather than to data are summarized, to promote It is presented to the real-time alert and notice of remote user.In a further embodiment, Mobile Server 178 can use notice clothes Business will notify or alarm is pushed to remote computing device.Such notification service may include third party's service, such as and mainly Operating system manufacturer or the associated third party's service of cellular network operator.Such notification service can be such that remote computation sets Simultaneously notice or alarm is presented to user in standby receive, but regardless of user currently whether with the related application in remote computing device Or program interaction.

Although Mobile Server 178 can send requested notice or alarm to remote computing device essentially in real time, But in embodiment, the notice of delay also may be implemented in Mobile Server 178.For example, in embodiment, especially (although Not exclusively) be related in the embodiment of batch process, Mobile Server 178 can be programmed to only prompt or alarm not by The notice of particular hint or alarm is just sent when confirmation reaches predetermined amount of time.In batch process, for example, as is generally known, mentioning Showing can indicate take certain movement, stage or process completion etc. to operator.For being monitored by remote computing device It may not be urgent for being immediately notified the prompt for each operator of batch or individual, because being responsible for operation batch at that time Operator can timely respond to prompt.However, being not directly responsible for the operator of batch in given point in time or other personnel can Energy wishes that (it will indicate that perhaps responsible operator does not exist, and not have up to a period of time (for example, five minutes) in prompt not confirmed Prompt is presented to responsible operator, or responsible operator does not respond prompt due to any) when be notified Prompt.Therefore, Mobile Server 178 can receive the information about the prompt, and if the prompt be not identified In the case of keep pending up to scheduled (for example, configuration) period, then Mobile Server 178 can notify remote computing device (one or more) user.In embodiment, which alarm each user can choose and them is prompted to receive Instant Messenger Know, which alarm and prompt they receive the delay duration of the notice of delay and/or the notice of delay.In addition, Information Mobile Service Device 178 can postpone default type or classification notice (for example, the prompt from batch process, the prompt from certain formulas, Prompt related with the moment of one or more formula, prompt related with particular device etc.), while sending other defaults Or the instant notice of prompt, alarm or the alarm of user's selection.Alternatively, Mobile Server 178 can acquiescently send and be used for The instant notice of the notice of certain types or classification, while postponing to send prompt, alarm or the police of other defaults or user's selection Report.

These features of presently described system and method and the third party system of the prior art are contrasted, in third party In system, any data that can be checked on the mobile apparatus must be stored in intermediate storage position to be visited by third party software It asks, which has limited can be used for the information content of mobile device user (for example, user can only access the data of storage or answer in centre The alarm re-created in), and in the data and mobile device for causing on DCS (for example, at work station 30,32) to show Difference between the data of display causes data to lag this is because sample rate is too slow.In addition, the third party with the prior art System is contrasted, and presently described system and method provide for unavailable in prior art systems and data that are can not obtaining Certain context level because user can according to present what come navigation system data (for example, selection alarm to look into See real-time and/or historical process variable, state etc., the generation or selection alarm for leading to alarm are to check available phase in DCS Close information (limitation etc.), module relationship (such as level) etc.).

Exemplary embodiment is described below to provide the additional letter of some aspects about system and method discussed above Breath.Although specific embodiment is described in detail to illustrate particular aspects, within the scope of application it is contemplated that other match It sets or process.It in other embodiments may include additional, less or substitution component or operation.

Data list configuration

As described above, remote computing device is based on the data from 174 request process data of data server or additional data List to receive data from Process Control System.In some embodiments, this may include generating or selecting data list.Into In the embodiment of one step, this may include search will be as the process data that data list is monitored.In any case, may be used To select the entry in data list based on from the received configuration data of Process Control System.It is provided with to remote computing device Limited different with other technologies of the process data of predefined type, method as described below allows complete access process control system In any L1 data.Further, since the configuration data that Process Control System has used is also used for generating data list, therefore Simplify the setting and configuration of system.Therefore, system and method described herein needs simultaneously convenient for more access process data Want less initial configuration and persistence maintenance.

Fig. 2A shows using the configuration data from Process Control System to obtain instruction and to send remote computation to and set The example data list configuration method 200 of the data list of standby process data.Data list configuration method 200 can be by counting It is realized according to server 174 or Mobile Server 178 or data server 174 and Mobile Server 178 can the side of realization The part of method 200.Method 200 is since frame 201, wherein data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 are from process control system System receives configuration data.Configuration data indicate Process Control System or process plant (or part thereof) in multiple entities or ginseng Number.In some embodiments, it can receive from configuration database or file interface 172 as one or more configuration files 74 Configuration data.Configuration file may include the description of the entity and parameter in Process Control System, may include by excessively program-controlled Information of the system processed for the operation of control process factory.Configuration data may include to the various ranks in Process Control System Entity, parameter or other data instruction, including L1 data.In the especially preferred embodiments, configuration data may include It is enough the information of the complete hierarchical structure of all data-levels of all L1 data in building process control system or part thereof. For example, configuration file 74 may include the entry for all parameters in Process Control System, such as with the function in module The associated procedure parameter of block.These entries in configuration file 74 can also include by parameter and Process Control System compared with The associated indicator of high-level entity (such as control module, equipment or region).Additionally or alternatively, configuration file 7 can To include the additional entries for higher level entity, which may include the instruction of entity and related entities or parameter Symbol is (for example, equipment entity entry may include the indicator of multiple control module entities associated with equipment entity, the control Modular entity entry may include the indicator of other control modules, functional block or parameter associated with control module entity).

At frame 202, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 are based on configuration data come identification process control system (or part thereof) in multiple ranks.These ranks can with it is following any one or all it is associated: region, process unit, Equipment, control module, module block or parameter.Entity or parameter can be associated in higher level entity, and higher level is real Body can be associated with lower level entity or parameter.Process Control System (or part thereof) configuration therefore can be described as The hierarchical structure of entity and parameter.The identification of rank may include that identification is related to the rank of entity and parameter in configuration data The label of connection.For example, each entry corresponded in the configuration data of entity or parameter may include that instruction and higher level are real Associated one or more labels of body.Such label can be separated by rank (for example, area label, device label, control Module tag) or a label in path in assignment procedure control system layered structure can be combined into (for example, specified one Associated higher level entity in a label value).At frame 203, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 can be with Further identification multiple control modules associated with the rank in configuration data.It can be with the side with other ranks for identification Formula similar mode identifies control module, this may include the control module label in identification process control data.Identification control Molding block can also include identifying functional block associated with control module or parameter.It in some embodiments, can be to rank Identification with control module is combined.

At frame 204, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 are based on the rank and control module next life identified At Process Control System (or part thereof) level list.Each entity or parameter can be placed on expression Process Control System (or part thereof) configuration orderly hierarchical structure in.Using with the multiple ranks and control module phase that are identified in configuration data The value of associated entity and parameter carrys out generation layer grade list.Process Control System (or part thereof) configuration can be described as it is embedding The group (collection) of set is covered, each set includes the element corresponding to lower level entity or parameter, some of Element can be the subset comprising the other entity of even lower level or parameter.In some embodiments, set or subset can be overlapped, that is, Element can include by multiple set of same rank.In other embodiments, set and subset can be nonoverlapping, that is, Each element belongs to most set of each rank.Each set can be identified as having common value in certain field Level list in entry sublist or group.Therefore, level list may include for correlated process control system (or its Part) in all L1 data entry, can be to allow to indicate each different sets associated with higher level entity Or rolling (roll-up) class of subset carrys out tissue otherwise.Therefore entity can be considered as by user's selection or life At the rolling classification of view list, watch list, alert list etc..

In some embodiments, object is shown used in process plant network 10 to generate one or more layers Grade list.That is, process plant network 10 and especially controller 40 and/or work station 30 or 32 and/or configuration database 60 Multiple display objects may be stored in corresponding memory devices, the display Object Management group is to process plant network 10 Operator shows the mode of information.Specifically, each display object include multiple process plant entities (such as field device 44, 46) description and/or information corresponding with multiple process plant entities.For example, it may include being confirmed as that general view, which is shown, Crucial all data and/or parameter in the part of journey factory.Display object is a part of L1 data and/or is configuration file 74 a part.Therefore, in some embodiments, method 200 may include from configuration file 74 create it is one or more from List, and specifically, one or more watch lists are created according to display object data.Can create default watch list with Including all parameter/data associated with object is particularly shown.Default watch list set can be created, so that each default Watch list includes and the corresponding associated parameter/data of display object.Certainly, as described herein, default watch list can To be editable.In a further embodiment, when updating the configuration of association display object in configuration file 74, automatically Ground updates watch list, and can be used for being added to data/parameter of each watch list in yet other embodiments, according to warp The configuration file 74 of update updates.

In addition, user can choose the region of process plant 10, unit (unit) or unit (cell), and can create Watch list to include in the unit (unit) in module, region or unit (cell) by some or all of module, or Watch list may include that the module of critical alert is configured for it.

Alert list can also be automatically created to match the alarm configuration at each operator station, so that operator is not having It is in factory and/or still can not monitor him/her at his/her work station 30,32 and have been configured as to his/her The important alarm of operational responsibility.Such as in configuration file 74 specified alarm filtering standard (including alarm priority, function and Notice setting) it can be used for automatically creating the available alert list to be monitored in mobile application.As a result, mobile The user of equipment can choose the predefined list for the alarm to be monitored, and can edit predefined list, and can create will monitor New alert list etc..

About the lot data that can of course be checked or monitor in any watch list, alert list and watch list can Respectively to be automatically configured according to particular batch, special formulation, specific collection of batch equipment etc..

At frame 205, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 can be sent the information about level list to Another calculating equipment.Transmission is (for example, add when such information can be transmitted periodically or be changed in level list Add new entity or parameter, remove existing entry etc.).This type of information equally can be using summarized form or as only change information Instruction transmit.Another calculating equipment can be remote computing device or can be Mobile Server 178.It is taken when by data When business device 174 generates level list, data server 174 can send the information about level list to Mobile Server 178.In some embodiments, when a change, the entry that data server 174 can only change in transport layer list. In a further embodiment, data server 175 can transmit complete level list periodically to verify accuracy, this is complete Permutation table may be transmitted infrequently (for example, daily, weekly, monthly).When level list is generated by Mobile Server 178, Information about level list can be sent to one or more remote computing devices (for example, movement is set by Mobile Server 178 For 14).In some embodiments, which may include the finite list of the entry in level list.For example, finite list can With the entry for including user or remote computing device is authorized to.As another example, finite list can only include height Level entry (for example, entry associated with region or process unit).As another example, finite list can only include with The associated entry of search parameter of request or inquiry from remote computing device, such as in response to being directed to specific type of data The user query of (for example, operational state, temperature, failure valve, critical alert etc.).As another example, finite list It can only include entry associated with entity, the entity such as previously selected by the user of remote computing device.

At frame 206, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 can be received from another calculating equipment to one or The selection of multiple entries.The selection can be indicated by the entry set in another calculating requested level list of equipment.For example, Remote computing device can to Mobile Server 178 send indicate, with select will for its receive process data special parameter or Entity.Continue the example, Mobile Server 178 can also send the instruction to selected parameter or entity to data server 174. In some embodiments, the scheduled item being stored as in the memory of data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 The indicator of mesh set (for example, preset view list or watch list) receives the selection.For example, with predetermined view list Associated identifier can be received by Mobile Server 178, which may include the multiple entries to be requested.

At frame 208, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 can be passed the data value for corresponding to selected entry It is sent to another calculating equipment.This may include from data server 174 to 178 transmit process data value of Mobile Server or from shifting Server 178 is moved to remote computing device transmit process data value.In some embodiments, this may include with data service 178 receive process data value of device 174 or Mobile Server sends one or more process data value streams substantially in real time.Cause This, remote computing device can subscribe to and the entity or the associated one or more data flows of parameter in Process Control System. In some embodiments, Mobile Server 178 can be further transmitted additional data or historical process data (for example, the past one Process data associated with selected entry etc. in hour, one day).Such data can be provided to the user of remote computing device It context and can be presented as elsewhere herein discusses.Process data value be transmitted in elsewhere herein into One step detailed description.

Fig. 2 B shows and to send remote computation to for generating instruction from Process Control System search configuration data and set The Example configuration data searching method 210 of the data list of standby process data.Data list configuration method 210 can be by counting It can implementation method according to server 174 or the realization of Mobile Server 178 or data server 174 and Mobile Server 178 210 part.However, in a preferred embodiment, method 210 is by receiving configuration data from data server 174 and from long-range It calculates equipment and receives the Mobile Server 178 of inquiry to realize.In such embodiments, Mobile Server is also from data service 174 receive process data value of device, and remote computing device is sent for process data value based on data list.

Method 210 is since frame 211, wherein data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 connect from Process Control System Configuration data is received, as above for described in frame 201.At frame 212, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 are from another One calculates the inquiry that equipment receives request process data, the inquiry instruction one or more search ginsengs associated with process data Number.Inquiry can generate the selection of search parameter in response to user by another calculating equipment, such as directly defeated by user Enter search terms (search term) or selects common query argument (for example, current alert, operation batch, the past one day factory The process data etc. of operation).For example, search parameter can specify special entity or procedure parameter in Process Control System, Each of can be identified by user-friendly bookmark name or unique ID numbers.Alternatively, search parameter It can indicate the type or classification of entity, such as rank, process function, the type of unit, the type of alarm, control module Type, the type of sensor reading etc..Other than mark entity or procedure parameter, query argument can specify other letters Breath.For example, query argument can specify the particular value (or range of value) of process data value, history or summarize data (for example, flat Mean value) time frame, process data for being generated in identification procedure control system other information or related to process plant Connection but the additional non-process data not generated in Process Control System.

At frame 213, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 are known based on the search parameter of the inquiry received One or more entities not associated with Process Control System or procedure parameter.As described above, configuration data may include mark Label, the label include the information about entity or parameter in Process Control System.Label value can be used for identify in response to Inquire the process data or parameter of (that is, matching inquiry parameter).For example, some search parameters can indicate in configuration data Entity or the associated value of the label of parameter, such as indicate the value of specific region, unit, alarm state or data type (for example, " temperature ", " pressure " etc.).

At frame 214, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 generate item list based on search parameter.Entry List may include multiple entries of the identified entity or parameter of instruction.In some embodiments, the list can also include The entry of indicating predetermined justice list (for example, shared view list), the entity or ginseng which includes and identified The associated entry of number.In a further embodiment, list may include associated with the entity or parameter identified but not Individually match the relevant entry of search parameter.For example, the reality of each higher level associated with matched entity or parameter Body can be included in list.Because relevant entry does not match search parameter directly, relevant entry can be in lists It is labeled or is included in independent list and do not correspond directly to inquiry to be identified as them.It then can be by these related items Mesh is dividually presented to the user with the entity or parameter identified, or can pass through the figure or style in graphic user interface (stylistic) instruction is to indicate relevant entry.Generation list can include determining that user or remote computing device are authorized to and obtain The subset of the entity identified or parameter that obtain.This authorization can User ID or remote computing device based on user equipment ID is determined.

At frame 215, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 send list generated to request calculating and set Standby (for example, remote computing device).In some embodiments, this can be related to only only sending to request calculating equipment about entry Partial information, then send additional information in the further request of user.Once receiving column from Mobile Server 178 At least part of list information can be presented in table, remote computing device to user.This may include that item list is presented, can Entry that is most related or more frequently selecting is provided to be organized or be sorted with position more outstanding in display.When user selects one It is long-range to count when a or multiple destination aggregation (mda) (for example, to add an entry to view list, to form new watch list etc.) Mobile Server 178 can be sent back for the selection of entry set by calculating equipment.In some embodiments, Mobile Server 178 can In response to the polling request from data server 174 and to data server transmission to the finger of selected entry set Show.

At frame 216, data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 are from list reception to the collection of one or more entries The selection of conjunction.Similar to the other data lists selection being discussed herein, which can be used as the set of entry indicator to connect It receives, or can be used as one or more indicators of predetermined list to receive.At frame 217, in response to receiving the selection, Data server 174 or Mobile Server 178 obtain data value from Process Control System, and will number associated with selected entry Remote computing device is transmitted to according to value.As discussed elsewhere herein, asked in response to the poll from data server 174 It asks, Mobile Server 178 can be by sending the instruction of requested process data to data server 174 come from process control System request process data or additional data.Data server 174 from Process Control System obtains multiple data values and by institute The data value of request sends Mobile Server 178 to.Then, Mobile Server 178 will institute associated with selected entry The data value of request sends mobile computing device to.Therefore, as described above, remote computing device inquiry can be used identifying and Request data and subscribe to and the entity or the associated one or more data flows of parameter in Process Control System.In some implementations In example, Mobile Server 178 can also transmit additional data or historical process data (for example, in the past in one hour, one day with institute Select associated process data of entry etc.).Such data can provide context to the user of remote computing device and can be with It is presented as discussed elsewhere herein.

Process data is subscribed to

In order to safely be remote computing device subscription procedure data flow and obtain extra data without course of damage control Following system and method can be used in the safeguard protection of system.As discussed above, remote computing device can take from mobile Business device 178 obtains data value, and Mobile Server 178 transfers that data value can be obtained from data server 174.Data server 174 from Process Control System, such as from controller via communicator interface 170, from process database 58, data historian 62, Knowledge Storage library 64, or from private server 186, obtain data value.In a preferred embodiment, data server 174 is to movement Server 178 sends polling request, and Mobile Server 178 sends the data list of request to only in response to polling request Data server 174.Such request data list can only include the request of data changed, the data such as added or removed It subscribes to (that is, the previously indicator of unsolicited new data or the indicator of previous Request but the data no longer requested).Because such as It is upper described can configuration process data subscription as needed, so method for subscribing described herein is provided to from Process Control System The access of L1 data.In addition, process data can send remote computing device to substantially in real time, without weakening process control Safeguard protection in place in system processed, to protect process plant from malice or other unwarranted access.In addition, mobile clothes Business device 178 can only obtain the data of actual request, thus reduce processing and storage demand, while still providing to the complete of L1 data The access of portion's range.By establishing data subscription as needed when process plant is run, it is possible to reduce initial setting up and later System reconfigure.Therefore, system and method described herein convenient for more extensively and access process data in time, needing simultaneously Want less initial configuration and persistence maintenance.

Fig. 2 C shows the example data method for subscribing for process data to be selected and obtained at remote computing device 220.Data subscription method 220 can be repeated realization to establish, edit, adjust or terminate one or more remote computing devices Data subscription, and data subscription method 220 can be realized in conjunction with one or more of the other method described herein.

At frame 221, data server 174 receives configuration file 74 or other configurations from the entity in Process Control System Data.As described in elsewhere herein, configuration file 74 may include the configuration data about Process Control System and can be It is received from file interface 172 or configuration database 60.At frame 222, data server 174 can will be with 74 phase of configuration file Associated data transmission is to Mobile Server 178, this can be related to sending configuration file 74, the configuration data being included in A part, or the configuration data 174 being derived from by data server 174.At frame 223, Mobile Server 178 can be to one A or multiple remote computing devices provide the access to configuration data.May include transmission to remote computing device offer access can The interface of search configuration data is used for the list or foundation of data.As discussed elsewhere herein, Mobile Server 178 can Provided in some cases to the access all or less than configuration data, such as by providing the configuration data being authorized to user A part access.

At frame 224, Mobile Server 178 receives one or more views from remote computing device via mobile network and arranges Table indicator, the one or more view list indicator indicate the process requested by remote computing device from Process Control System Data (and any additional data).In some embodiments, user's log-in events in remote computing device can make to default View list indicator is sent automatically to Mobile Server 178 from remote computing device.This default view list designators can To be construed to the request for the identical data by user's last-minute plea by Mobile Server 178.Receiving one or more When view list indicator, Mobile Server 178 can determine or generate the list of requested data.Requested data it is this List can be the Assembly Listing of the requested all data of multiple remote computing devices, can be by removing redundant entries Further simplified.Whenever receiving new indicator from any remote computing device, the remote computation including terminating previous Request The indicator of equipment, Mobile Server 178 can update this Assembly Listing of request data.For the ease of later by data Value is transferred to remote computing device appropriate, and Mobile Server 178 can further remain by the data of request and specifically remote Journey calculates the associated one or more lists of equipment.In some embodiments, which can be included in and be requested In the Assembly Listing of data.In a further embodiment, in addition Mobile Server 178 can generate the column of the variation of request Table can only include that instruction has been set to since sending data server 174 for previous request of data from remote computation The entry of the variation of the standby requested process data (or additional data) received.By transmitting such variation requested List rather than the complete list of requested data, Mobile Server 178 can efficiently be led to data server 174 Letter.

At frame 225, data server 174 sends poll to Mobile Server 178 via remote access network 164 and asks It asks, which requests the information about the data requested by remote computing device.Polling request can with some processes Data value, which is updated compared to slower interval, periodically to be sent, and thus reducing will be via the total of the transmission of remote access network 164 Data.At frame 226, in response to receiving polling request, Mobile Server 178 is then by the list of requested data via remote Journey access network 164 is sent to data server 174.As described above, in some embodiments, the list of requested data can be with It is Assembly Listing, and can also be the list of requested variation.In a preferred embodiment, Mobile Server 178 can be only Carry out transmission list in response to receiving polling request from data server 178.In a further embodiment, data server 174 can be configured as and only from Mobile Server 178 and only receive institute during the predetermined space after each polling request The list of request data.Data server 174 can ignore incongruent request.In alternate embodiments, data server 174 can receive the list (list of the request especially changed) of the requested data from Mobile Server 178 at any time.This The embodiment of sample may be advantageous, and be sent to before Mobile Server 178 because reducing data value from data server 174 Delay.

At frame 227, data server 174 is via process control network 162 from Process Control System receive process data Stream.It can be from one or more data sources process datas in Process Control System, including one or more below: warp By communicator interface 170 from controller 40, transmitted from process database 58, or in other ways via process plant network 10. In some embodiments, data server 174 can be subscribed to by transmitting the request for the specific data from data source One or more data sources.Can the list based on the requested data from Mobile Server 178 it is this further to generate Requested subscription.In a further embodiment, data server 174 can also be from data historian 62, Knowledge Storage library 64 or private server 186 obtain the additional data requested by Mobile Server 178.

At frame 228, data server 174 identifies the data value in the data received to be further transmitted to mobile clothes Business device 178.Data server 174 can identify in data flow with the list of the request data from Mobile Server 178 in institute The corresponding process data value of the data of request.At frame 229, data server 174 then will via remote access network 164 The data value of identification is sent to Mobile Server 178.In order to reduce the network traffic on remote access network 164, data clothes Business device 174 can only send the data value of update associated with requested process data or variation.For example, non-delta data Value can not be sent, or can only be sent as the indicator of non-changing value.In alternate embodiments, data service Device 174 can with receive data value from Process Control System and send in real time data value or data server 174 can between Data value is sent by the group every ground.When real-time send, data value can be used as data flow and be sent to movement from data server 174 Server 178.When compartment of terrain is sent, data server 174 can be to each time in interim from process control system Received data value of uniting is grouped, which can be fixed period or variable interval.For example, data server 174 can by regular time section (for example, per second) to Mobile Server 178 send data value, unless cyclical transmission it The preceding data (for example, 5MB) that necessary amounts are received from Process Control System.

At frame 230, Mobile Server 178 similarly identifies the subset of the data value received and will via mobile network It is sent to remote computing device.Mobile Server 178 can be based on the item in the view list indicated by remote computing device Mesh selects subset.In alternate embodiments, Mobile Server 178 can receive data with from data server 174 The subset of value and data value can be sent by the group with compartment of terrain by sending the subset of data value or Mobile Server 178 in real time.Example Such as, data value can be grouped and periodically (for example, per second) is sent, to reduce the transmission via mobile telephone network Number.In a further embodiment, Mobile Server 178 can send data value in real time, but third party's network (for example, Mobile telephone network) it can be in cyclical transmission scheduling by group transmission data value.However, at frame 231, once it is counted by mobile It calculates equipment to receive, is just presented to the user at least some data values of subset.Such presentation may include as notice, figure Table, the presentation of icon or the other of the part based on data value summarize presentation.

Fig. 2 D shows example data and subscribes to communication sequence, and it illustrates Process Control System (specifically, file interfaces 172 and communicator interface 170), data server 174, Mobile Server 178 and remote computing device (specifically, mobile device 14) communication between.Although being shown as connection directly in order to which the notable feature of sequence is better described, should manage Solution, may relate to the component of (intervene) between two parties.For example, controller 40 can pass configuration data via file interface 172 It is sent to data server 174, and process data can also be transmitted to data server 174 via communicator interface 170.To the greatest extent Pipe is differently described as being transmitted to data server 174 from controller through specification, it is understood that, at least some In embodiment, configuration data 74 is stored in configuration database 60, and is transmitted via file interface 172 from configuration database 60 To data server 174.That is, file interface 172 can obtain configuration data 74 from configuration database 60 (or from controller 40), And configuration data 74 is transmitted to data server 174.Under any circumstance, communicator interface 170,172 sum number of file interface It is communicated according to server 174 via process control network 162.Data server 174 and Mobile Server 178 are via remotely connecing Enter network 164 to be communicated.Mobile Server 178 and mobile device 14 are communicated via mobile network, which can To include the local network (for example, a part of remote access network 164) at process plant, notice service 196 or internet 180.Although for the sake of clarity, exemplary sequence only shows file interface 172, data server 174, Mobile Server 178 With respective one in mobile device 14, but other embodiments may include any part or whole in these multiple components Component.

Exemplary communication sequence is transmitted to data server 174 (line 232) from file interface 172 with configuration file 74 and opens Begin.Once receiving configuration file 74, data server 174 determines configuration data and sends Mobile Server for configuration data 178 (lines 233), the configuration data can be included in a part of the information in configuration file 74.Mobile Server 178 is then There is provided configuration data or part of it to mobile device 14 (line 234).When receiving request of data from user or with other sides When formula determines request of data at mobile device 14, mobile device 14 sends view list indicator (line to Mobile Server 178 235).In the shown embodiment, Mobile Server 178 receives view list indicator and waits from data server 174 Polling request.After an interval time, data server 174 sends polling request (line 236) to Mobile Server 178.It rings Ying Yu receives polling request, and Mobile Server sends data list or its instruction (line of request to data server 174 237).As shown, polling request can by data server 174 periodically or compartment of terrain send (line 236), in response to it Each, Mobile Server 178 can return to requested data list or the update to it.

Data server 174 crosses number of passes from the reception of communicator interface 170 is associated with controller 40 in different times It according to (line 238), can be periodically, there are one or more periods, or can be acyclic (for example, accidental ).As shown in line 238, in some embodiments, it might even be possible to receive process number in the case where no particular data request According to.When receiving process data at data server 174, data server 174 can determine the received process data of institute Whether value corresponds to any requested data in requested data list.When identifying this requested data, Requested data are sent to Mobile Server 178 (line 239) by data server 174.When receiving requested data, Mobile Server 178 can choose data value corresponding with the requested view list data of mobile device 14.Information Mobile Service Then device 178 sends mobile device 14 (line 240) for requested view list data.From communicator interface 170 to data Server 174 (line 238), from data server 174 to Mobile Server 178 (line 239) and from Mobile Server 178 to shifting This sequence of dynamic equipment 14 (line 240) transmit process data can repeat during process plant operates, until mobile device 14 terminate data subscription.It can be by transmitting the indicator of termination or not requesting the new view list indicator of any process data To terminate data subscription.

Fig. 2 E is shown for providing the example data of process data from data server 174 to Mobile Server 178 Server communications method 250.Data server communication means 250 (or part thereof) can repeat to implement by data server 174 To provide data flow from Process Control System to Mobile Server 178 or provide process data value, and method in other ways 250 can implement in conjunction with one or more other methods described herein.Although method 250 is described as receiving and transmit Number of passes evidence, but in some embodiments, data server 174 can also obtain and to the transmission of Mobile Server 178 and mistakes The related additional data of journey factory.

At frame 251, data server 174 receives configuration data from Process Control System via process control network 162. The configuration data can be used as one or more configuration files 74 and connect from controller 40, file interface 172 or configuration database 60 It receives, as elsewhere herein is discussed.After receiving configuration data, data server 174 can be further in block 252 Place sends configuration data to Mobile Server 178.For transmitting configuration data, data server 174 can determine change or The subset of the configuration data of update, or can in other ways determination to be sent to mobile device 178 configuration data son Collection.In a further embodiment, data server 174 can be such as by from from the received configuration data of Process Control System Middle acquisition summary or level list information and generate configuration information to be sent to Mobile Server 178.

At frame 253, data server 174 sends poll to Mobile Server 178 via remote access network 164 and asks It asks.Polling request can indicate that Mobile Server 178 is made by sending requested data list to data server 174 It responds out.In response to polling request, Mobile Server 178 can be sent via remote access network 164 to data server 174 The list of requested data.The list of requested data may include multiple requested data parameters, and instruction is from movement The entity or parameter of the Process Control System of 178 request data of server.In some embodiments, list can also include and mistake The instruction of the associated additional data of process control system.In a further embodiment, list can only include for it is new, repair The entry of changing, changing, cancelling or update requested data parameters.

At frame 254, data server 174 receives institute's number of request from Mobile Server 178 via remote access network 164 According to list.Then data server 174 can obtain the associated process data value of list with requested data, and (if being applicable in) if indicated in the list of requested data, data server 174 can further obtain additional number According to.In some embodiments, then data server 174 can be subscribed to from one or more controllers 40 or communicator interface 170 receive process data.At frame 255, data server 174 receives multiple process data values via process control network 162, The process data value is associated with multiple entities in process plant.Process data value may include generating in Process Control System Or controlling value, measured value or the other parameters value used.It in a preferred embodiment, can with generation or renewal process data value As one or more data flow real-time reception process data values from Process Control System.

When data server 174 receives process data value, data server 174 next at frame 256 identification with The subset of the corresponding process data value of requested data parameter of the requested data list received is to be sent to mobile clothes Business device 178.The subset of identification process data value may include identifying those of to have changed or updated process data value, Huo Zhena A little process data values are associated with the process data that Mobile Server 178 is newly requested.Similarly, in some embodiments, known Other subset may include the indicator of update but unchanged process data value.It therefore, can be with the son of identification process data value Collection is effectively to send Mobile Server 178 to.Once identifying the subset of process data value, data server 174 is just in frame The subset of process data value is sent to Mobile Server 178 at 257.In a preferred embodiment, the subset of process data value Identification and communication can execute in real time with 174 receive process data value of data server.Therefore, data server 174 can To provide stream transmission procedure data subscription to Mobile Server.

Fig. 2 F shows example data server communication sequence, and it illustrates Process Control System, (specifically, file is connect Mouthfuls 172 and communicator interface 170), data server 174, Mobile Server 178 and remote computing device it is (specifically, mobile Equipment 14) between communication.The special attention of example data server communication sequence is related to the communication of data server 174.Though So connection is shown as directly in order to which the notable feature of sequence is better described, it is to be understood that may relate between two parties Component.For example, configuration data can be transmitted to data server 174 via file interface 172 by controller 40, and can be with Process data is transmitted to data server 174 via communicator interface 170.Controller 40 and data server 174 are via mistake Process control network 162 is communicated.Data server 174 and Mobile Server 178 are led to via remote access network 164 Letter.Mobile Server 178 and mobile device 14 are communicated via mobile network, which may include at process plant Local network (for example, a part of remote access network 164), notice service 196 or internet 180.Although in order to clear For the sake of, exemplary sequence only shows file interface 172, communicator interface 170, data server 174,178 and of Mobile Server Respective one in mobile device 14, but other embodiments may include these any number of or whole components.

Exemplary communication sequence is to be transmitted to file interface 172 (line 258) from data server 174 for configuration data request Start.File interface 172 can obtain configuration data from configuration database 60.It is requested in response to configuration data, file interface 172 It sends configuration data to data server 174 (line 259), configuration data can be used as configuration file 74 or in other ways It sends.Data server 174 receives configuration data, then which can be processed to determine further configuration data (for example, received configuration data subset, the list collection etc. based on configuration data) to send Mobile Server 178 to. Configuration data or relative information are sent to Mobile Server 178 (line 260) by data server 174.Hereafter certain A time point, data server 174 send polling request (line 261) to Mobile Server 178.It is mobile in response to polling request Server 178 generates and transmits requested data list (line 262) to data server 174.Requested data list can To include the entry for indicating the process data for the slave Process Control System request requested by remote computing device, such as other portions this paper It point is discussed.

Based on requested data list, in some embodiments, data server 174 can be to communicator interface 170 Transmission process request of data (line 263).Communicator interface 170 can be from one or more controllers 40 in Process Control System Obtain process data.No matter whether the embodiment is related to process data request, and data server 174 is all from communicator interface 170 Receive process data (line 264).Once receiving process data, just selection and the requested data list of data server 174 Associated process data is to send Mobile Server 174 (line 265) to.Selection course data may include identification process number According to the one or more set or subset of value, in some embodiments, can be identified as including the process for updating or changing Data value.Then data server 174 sends selected process data to Mobile Server 178 (line 266).As herein its Described in its part, then Mobile Server 178 further can send selected process data (or its subset) to movement Equipment 14.

Fig. 2 G is shown for selecting, obtaining and to the exemplary of one or more remote computing device transmit process data Mobile Server communication means 270.Mobile Server communication means 270 (or part thereof) can be repeated by Mobile Server 178 Implement to provide data flow from Process Control System to remote computing device or provide process data value in other ways, and square Method 270 can be implemented in conjunction with one or more other methods described herein.Although method 270 is described as receiving and transmit Process data, but in some embodiments, Mobile Server 178 can also be obtained and be sent to remote computing device and mistake The related additional data of journey factory.

At frame 271, Mobile Server 178 via remote access network 164 from data server 174 receive with it is excessively program-controlled The associated configuration data of system processed.Configuration data may include one or more configuration files 74, associated with these files Information or description Process Control System in available processes data other information.In some embodiments, Mobile Server 178 can by Process Control System (or part thereof) the expression of configuration be stored in the memory of Mobile Server 178, to mention High-altitude calculates the speed of equipment search.Then data server 174 can only provide the update or change to configuration data, move Dynamic server 178 can be used the update or change to modify the expression of the configuration of stored Process Control System.Some In embodiment, at frame 272, Mobile Server 178 can send some or all configuration datas to one via mobile network A or multiple remote computing devices.For example, Mobile Server 178 can in response to the list to available processes data request or Person provides the list of entity, parameter or relevant information in response to user query, as is described elsewhere herein.

At frame 273, Mobile Server 178 receives view list from least one remote computing device via mobile network Instruction.The instruction can specify process data by data source or parameter in view list, such as pass through assignment procedure control Region, processing unit or procedure parameter in system processed.The instruction can be specified alternatively and be stored in Mobile Server 178 Memory in predetermined view list, may include and the entity or the associated entry of parameter in Process Control System. In some embodiments, Mobile Server 178 can receive multiple such view lists from multiple remote computing devices, at this In the case of kind, Mobile Server 178 can further generate the Assembly Listing of requested data.Mobile Server 178 can be with Generate the list of the requested change of the instruction only including the change in requested process data.Mobile Server 178 can To continue to receive the instruction of view list from remote computing device, and list can be updated, be connect until from data server 174 Receive polling request.

At frame 274, Mobile Server 178 receives poll from data server 174 via remote access network 164 and asks It asks.In response to receiving polling request, at frame 275, Mobile Server 178 is received based on the institute from remote computing device One or more lists indicated to determine requested data of view list.Mobile Server can be based on the finger of predetermined list Show to identify the process data requested by remote computing device.In some embodiments, Mobile Server 178, which can also generate, comes From the Assembly Listing of the requested data of multiple remote computing devices.It only includes being asked that Mobile Server 178, which can also generate, The list of the requested change of the instruction for the change in process data asked.Mobile Server 178 in yet other embodiments, It can be based on the context identification correlated process that related but remote computing device is not requested clearly with requested data Data.The list of requested process data may include the instruction of such correlated process data, can further to obtain The process data that can be requested by the user of remote computing device.At frame 276, Mobile Server 178 is then via remote access The list of identified institute's request process data is sent data server 174 by network 164.The transmitted requested number of passes of institute According to list can be any previous list as described herein or other analogous lists.

At frame 277, Mobile Server 178 receives multiple processes from data server 174 via remote access network 164 Data value.Process data value may include being generated by the entity in Process Control System and being passed via process control network 162 Give the data of data server 174.In some embodiments, multiple process data values may include being set by multiple remote computations The data of standby request.Therefore, at frame 278, Mobile Server 178 is identified from the received multiple process data values of institute to be corresponded to The process data value set of data associated with particular figure list.Mobile Server 178 can identify multiple such mistakes Number of passes is respectively associated with the view list indicated by one or more remote computing devices according to value set.Based on from long-range Calculate the instruction of view list that equipment receives, each process data value set include by remote computing device directly or Connect the data value of request.Once identifying the process data value set, Mobile Server 178 is just via mobile network at frame 279 Network sends the process data value set to corresponding one or more remote computing devices.This may include servicing via notice 196 are communicated, and notice service 196, which can be configured as, is pushed to remote computing device for notice.

Fig. 2 H shows exemplary Mobile Server communication sequence, and it illustrates Process Control System, (specifically, file is connect Mouthfuls 172 and communicator interface 170), data server 174, Mobile Server 178 and remote computing device it is (specifically, mobile Equipment 14) between communication.Exemplary Mobile Server communication sequence special attention is related to the communication of Mobile Server 178.Though So connection is shown as directly in order to which the notable feature of sequence is better described, it is to be understood that may relate between two parties Component.For example, configuration data can be transmitted to data server 174 by file interface 172, and communicator interface 170 can be with Process data is further transmitted to data server 174.Controller 40 and data server 174 are via process control network 162 are communicated.Data server 174 and Mobile Server 178 are communicated via remote access network 164.Information Mobile Service Device 178 and mobile device 14 are communicated via mobile network, which may include the local network at process plant (for example, a part of remote access network 164), notice service 196 or internet 180.Although for the sake of clarity, example Property sequence only shows file interface 172, communicator interface 170, data server 174, Mobile Server 178 and mobile device It respective one in 14, but may include these any number of or whole components in other embodiments.

Illustrative communication sequence with by configuration data since data server 174 is transmitted to Mobile Server 178 (line 280).In some embodiments, configuration data (or part of it) can also be transmitted to mobile device 14 by Mobile Server 178 (line 281).Then, mobile device 14 transmits view list instruction (line 282) to Mobile Server 178, may include and mistake The associated entry of entity or parameter in process control system, or can indicate to be stored in predetermined at Mobile Server 178 List.Mobile Server 178 may then wait for the polling request from data server 174.Mobile Server 178 is from data Server 174 receives polling request (line 283), can periodically send from data server 174.It is asked in response to poll It asks, Mobile Server 178 is based at least partially on the instruction of the received view list of slave mobile device 14 to determine requested data List (line 284).In some embodiments, determine that the list of requested data can include determining that view list entry, Combine the view list entry and the change to be requested of determination for being used for multiple remote computing devices or update view list Entry.When the list of requested data has been determined, the list of requested data is sent data service by Mobile Server 178 Device 174 (line 285).

Data server 174 is from 170 receive process data (line 286) of communicator interface.Then, based on requested data List, at least part of received process data be sent to Mobile Server 178 (line 287) from data server 174. When receiving process data from data server 174, the determination of Mobile Server 178 includes the entity or parameter with view list The view list data (line 288) of associated process data value.Determine view list data may include for one or Multiple associated each view lists of mobile device 14 select view list data value set from the process data received. Then Mobile Server 178 sends mobile device 14 (line 289) for view list data.

Fig. 2 I shows the communication between each module for showing and being implemented by mobile device 14 and/or Mobile Server 178 Example view list subscription sequence.Temporal references Fig. 2 K, in the exemplary embodiment, Mobile Server 178 may be implemented to see Examine list block 371, mobile data service module 372, application programming interfaces (API) 373,374 and of runing time cache User list subscription module 375.In alternative embodiments, watch list module 371 and mobile data service module 372 can To run in mobile device 14, and runing time cache 374 and User list subscription module 375 can be in movements It is run on server 178, and API 373 can be divided in mobile device 14 and Mobile Server 178 between the two.View List subscription sequence shows the selection to view list, subscription to data flow associated with view list and with number According to the disconnection of stream.

View list is selected to start at mobile device 14 with the user of mobile device 14 selection of view list.The choosing The instruction selected can be sent to watch list module 371 (line 290) by mobile device 14.Because the instruction of view list selection can Data associated with view list can be not exclusively specified, so the instruction that view list module 371 selects view list passes Mobile data service 372 (line 291) is given, which is further conveyed to the instruction that view list selects API 373 (line 293).Then, the access of API 373 stores the database of the definition of selected view list, and reads specified The view list of data associated with view list defines (line 293).Then, view list definition is transferred back to mobile data Service module 372 (line 294), mobile data service module 372 send view list definition to watch list module 371 (line 295).View list can be defined another module for being supplied to mobile device 14 or mobile device 14 by watch list module 371, with Generate the watch list 296 of user's selection.The watch list 296 of user's selection, which can be shown to user or be shown as storage, to be provided with The value used afterwards.

In response to the selection to view list, start the subscription to corresponding data stream, wherein API is to User list Request (line 297) is subscribed in the transmission of subscribing module 375.User list subscription module 375 selects to add based on view list Subscription (line 298) to the process data value from Process Control System.As is described elsewhere herein, addition is subscribed to and be can wrap It includes from 174 request process data value of data server.Once being added to subscription, User list subscription module 375 is just to API Confirmation (line 299) is subscribed in 373 transmission, and User list subscription module 375 starts operation time from process control System is transmitted to runing time cache 374 (line 300).As elsewhere herein is discussed, operation time be can be With the entity or the associated process data value of parameter in Process Control System.

In example view list subscription sequence, watch list module 371 is periodically (for example, per second) or occasionally (for example, when the option of specific data is checked in user's selection) updates operation time.In order to obtain operation time, process column Table module 371 sends current value request to mobile data service module 372 (line 301), and current value request is further conveyed to Runing time cache 374 (line 303).When current value request is received between at runtime at cache 374, view column The requested operation time of table is collected (line 304) and sends API 373 (line 305) to.Then, API 373 is by view The operation time of list sends Information Mobile Service module 372 (line 306) to, and Information Mobile Service module 372 transmits operation time Give watch list module 371 (line 307).New operation time no matter when is needed, the sequence can be repeated.

Generation and data when stopping update request and being sent to mobile data service module 372 from watch list module 371 The disconnection (line 308) of stream, the request are further transmitted to API 373 (line 309).API 373 will stop updating request transmission To User list subscription module 375 (line 310).When receiving stopping update request, User list subscription module 375 can stop obtaining the operation time (that is, process data value) of view list.User list subscription module 375 is also It is sent to API 373 and stops updating confirmation message (line 311), API 373 will stop update confirmation message and be transmitted to mobile data Service module 372 (line 312), the mobile data service module 372 will further stop update confirmation message and be transmitted to series of observations Table module 371 (line 313).

Fig. 2 J shows the example data server 174 in Process Control System.Data server 174 is visited via long-range Ask that network 164 is communicably connected to server 178.In addition, data server 174 communicatedly connects via process control network 162 The multiple components being connected in Process Control System.Process control network 162 by data server 174 be connected to controller 40, with The associated communicator interface 170 of controller 40, configuration database 60 provide the file of configuration data to data server 174 The data historian 62 of interface 172 and storage process data in the past associated with process plant.

Data server 174 includes data service 176 in order to communicate, and may include multiple special modules or routine. Data service 176 may include data scanner 314, configuration module 315 and data module 316.Configuration module 315 can be with Configuration database 60 or the communication of file interface 172 are to obtain the configuration data about Process Control System, such as configuration file 74. Data module 316 can request from data historian 62, controller 40 or communicator interface 170 and obtain data value.According to this The method that literary other parts are discussed, data module 316 are also an option that the data value received to send Information Mobile Service to Device 178.Data scanner 314 can passively be received from controller 40 or communicator interface 170 via process control network 162 Stream transmission procedure data value.In some embodiments, data scanner 314 can be scanned is transmitted by process control network 162 All process datas, it is then possible to identify some of process data values to send Mobile Server 178 to.In data It may include additional, substitution or less element in the other embodiments of server 174.

Fig. 2 K shows the exemplary Mobile Server 178 in Process Control System.Mobile Server 178 and mobile device 14 or web client 198 communicatedly connect, with to remote user provide may include L1 data process data.Application program API 317 handles the data between Mobile Server 178 and remote computing device (that is, mobile device 14 or web client 198) The communication of list (for example, alert list, watch list etc.) and relevant data value.In addition, Mobile Server 178 may include leading to Know module 327, notification module 327 is transmitted to mobile device 14 via notice service 196 and notified, notice service 196 can be into one Step notifies service 182 by the third party of such as Google or Apple notice service etc to send notice.Application program API 317 can be further processed user authentication and personalization, for this purpose, application program API 317 can further with certificate server 318 and Mobile Server 178 each internal part communication.It may include configuration with certification and personalized related internal part Database 321 and user's customized module 322.Configuration database 321 can also receive information, line module from line module 333 333 can handle via data connection 334 from execute portal (expo) server 179 configuration unit 330 it is received configuration and Individuation data.

Other than authorizing with personalization component, application program API 317 can also remember with search database 319, log It records database 320 and memory cache 323 communicates.Configuration data can be received from search module 332 by searching for database, In order to search for L1 data or summarize the available processes data in the Process Control System of data-level, such as elsewhere herein institute It discusses.Search module 332 can be received via data connection 334 from the configuration file processing unit 331 of expo server 179 Configuration data.Log recording database 320 can store the use measurement for off-line analysis.Memory cache 323 with Application program API 317 and stream processing unit 325 are communicated in notifying and manage stored list 324.

Stream processing unit 325 was received by runing time scanner 326 from Process Control System via data connection 334 Journey data value.Runing time scanner 326 is also via data connection 334 from the communicator of the portal 171 in Process Control System Interface 170 obtains process data value.Runing time scanner 326 can based on the configuration data from configuration database 321 come Identification process data value.Once receive process data value, stream processing unit 325 identified with regard to assessing the data value that receives with By the parameter of remote computing device request, entity, alarm or notify associated requested data value.User's customized module 322 and configuration database 321 information of the data about remote computing device to be transmitted to can be provided, can be added to In memory cache 323.When stream processing unit 325 it is determined that can be sent notification information to logical when sending notice Module 327 is known to be pushed to mobile device 14. via notice service 196

Expo server 179 may include storing the user about Process Control System, equipment, licensing and system-level The expo database 328 of the information of information.This may include that configuration file 74 and the user about access process data authorize Information.Expo database 328 can be configured by the expo configurator unit 329 operated in Process Control System.Then, Expo database 328 provides configuration and authorization data to line module 333 via data connection 334, by configuration unit 330, And configuration and authorization data are provided to search module by configuration file processing unit 331.In other realities of Mobile Server 178 Applying may include additional, substitution or less element in example.For example, data server 174 can be included in mobile clothes Business device 178 and expo server 179 and communicator interface 170 are between the two.

Fig. 2 L shows the exemplary Mobile Server internal communication framework in Mobile Server 178.Exemplary architecture is in The replaceable view of logical connection in existing Mobile Server 178.Mobile Server 178 may include 339 He of Information Mobile Service Expo server 338, via asynchronous communication API (such as Windows communication infrastructure (WCF) frame (being developed by Microsoft)) Between the client-side scanner 336 in the server side scanner 335 in Information Mobile Service 339 and expo server 338 into Row communication.In expo server 338, server end scanner 335 is communicated with expo communicator 337 to handle and come from expo number According to the configuration in library 328.In Information Mobile Service 339, received data is transmitted to series of observations list item by client-side scanner 336 Mesh unit 324, the watch list project unit 324 are further transmitted to Information Mobile Service 190.Information Mobile Service 190 is also managed and is moved The communication of dynamic equipment 14.

Notice and alarm

Other than other process datas, system and method described herein can be used for will be associated with process plant Alarm sends the user of remote computing device to.Because alarm be often time-sensitive and may be it is urgent, this There is special value to alarm in terms of the real-time data communication of the system and method for text.Alarm can be included as process control The L1 data that system generates, and can be included in and the excessively program-controlled of Mobile Server 178 is transmitted to by data server 174 In data value processed.For example, alarm can be the parameter defined in configuration data and can be included in and such as control mould In the associated process data of the entity of block etc.Such alarm can be procedure parameter and can have to be joined as process The alarm state of number data value, can from predefined alarm state set (for example, prevent, disabling, confirmation, it is active not really Recognize, actively confirmation and inactive unconfirmed) in selection.Alarm state can in Kernel-based methods control system other parameters or The situation in process plant, the state of the processed material in a part of such as process plant, mistake are indicated in other ways Equipment (for example, field device 44-46 or unit) in environmental aspect or process plant in a part of journey factory State.In some embodiments, it can input or export associated with alarm to monitor based on process associated with situation Situation, such as situation itself measure the case where (for example, due to physical limit in process plant) not directly in process.

As other process datas, alarm can be used as one of the alert list by user's selection of remote computing device Part is selected for monitoring or subscribe to.Therefore Mobile Server 178 can be used as from the transmission of data server 174 and cross number of passes Alarm state is received according to a part of value.Mobile Server 178 can be further processed alarm state to determine whether warn Accuse user.Alternatively, it is possible to be implemented based on the correlated process data value from Process Control System by Mobile Server 178 Alarm.For example, alarm can specify the value range of one or more parameters associated with each of multiple alarm states. Then, Mobile Server 178 can subscribe to associated one or more parameters, and work as from data server 174 and receive pass Alarm state is determined when the parameter value of connection.It howsoever generates, alarm can be monitored to determine when to alert user.When alarm shape When state meets the one or more standards being used for transmission, Mobile Server 178 can send notice or warning to corresponding remote Journey calculates equipment to be presented to the user.It is such warning or notice can as other process data values by mobile network come Transmission, or warning or notice can (it can further connect with other service interfaces, such as the via notice service 196 Tripartite notifies service 182, such as the service of Google or Apple notice) it sends.Therefore, alarm described herein and notification method The other methods that can be described by elsewhere herein with system in connection are implemented.

Fig. 2 M is shown for monitoring Process Control System and leading to the example Alarm that remote computing device provides alarm Perception method 340.Alert notification method 340 can be implemented associated with alarm logical to identify and send by Mobile Server 178 Know or other are alerted.At frame 341, Mobile Server 178 is directed to one or more remote computing devices and establishes to process control The subscription of alarm in system.It, can be in response to data list (for example, comprising as mistake as elsewhere herein is discussed The alert list of the alarm of journey data entry or other lists) selection and to including from Mobile Server 178 to data service Such subscription is established in the request (it can be sent in response to polling request) of the process data of the alarm of device 174.? At frame 342, Mobile Server 178 is via remote access network 164 from 174 receive process data of data server.Such mistake According to may include multiple process data values, they can generate in Process Control System with them and send out as real-time number of passes The one or more process data value streams sent are received.

After receiving process data, Mobile Server 178 identifies the alarm in the process data received at frame 343 Data value.Data with alert value can be alarm state associated with the situation monitored in process plant.Alternatively, alert Report data value can be another process data value associated with alarm state.It is mobile based on the data with alert value identified Server 178 can determine notice associated with alarm state to send remote computing device to.

At frame 344, Mobile Server 178 sends the notice of data with alert value to one or more remote computations and sets It is standby.Notice may include alarm state, or be also possible to another notice.In some embodiments, notice can also include Additional information related with alarm, such as about the recommendation for solving associated with alarm situation, solve the situation time or Annotation about situation.Such additional data can be via data server 174 from data historian 62 or Knowledge Storage library 64 acquisitions or additional data can be obtained by Mobile Server 178 from enterprise's history library 188.Data server 178 can be with base Check that data list will notify (including any additional data) to be transmitted to one or more in associated with remote computing device Remote computing device, as elsewhere herein is discussed.Transmission notice may include by such as internet 180 or local network The mobile network of network etc sends notice.For example, local network can be used for through Wi-Fi access point 12a via remotely accessing Network 164 sends a notification to mobile device 14.In some embodiments, notice can be transmitted to remote via notice service 196 Journey calculates equipment.Notice can be pushed to remote computing device by notice service 196, be answered but regardless of associated with process data It is being passed with program (for example, dedicated monitoring application program or can be from the web browser of 178 receive process data of Mobile Server) It send and whether is just being run on a remote computing when notice.It therefore, can also be to even if when user is not when checking process data User's alert.After receiving notice, police corresponding with notifying is presented to user at frame 345 in remote computing device It accuses.

Fig. 2 N shows example Alarm transmission sequence, shows the warning from Mobile Server 178 to mobile device 14 Or the communication of notice.In the exemplary embodiment, Mobile Server 178 can be implemented runing time notice service 326, notify Filter 325 and application program API 317.It, should when the identification of Mobile Server 178 is used for transmission the notice of mobile device 14 When notice can notify service 326 to generate or send the operation of Mobile Server 178 to by the runing time of Mobile Server 178 Between notice service 326.Alternatively, runing time notice service 326 can identify the notice of Mobile Server 14 to be sent to. In any case, runing time notice service 326 sends a notification to notification filter 325, and notification filter 325 can be into one Step determines how notice is sent to mobile device 14.Then the notice is sent to application program API by notification filter 325 317 for further transmitting.

Application program API 317 can be with notice service 196 (for example, notifying center by the Azure of Microsoft's exploitation) Communication, the notice service 196 can be configured as will notice further via third party notify service 182 (such as Google or Apple notice services) mobile device 14 is sent to via notice channel 346.After receiving the notice, application program API 317 transmit the notification to notice service 196.196 selection third party of notice service notifies service 182 and sends a notification to institute The third party of selection notifies service 182.Third party notifies service 182 receives to notify and send it to notice channel 346, notice Channel 346 sends notice to mobile device 14.Then mobile device 14 can be presented to user and be notified.In some embodiments In, mobile device 14 can receive the request for reading pending notice, which may include selection of the user to notice.It rings The such request of Ying Yu, mobile device 14 can provide with it is notifying to include together or individually receive from Mobile Server 178 Additional information.In a further embodiment, mobile device 14 can request and implementation process in response to receiving from user Data-application is to obtain process data associated with notifying.

Fig. 2 O shows example Alarm notification architecture, shows the biography for notifying mobile device 14 associated with alarm It send.The exemplary architecture is shown transmits main component involved in data between mobile device 14 and Mobile Server 178. Mobile Server 178 includes notification module 327, and notification module 327 sends notice (for example, related to alarm to mobile device 14 The warning of connection), but the communication that notification module 327 is not returned received from mobile device 14.The reception of notification module 327 will be sent to shifting The notice of dynamic equipment 14 determines such notice based on by the received process data of Mobile Server 178.It is notified in identification Later, notification module 327 can send a notification to notice service 196 via internet 180.Notice service 196 then can be with It sends a notification to third party and notifies service 182, which notifies service 182 to can be service based on cloud, such as Apple The iCloud of company.Third party notifies service 182 that notice then can be pushed to mobile device 14 to be presented to the user.

The application program API 317 of Mobile Server 178 sends and receives data.As described above, application program API 317 Mobile device 14 can be sent by configuration data and requested process data value via mobile network (such as internet 180). Application program API 317 is also received via mobile network's slave mobile device 14 and is communicated, such as inquiry, to the request of configuration data or The selection (for example, watch list, alert list etc.) of process data.Therefore, application program API 317 can provide mobile device The interface for common communications between 14 and Mobile Server 178, and the push of notification module 327 is especially to the letter of time-sensitive Cease the notice of (for example, warning associated with alarm).Mobile device 14 can be implemented various software applications, module or Data are presented to user to send and receive data, and via GUI in routine.For example, mobile device 14 may include for locating Manage the movement and data service of the communication (and in some embodiments, for receiving notice) via mobile network.It is mobile and Data service can store data and simultaneously the local storage retrieval data of slave mobile device 14, and provides and be used for view model In filling data.View model can will the view that selected or created by user with from Mobile Server 178 or be locally stored The received process data value combination of device, the available information about process plant to be presented to user.As is described elsewhere herein, View model can transfer data to mobile and data service further for storing or being transmitted to Mobile Server 178 to indicate Request to configuration data or process data from Process Control System.

Fig. 2 P is shown for providing to remote computing device (such as mobile device 14) about in Process Control System The notice of alarm and the example Alarm response method 350 of additional data.Method 350 can by Mobile Server 178 implement with Further information associated with this alarm is asked in identification and transmission notice or other warnings relevant to alarm, reception It asks, and additional data associated with alarm is provided.At frame 351, Mobile Server 178 can be via remote access network 164 receive multiple process data values from data server 174, as is described elsewhere herein.It is received from Mobile Server 174 When to process data, Mobile Server 178 can identify the data with the Event correlation in Process Control System.Identify that alarm can To include the alarm state identified from the received multiple process data values of data server 174, or identification alarm can wrap It includes and alarm state is determined according to the parameter value in multiple process data values at Mobile Server 178.Mobile Server 178 is then It can be generated or select the notice that be sent to remote computing device, which may include alarm state.

At frame 352, Mobile Server 178 sends notice associated with the alarm identified to remote computation and sets It is standby.The notice can send notice service 196 to via the notification module 327 of Mobile Server 178, so as to further via the Tripartite notifies service 182 to send mobile device 14 to.Upon receipt of the notification, remote computing device can be presented to user Notice, and can receive and request with the user of related additional data is notified.To the request of additional data can specify with Situation in the associated specific data of alarm or process plant associated with alarm.For example, user can be logical by selecting That knows indicates to select further details from the list of available relevant information.Alternatively, additional data is asked Ask that can simply request in Process Control System can be with and with being associated with the associated additional data of the situation of alarm.

At frame 353, Mobile Server 178 asks additional data associated with situation from remote computing device reception It asks.This request to additional data can be received Mobile Server 178 simultaneously from remote computing device via mobile network And it is received by the application program API 317 of Mobile Server 178.For example, mobile device 14 will be able to include via internet 180 The application program API 317 of Mobile Server 178 is sent to the message of the request of additional data.It is connect in Mobile Server 178 After receiving the request to additional data, at frame 354, Mobile Server 178 can identify and be sent to remote computing device The associated additional data of situation.Mobile Server 178 can be according to the specified instruction including additional data in the request To identify additional data.Additionally or alternatively, Mobile Server 178 can be based on previously from the reception of data server 174 Configuration data identify additional data, such as pass through identification region associated with alarm, process unit, unit, control Molding block or parameter (or input parameter of alarm).For example, about unit associated with the triggering parameter value of alarm Process data can be identified as additional data relevant to the request.In a further embodiment, Mobile Server 178 can With identify about may alarm relevant to the situation in process plant or equipment data, such as process with the situation that is associated with The associated recommendation of situation or entity or annotation in control system.It, can be by institute if can be used at Mobile Server 178 The additional data of identification is sent to remote computing device.If in Information Mobile Service some or all of in the additional data identified Unavailable at device 178, then Mobile Server 178 can obtain additional data.Obtaining additional data may include from data service Device 174 requests process data value associated with additional data.Obtaining additional data values can also include from data historian 62 Or Knowledge Storage library 64 obtains additional data values.Once Mobile Server 178 has identified additional data, then Information Mobile Service Device 178 can send the additional data identified to remote computing device via mobile network.This may include via interconnection Net 180 sends mobile device 14 from application program API 327 for one or more message including additional data values.Long-range meter Then additional data values can be presented to the user additional data values or store for presenting later by calculating equipment.

Web browser embodiment

Although remote computing device example is generally mobile device 14 by this disclosure, it is to be understood that Be, other remote computing devices (for example, Web client 198, such as Web browser or in which application program) can be used Disclosed system and method are come via internet 180 or other insecure network access process data.In some embodiments, Such remote computing device can also be communicated via one or more secure networks with Mobile Server 178.It retouches herein The process stated still can function as further safety measure.Shifting can be connected to via insecure network by showing in Fig. 2 Q The exemplary web client embodiment operated in the mobile device or fixed computer of dynamic server 178.

Fig. 2 Q show at web client 198 from the exemplary web of 178 receive process data of Mobile Server Client implementation mode.The example illustrates the communication between the component of web client 198 and Mobile Server 178.Mobile clothes Business device 178 may include Information Mobile Service 190 to control the communication with remote computing device, as described above.Implement in web client In mode, Information Mobile Service 190 can be communicated with the application program API 317 in Mobile Server 178.Application program API 317 can be sent by the one or more application procedure service 356 of application program API 317 and be connect from Information Mobile Service 190 It collects mail and ceases.Then view controller 357, web services 358 or WebSocket 359 can be used in application program API 317.Depending on Figure controller 357 and web services 358 can provide data to web client 198, and WebSocket 359 can be to web visitor Family end 359 sends data and receives data from web client 359.View controller 357 can send definition will be by web client The static file (for example, html page, CSS file or JavaScript) of the profile for the view that the GUI at end 198 is shown.web Service 358 can send process data value to web client 198 to be used together with static file.Web services 348 can be with It is representative state transfer (REST) web services, and JavaScript object representation (JSON) can be used and effectively send out Send data value.JSON can also be used for the communication between Mobile Server 178 and Web client 198 by WebSockets 359. Although it is not shown, application program API 317 can be logical via internet 180 or other communication networks and Web client 198 Letter.

Web client may include data consumers end unit 360, and the data consumers end unit 360 is via data service mould Block 361 is communicated with Mobile Server 178.Data service module 361 can from the view controller 357 of Mobile Server 178, Web services 358 or WebSocket 359 receive static file, data value and any other data.Data service module 361 WebSockets 359 can also be transferred data to.Data service 361 can communicate in data consumers end unit 360 with life At or provide data to the GUI of remote computing device.In order to be presented to the user data, data consumers end unit 360 can be with base Component 364 and template 365 are bound in 366 (including instructions from the user) of instruction.Class 362 and interface 363 can be used for It receives by the communication between the data service 361 of data provided of Mobile Server 178 and the component 364 of user interface.It shows Web client embodiment be only exemplary, and can wrap in the other embodiments of web client embodiment Include additional, substitution or less element.

GUI is generated

As described above, the application program executed on a mobile computing device be used to allow users to remote viewing procedures control The process data and alarm of system processed.Particularly, application program is configured as being in the mistake represented and generated by Process Control System Number of passes evidence and/or the various graphic user interfaces (GUI) of alarm.Fig. 3 A shows detailed description Mobile Server 178, mobile meter It calculates equipment 14, the application program 16 executed on mobile computing device 14 and is on the display of mobile computing device 14 The signal graph of interaction between existing GUI 18.In general, application program 16 and mobile computing device 14 are via mobile computing One or more API interaction of equipment 14 is to generate and show GUI 18.It is mobile other than the API of mobile computing device 14 Server 178 can also include one or more API logical between Mobile Server 178 and mobile computing device 14 to control Letter, and control the access to the process data and/or alarm that are generated by Process Control System.

On the one hand, process shown in signal graph is when user interacts with GUI 18 to log in (602) application program 16 Start.As is generally known, login process includes that user provides username and password.In one embodiment, application program 16 is The browser application executed on mobile computing device 14.In this embodiment, user, which can log on to, is conducive to herein The Web portal of the function of description.In another embodiment, application program 16 is to be exclusively used in connecting with Process Control System interface Application program.In this embodiment, login process can occur when user starts vertical application.Application program 16 connects It receives log-on message and certification request is generated according to the API of Mobile Server 178.Certification request may include the identity of user The instruction of the identity of instruction and/or mobile computing device 14.It is moved next, application program 16 arrives certification request forwarding (604) It is dynamic to calculate equipment 14 to arrive Mobile Server 178 via communication network transmission (606).During shown, Mobile Server 178 Processing certification request and the process data and/or alarm for authorizing (608) user access process control system to generate.Implement at one In example, access is limited in the set of the process data and/or alarm that more specifically allow in user profiles corresponding to the user.One In a little embodiments, process data and/or alarm from multiple and different Process Control Systems can be accessed with authorized user.Granting After access, Mobile Server 178 sends the confirmation that (610) user is authenticated successfully to mobile computing device 14.Mobile computing Then equipment 14 notifies (612) user to be authenticated successfully to application program 16.

After user is certified to access the process data and/or alarm that are generated by Process Control System, user and GUI The 18 interactive view lists to select (614) process data and/or alarm.View list can be alert list, watch list, The list (that is, alert list, watch list, batch list, and/or list of other lists) of batch list or list.Example Such as, when logging on to application program 16, the boundary of multiple view lists of presentation user's Internet access is can be generated in application program 16 Face.In this example, which can be click, taps or interact with other users of GUI 18, and instruction comes from multiple views The particular figure list of Figure List.Certainly, GUI 18 can be configured as through other known user interface techniques and detect Selection, including use verbal order and/or gesture.Next, application program 16 is generated to corresponding with selected view list Data request.On the one hand, application program 16 according to the API format of Mobile Server 178 to the request of data to wrap Include the instruction of view list.Application program 16 then by the request of data forwarding (616) to mobile computing device 14 with via Communication network transmission (618) arrives Mobile Server 178.

According to the aspect that elsewhere herein describes, when Mobile Server 178 receives the request to data, mobile clothes It includes the multiple parameters in indicated view list that business device 178, which inquires view list database (not shown) with determination,.? In one embodiment, Mobile Server 178 also determines multiple ginsengs associated with each project in indicated view list Number.For example, if indicated view list is alert list, Mobile Server 178 determine with each of in alert list The associated multiple parameters of alarm project.As another example, if the view list of instruction is the list of list, mobile clothes The business determination of device 178 multiple parameters associated with each list in the list of list (and it is associated with project therein Multiple parameters).

Multiple parameters are divided into two universal classifications: operation time parameters and non-operating time parameter.Operation time parameters Parameter including the instruction current operation status generated by field device 44 and/or control module 70.For this purpose, operation time parameters It can indicate " real-time " or active view in the state of field device 44 and/or control module 70.As an example, runing time Parameter may include process values, limiting value, output valve or alarm record.On the other hand, non-operating time parameter is tended to usually Indicate the static characteristic of field device 44 and/or control module 70.As an example, non-operating time parameter may include that scene is set Standby or control module title, the label of field device or control module, the effect of project and the associated list of operation time parameters Member etc..Although non-operating time parameter still may be at any time it should be appreciated that non-operating time parameter is usually static state Between change (for example, when new field device is added to Process Control System).

These different characteristics based on operation time parameters and non-operating time parameter, Mobile Server 178 handle this and ask It asks, differently to retrieve data for operation time parameters and non-operating time parameter.For this purpose, Mobile Server 178 is inquired (622) configuration data (for example, FHX file) is to retrieve non-operating time parameter.Then, Mobile Server 178 will retrieve Non-operating time parameter sends (626) and arrives mobile computing device 14.On the contrary, Mobile Server 178 can for operation time parameters So that mobile computing device 14 subscribes to the data flow that (620) include parameter.In one embodiment, in order to make mobile computing device The step of subscription data flow, Mobile Server 178 follows data subscription method 220 shown in Fig. 2 C.It should be appreciated that because In some embodiments, data flow can be graded tissue, so data flow can also include to several non-operating time parameters The reference of (for example, title or label of control module or field device).As another example, some view lists can wrap Include the graphical representation of parameters history trend.In this example, data flow may include multiple history values of parameter (for example, corresponding Value per minute in nearest 12 hours).It is different from operation time parameters, these history values be from Mobile Server 178 It is retrieved in the data historian (not shown) of interconnection.After mobile computing device 14 has subscribed data flow, Mobile Server 178 can periodically send (628) data flow to mobile computing device 14.In some embodiments, data flow actually may be used To be the aggregate data flow for including multiple and different data flows from multiple and different Process Control Systems.

In addition, application program 16 (is not shown in the template database for corresponding to selected view list according to various aspects (624) template (for example, view model) is retrieved in out).Template includes that the position of the parameter value of view list is shown on GUI 18 It sets.As an example, template can indicate selected view list on title bar if template includes title bar The position of friendlyName parameter.In one case, template is the default template of certain types of view list.Another In the case of kind, the template of selected view list can be custom built forms.For example, user can customize corresponding to selected view The GUI 18 of list whether include various parameters display.It is shown in the figure presented on GUI 18 for this purpose, user can customize Whether which parameter (for example, process values, set point, limit etc.), chart include ratio, and chart includes line chart or bar shaped Figure, or whether even figure is not shown on GUI 18.

The non-operating time parameter retrieved is received in mobile computing device 14 and including the data of operation time parameters After stream, the data received are supplied to application program 16 by mobile computing device 14.Then, application program 16 is counted with by mobile Calculate the template that the data filling (632) that equipment 14 provides retrieves.For this purpose, the parameter that includes in template and by mobile computing device 14 parameters provided can correspond to each other (for example, two parameter titles having the same).Next, the generation of application program 16 makes Mobile computing device 14 shows the instruction set for the template that (634) are filled on GUI 18.On the one hand, it is set according to mobile computing The standby API formatization instruction set.For example, the operating system of mobile computing device 14 may include and in mobile computing device 14 Display on the related multiple API of GUI are presented.

On the one hand, as described above, Mobile Server 178 can be sent and selected view to mobile computing device 14 The associated parameter of each project in list.But the template of selected view list may not include for it is wherein each The position of the associated each parameter of project.Therefore, the parameter being not included in template does not appear on GUI 18.Namely It says, user can interact another view list to check the project corresponded in selected view list with GUI 18. In order to improve the speed that may fill template corresponding with another view list, application program 16 can be cached by mobile computing The data that equipment provides.As a result, template corresponding with another view list can be filled without in mobile computing device 14 It is further communicated between Mobile Server 178.

In addition, as described above, when mobile computing device 14 has subscribed data flow, Mobile Server 178 is to mobile computing Equipment 14 periodically sends (636) data.Then mobile computing device 14 provides received data to (638) to application program 16.In some cases, data flow may include include in the view list shown on GUI18 one or more parameters more New data value.Therefore, application program 16 updates (640) template to include the more new data value for including in a stream.Next, Application program 16 generates the instruction set for the template for making mobile computing device 14 show that (642) update on GUI 18.

At some time point, user, which can navigate, leaves GUI 18 and/or hands in other ways with mobile computing device 14 Mutually, so that application program 16 is no longer presented GUI 18.In one case, user nullifies from application program 16.Therefore, Application program 16, which can detecte Logout Events and generate, unsubscribes message.Then application program 16 will unsubscribe message forwarding To mobile computing device 14 for transmission to Mobile Server 178.In response, Mobile Server 178 makes mobile computing device 14 Unsubscribe data flow.In another case, user can choose the new view list to show on GUI 18.Therefore, it answers It can choose new view list with program 16.Then application program 16 generates unsubscribing message and connecing for active view list Receive the request for corresponding to the data of new view list.Next, application program 16 will unsubscribe message and receive asking for data It asks and is transmitted to mobile computing device 14 for transmission to Mobile Server 178.In response, Mobile Server 178 unsubscribes shifting It is dynamic to calculate equipment 14 and modify data flow to reflect the parameter for corresponding to new view list.

Turning now to Fig. 3 B-3H, shows exemplary GUI: Fig. 3 B and 3C corresponding with different views list type and show The GUI of List View list corresponding to list；Fig. 3 D shows the GUI corresponding to watch list view list；Fig. 3 E and 3F shows the GUI corresponding to watch list item view list；Fig. 3 G is shown corresponding to alert list view list GUI；Fig. 3 H shows the GUI corresponding to alarm item view list.Shown in each of GUI GUI can be by movement The GUI 18 calculated in the application program 16 executed in equipment 14 is presented.As described above, the arrangement of various GUI elements by with it is specific The corresponding template of view list (for example, view model) manages.Template may include showing multiple parameters on GUI 18 The position of value.For filling template, application program 16, which can be configured as, generally follows process described in signal graph 600. Specifically, selecting corresponding view list in the step 614 of signal graph 600 in response to user, Fig. 3 B- can be presented in GUI 18 Interface shown in 3H.In addition, being arranged respectively at the step 632 of signal graph 600 and 634 for corresponding views in response to application program 16 Table fills corresponding template and sends instruction set to mobile computing device 14 interface is presented on GUI 18, and figure can be presented Interface shown in 3B-3H.

With specific reference to Fig. 3 B and 3C, the List View list interface 644 and 646 of list is presented in GUI 18 respectively.Interface 644 It include display area, the visual representation of each list in list to show list with 646.The example shown in interface 644 In, each list be the list of DHT zone alarm, DHT1 watch list, utility program alert list, DHT2 watch list and Safety alarm list.Each visual representation in list may include the summary of list.Specifically, if list is series of observations Table, then summary may include the quantity of the watch list project in watch list and have those of an abnormality series of observations list item Purpose quantity.On the other hand, if list is alert list, summary may include alarm unconfirmed active in alert list Quantity, the quantity for the alarm being prevented from alert list in the quantity of sluggish alarm unconfirmed and alert list.Column The visual representation of list can also include the friendly name (for example, DHT zone alarm) of list in the list of table, be monitored by list Module label (such as FIC350112), and/or module particular alert (for example, HI_HI).In addition, column in watch list The visual representation of table includes the icon of instruction list type (for example, watch list and alert list) and list state.Specifically, For alert list, status indicator corresponds to highest priority in alert list and is confirmed or is prevented from alarm, for observation List, status indicator correspond to whether watch list includes the watch list project in abnormality.

Interface 644 and 646 further includes tabs selection interface, and the user of mobile computing device 14 is selected will be The tabs of the information shown on GUI 18.As shown at interface 644 and 646, tabs selection interface includes and information The corresponding selection element of whole list tabs of watch list tabs, the alert list tabs of information or information.To the greatest extent Guan Wei is shown on interface 644 or 646, but tabs selection interface can also include the batch list tabs of information.Selection The selection element of tabs selection interface can apply a filter to the list shown in (or removing filter) display area.Example Such as, if selection watch list selects element, watch list is only shown in display area.The situation shown in interface 644 Under, if watch list has been selected to select element, display area is filtered only to include DHT1 watch list and DHT2 series of observations Table.

In addition, interface 644 and 646 includes search interface, make it possible to the spy for including in the list of the list of search listing Determine project.Search interface can be configured as the user's input for receiving instruction search term.For example, user's input can be via void The text of quasi- or physical keyboard input, by the voice of the microphones capture of mobile computing device or for receiving instruction search term User input other known technology.Search result is shown in the display area at interface 644 and 646.It, can according to various aspects Search is executed with the data cached set received to mobile computing device 14 from Mobile Server 178.As a result, search can be by Application program 16 is executed without communicating with Mobile Server 178, completes the search required time to reduce.

In addition, interface 644 and 646 includes that shared list switches element.For this purpose, each list in the list of list can quilt Be classified as list (for example, user can individually modify or configured list in the case of list) or shared list (for example, multiple List in the case of the revisable list of user or configured list).As shown in interface 646, when shared list switching element is active When, display area includes the list of list and the shared list of a list.On the contrary, as shown on interface 644, when shared column When table switching is inactive, display area only includes the list of a list.

Watch list view list interface 648 is presented referring now specifically to Fig. 3 D, GUI 18.In one case, it responds DHT1 watch list is selected when one in interface 644 or 646 is presented in GUI 18 in user and interface 648 is presented.Interface 648 Including display area, to show the visual representation of each watch list project in watch list.The example shown in interface 648 In, each watch list project is Sour Nap FCC, Furnace Out Temp (smelting furnace outlet temperature), Flash Drum Press (flash tank pressure), Strp Reboiler Te [mp], Strp Bottoms Lev [el] and Primary CANStatus (main ACN state).Each visual representation of watch list project may include the friendly name of watch list project Claim (for example, Sour Nap FCC), by the label (for example, FIC350112) of the module of watch list project monitoring, and/or by The hierarchical location (for example... 1/COMM/PRI/OLINTEG) of the module of watch list project monitoring.In addition, visual representation can With include watch list project main task parameter value (for example, 89.2) and its unit (for example, bpd).For example, Furnace OutTemp watch list project, main task are monitoring process values corresponding with temperature of smelting furnace.As another Example, for Primary CAN Status watch list project, main task is to monitor the state of main ACN.

In addition, the visual representation of watch list project can also include describing the main task for corresponding to watch list project Parameter value trend (for example, in the past 20 minutes value) chart.According to various aspects, chart may include being superimposed upon on chart Set point or other reference points.The visual representation of watch list project can also include the state of instruction watch list project State region.For example, Sour Nap FCC watch list project has abnormality shown in the interface 648.Cause This, the state region of SourNap FCC watch list project includes the indicator (such as exclamation mark) of abnormality.On the contrary, Furnace Out Temp watch list project has normal condition.Therefore, on shown interface 646, Furnace Out The state region of Temp watch list project is blank.

In addition, interface 648 includes the search interface for making it possible to search for the specific project for including in watch list.Search for boundary Face can be configured as the user's input for receiving instruction search term.For example, user's input can be via virtually or physically keyboard The text of input is inputted by the voice of the microphones capture of mobile computing device or the user for receiving instruction search term Other known technology.Search result is shown in the display area at interface 648.It, can be to mobile computing device according to various aspects 14 execute search from the received data cached set of Mobile Server 178.As a result, search can be executed and nothing by application program 16 It need to be communicated with Mobile Server 178, complete the search required time to reduce.

With specific reference to Fig. 3 E and 3F, watch list item view list interface 650 and 652 is presented in GUI 18 respectively.One In the case of kind, when interface 648 is being presented in GUI 18, Sour Nap FCC watch list project is selected in response to user and is in Current bound face 650 and 652.Interface 650 and 652 includes current parameter value display area to show by the one of watch list project monitoring The visual representation of a or multiple parameters current parameter values.As shown on interface 650 and 652, parameter current display area packet Include the parameter value corresponding to process values (89.2), set-point value (50) and output valve (0.0).Certainly, other interfaces may include Additional, less or alternate parameter value.Interface 650 and 652 further includes historical parameter value display area, for showing by seeing Examine the graphical representation of the history value of one or more parameters of list-item monitoring.As shown on interface 650 and 652, figure It indicates to include the figure for showing the history value of each of process values, set-point value and output valve.

On the one hand, watch list project interface 650 and 652 corresponds to different templates.Specifically, interface 650 is right It should be in vertical pattern template and interface 652 corresponds to transverse mode template.Therefore, application program 16 is configured as detection movement Calculate the direction of equipment 14.When mobile computing device 14 is in vertical pattern direction, application program 16 fills vertical pattern mould Plate on GUI 18 to be presented interface 650.Similarly, when mobile computing device 14 is in transverse mode direction, application program 16 filling transverse mode templates on GUI 18 to be presented interface 652.As shown in interface 650 and 652, transverse mode template includes The historical parameter value display area and smaller current parameter value display area bigger than vertical pattern template.

In addition, the vertical pattern template being presented on interface 650 includes identification display area and cond display area. As shown on interface 650, identification display area includes the instruction (for example, Sour Nap FCC) of the title of watch list project, The description (for example, " 1 inlet flow rate of diesel oil hydrogenation processor unit from FCC ") of watch list project, label (for example, F1350112) and instruction field device 44 and/or control module 70 hierarchical location path (for example, MySystemSiteName:DHT_AREA/DHT1/).As shown on interface 650, cond display area includes watch list The instruction (for example, " PV is bad " and " abnormal patterns ") of one or more conditions of project.

Fig. 3 G is gone to, alert list view list interface 654 is presented in GUI 18.In one case, exist in response to user DHT zone alarm alert list is selected when one in interface 644 or 646 is presented in GUI 18 and interface 654 is presented.Interface 654 Including display area, to show the visual representation of each alarm project in alert list.In the example shown in interface 654, Each alarm project is HI_HISour Nap FCC alarm, LO Furnace Out Temp alarm, HI Flash Drum Press alarm, Bypass Sour Nap FCC alarm and Interlock DHT1XFR Pump alarm.Each of alarm project Visual representation may include the friendly name (for example, Sour Nap FCC) of alarm project, by the mould of watch list project monitoring The label (for example, FIC350112) of block and the particular alert (for example, HI_HI) of the module corresponding to alarm project.In addition, Display area may include the Status icons (for example, red circle) for the alarm project in alert list.Status icons can To correspond to the priority and/or state of alarm project.

Interface 654 further includes tabs selection interface, and the user of mobile computing device 14 is selected will be in GUI The tabs of the information shown on 18.As shown on interface 654, tabs selection interface includes the announced alarm option with information Block and is prevented from the corresponding selection element of alarm options card with information.Selecting the selection element of tabs selection interface will filter Device is applied to the list shown in (or removing filter) display area.For example, if announced alarm has been selected to select element, The alarm of notice is only shown in display area.In this illustration, the visual representation of alarm project includes since announced alarm Time quantum since project.On the other hand, it if selection is prevented from alarm selection element, only shows and is hindered in display area Alarm only.Therefore, the visual representation of alarm project has included the time quantum since preventing alarm project.

In addition, interface 654 includes making it possible to the search interface that search includes the particular alert project in alert list. Search interface can be configured as the user's input for receiving instruction search term.For example, user's input can be via virtual or object The text for managing keyboard input, by the voice of the microphones capture of mobile computing device or the user for receiving instruction search term The other known technology of input.Search result is shown in the display area at interface 654.According to various aspects, can be counted to mobile It calculates the data cached set that equipment 14 is received from Mobile Server 178 and executes search.As a result, search can be by application program 16 It executes without being communicated with Mobile Server 178, completes the search required time to reduce.

Alarm item view list interface 656 is presented with reference to Fig. 3 H, GUI 18.In one case, exist in response to user Sour Nap FCC HI_HI alarm is selected when an interface 654 is presented in GUI 18 and interface 656 is presented.Interface 656 includes mark Display area is known to show the information of mark alarm project.As shown on interface 656, identification display area may include alarm The instruction (such as SourNap FCC) of project name, module (for example, FIC350112) corresponding with alarm project, alarm item Purpose describes the function classification of (for example, DHT feed rate is high) and module corresponding with alarm project (for example, environment is protected Shield).Identification display area may include the Status icons of the priority and/or state that indicate alarm project (for example, red circle Circle).

As shown on interface 656, interface 656 includes alarm timer display area.Alarm timer display area is shown Alarm timer corresponding with alarm project.When alarm project is announced alarm, the instruction notice of alarm timer display area Alarm item object time and the time since announced alarm.When alarm project is to be prevented from alarm, alarm timer Display area instruction has prevented alarm item object time and the time since preventing alarm.

In addition, interface 656 further includes response display area.Response display area includes the instruction to the result not operated (for example, " it is economical-main: the potential loss of $ 100k to $ 500k) " and the recommendation that alarm project responds is operated (such as " cross-check and read from L1-UT11 ... ").When alarm project is announced alarm, response display area includes to police The time (for example, being less than 15 minutes) and expression announced alarm item object time that report project responds and the time responded Between difference timer (such as 00:13:24).When alarm project is to be prevented from alarm, response display area includes preventing The reason of alarm project (for example, trembling or of short duration behavior) and indicating prevented the overall amount of time of alarm timer (for example, 11:16:36)。

Interface 656 further includes the figured history parameters for showing the history value for the parameter for corresponding to alarm project It is worth display area.Graphical representation includes the mark (for example, FIC350112/PV) by the parameter of alarm project monitoring.According to each side Face, graphical representation further include the alarming limit line corresponding to the limit of triggering alarm project.

It should be understood that the user of mobile computing device 14 can be with Custom Interface 644-656.For example, user can scale or Ratio graphical representation or chart are reset, display items purpose sequence in list, and/or the parameter set that modification is shown are rearranged It closes.The specific customization of one of watch list (e.g., including the watch list on interface 648) it include reconfiguring watch list To create the ability of combination watch list project, which includes for one or more watch list projects Parameter value composite figure indicate.The customization passes through a series of watch list view lists circle shown in Fig. 3 I-3M respectively Face 658-666 is shown.A series of interface 658-666 are generated in the application program 16 executed on mobile computing device 14.

The process of combination watch list project is started with interface 658 shown in Fig. 3 I, and it illustrates user selection interfaces 658 edit control.In response, as shown on the interface 660 of Fig. 3 J, watch list is presented on GUI 18 in application program 16 Editing interface.According to various aspects, for each watch list project, watch list editing interface allows users to edit respectively The position of corresponding current parameter value and the correspondence graphical representation of history value.As shown on interface 660, each watch list project Including corresponding to the top shoe element of the position of current parameter value and corresponding to the figured sliding block element of history value.? Scene shown in 3J describes user and starts the figure that dragging corresponds to the history value of diesel product temperature observations list-item The slider element of expression.As shown in Fig. 3 K, the dragging of slider element terminates in the scene shown on interface 662.More specifically, Interface 662 shows the bottom that slider element is dragged to watch list by user.As shown in interface 662, the dragging of slider element By the graphical representation of the current parameter value position of the diesel product temperature observations list-item in watch list and history value position It separates.

As shown in the interface 664 of Fig. 3 L, arranged when the user of mobile computing device 14 will correspond to kerosene fuel product temperature observations When the figured sliding block of the history value of table entry drags to the bottom of watch list, anabolic process continues.Such as 662 institute of interface Show, the dragging of slider element is similarly by the current parameter value position of the diesel product temperature observations list-item in watch list It is separated with the graphical representation of history value position.In order to confirm combination diesel product temperature and kerosene fuel product temperature observations list-item History value graphical representation, " completion " element of user selection interface 664.As shown on Fig. 3 M at interface 666, then apply The graphical representation of diesel product temperature and the history value of kerosene fuel product temperature observations list-item is combined into a figure by program 16 Shape indicates.It should be understood that any customization (including two watch list projects of combination) to view list is correspondingly modified Template corresponding to view list.As a result, any customization to view list is stored on mobile computing device 14, and can To be easily accessed in the time later by application program 16.

As another example, many users may get used on the interface generated at work station 30 or 32 checking Journey value.In general, mobile computing device is not considered at these interfaces.As a result, by mobile computing device 14 and work station 30 Or 32 the interface that generates may be different at several aspects.This may cause user and obscures or lack to the reason for using application program 16 Solution.Therefore, view list may include view mode switching element to use the view for being similar to generate at work station 30 or 32 The view list template of figure.In one embodiment, which is based on by L1 display module (such as institute in Fig. 1 F One shown) initiate data and generate.

Described referring now to Fig. 4 A to 4P the user that can be presented to mobile computing device 14 about batch process The example at the interface of control.Briefly referring again to Fig. 1 N, user can be presented on the batch list with multiple batch 155a-e In 153.After one of selection batch (for example, batch 155a), the formula provided about the batch can be presented in mobile device 14 Information display 400.The information can include the instruction 402 of such as batch ID 402, batch state at the top of display 400 Instruction 404, the instruction 406 of batch formula, for the runing time of instruction 408 and/or batch at the beginning of batch Instruction 410.In embodiment, display 400 can also show how long batch state is in its current state.In addition, display 400 can To show unit process associated with batch formula.For example, existing associated with the batch for batch shown in Fig. 4 A Eight unit process 412a-h.Each of unit process 412a-h can be with the instruction 414 of unit process state and single The instruction 416 of first process recipe is associated.Indicate 418 can provide about whether exist about unit process any failure or The information of prompt.Control 420a-b can contribute to check formula 412a-h and checking between parameter associated with batch ID It switches over respectively.

One in display 400 in selecting unit process 412a-h can to get into shown in Fig. 4 B another downwards aobvious Show 422.For example, display 422 can be associated with selection of the user to unit process 412a.It can show at the top of display 422 The instruction 424 of unit process out.It can show the instruction 426 of process associated with unit process 412a and/or formula, it can be with It is the instruction 428 of unit process state and the instruction 430 of unit that unit process is just executing on it.With unit process phase The instruction 432 of associated operation can use the state of each operation and corresponding existing for related failure or prompt to operating (respectively 434 and 436) are indicated to show.Control 438a-b can contribute to check operation 432 and checking related to operation Switch respectively between the parameter of connection.

If user gets into downwards details of operation, such as by the selection operation 432 in display 422, then as shown in Figure 4 C, Mobile device 14 can show display 440.The instruction 442 of operation can be included in the top of display 440, such as can be The instruction 444 of journey, formula and unit process and the instruction 446 of unit.The one or more stages 448 for constituting the operation can be with Instruction 450 and 452 is shown together, and instruction 450 and 452 indicates respectively that the state in each stage and the stage have been in this The time of state.Indicate 454 presence that can indicate failure associated with the stage or prompt.Control 456a-b can contribute to Switch respectively in stage of checking 448 and checking between parameter associated with the stage 448.Fig. 4 D is shown in starting display 440 On control 456b when the display 458 that can be presented in mobile device 14.Display 458 shows associated with the stage 448 Various parameters, in this case, these parameters include module parameter 460, PH and its associated value 462, Report Parameters 464 And its associated value 466, and input parameter 468 and its associated value 470.Parameter 460,464 and 468 can also with it is each The instruction 472 of the range of a value is associated.

By the stage (such as stage 448) for selecting to show in display 440, user can be such that the presentation of mobile device 14 mentions For the display 474 of the details in the stage, as shown in Figure 4 E.Details may include formula stack 476 (that is, about operation, unit mistake The information of journey, formula and batch), stage parameter 478 and about any failure associated with the stage or the information of prompt 480.In addition, display 474 may include any failure or prompt has been suspended the/instruction 482 of time of not confirmed.In reality It applies in example, display 474, which can also provide, can permit the control 484 that user confirms prompt or alarm from mobile device 14.

Again referring briefly to Fig. 1 N, user can select control 167b in display 153, make the display of mobile device 14 as schemed 486 are shown shown in 4F.Display 486 can show associated with the batch shown in batch list (for example, and batch 153a-e is associated) list 488 of equipment.For each equipment, associated batch ID, process, unit process can be shown (referring to 490), and indicate 492 quantity that may be displayed on the stage active in the equipment.The instruction 494 of each equipment can be with Indicate whether active failure or prompt.Selection display 486 in items of equipment 488 in one can drill down to The display 496 of device specifics view as shown in Figure 4 G is shown.Device specifics view can be shown to considered equipment The path 498 of unit, the instruction 500 of batch ID and the instruction 502 of formula.In addition, the device specifics view in display 496 May include the label 504 in stage associated with equipment, and for each stage, state, its be in the state Time etc..Control 506a-b can contribute to check the device-dependent stage (such as Fig. 4 G) and checking parameter (such as Fig. 4 H It is shown) between switch respectively.Display 508 shown in Fig. 4 H shows parameter 510 associated with selected device.

Alternatively, user can select control 167c in display 153, show that mobile device 14 as shown in fig. 41 Display 512.Display 512 shows the list of prompt 514a-b associated with the batch 153a-e in batch list.Prompt Each of 514a-b includes the message 516 and such as batch ID of prompt, formula and the information for prompting the pending time 518.One in selection prompt 514a-b can make the display 520 of the display of mobile device 14 as shown in fig. 4j.Display 520 is shown The detailed view of selected prompt.Stage details shown in the display 520 of Fig. 4 J includes the stage in the display 474 with Fig. 4 E The information of details same type.

In embodiment, any display shown in Fig. 4 A to 4J can include that can permit user to move to another The control (not shown) of the button of equipment dispatch order or other link forms.The notice for being sent to the second mobile device can make The user that the equipment of control must be started can share the view currently shown.That is, the user of the first equipment may expect and second In another user sharing mobile device of mobile device it is current shown in view.By starting " shared view " control, first is set It includes the notice of link or other indicators, the link or other fingers that standby user, which can be such that the first equipment sends to the second equipment, Show that symbol makes the second equipment request to link relevant display to this to Mobile Server when being started by the user of the second equipment.With this Linking associated display can be display identical with the display shown on the first device when starting control, thus allow Second user sees the content that the first user is seen when starting control, this may include notification screen, alert details, observation List etc..In embodiment, the notice received at the second equipment may include that screenshot capture or instruction are set in starting second The other images for the content that user may see when standby upper link.

List configuration

Fig. 3 N show for via execute such as mobile computing device of mobile computing device 14 etc such as using The application program of program 16 carrys out the exemplary lists configuration method 368 of configuration process list of data Items.List configuration method 368 It can implement at the multiple mobile computing devices communicated with Mobile Server 178.List configuration method 368 can be combined with this The one or more of the other method of text description is implemented.

Method 368 is since frame 370, wherein the user that mobile computing device 14 receives mobile computing device 14 is matching Set the instruction of process data bulleted list.In one embodiment, application program 16 includes enabling a user to configure and user The list configuration interface of associated one or more list.For example, in response to user in watch list interface 348 or alarm Edit control is selected in list interface 354, list configuration interface can be presented by mobile computing device 14.Therefore, user is being The instruction of configuration process list of data Items can be the instruction that list configuration interface is presented.

At frame 372, mobile computing device 14 accesses the level list of available processes data items.As described above, process The level list of data items may include indicating first hierarchical level in the region in process plant, indicate the area in process plant Second hierarchical level of the process unit in domain indicates that the third layer of the module in process unit is secondary, and/or instruction is from multiple 4th hierarchical level of the particular procedure control system of Process Control System.In one case, the access of mobile computing device 14 is deposited Store up the local replica of the level list of the available processes data items at mobile computing device 14.In another case, mobile It calculates equipment 14 and is sent to Mobile Server 178 and requested, Mobile Server 178 is retrieved in response to inquiry or search term and to shifting Dynamic level list or the part of it for calculating equipment 14 and sending available processes data items.In this case, mobile computing is set Standby 14 request can also include the user credential of the user corresponding to mobile computing device 14.Based on user credential, mobile clothes Level list of business device 178 filtering for all available processes data items of one or more Process Control Systems, only to wrap Include the available processes data items for allowing to access.

According to various aspects, the level list of available processes data items may include the pre-existing selection corresponding to list Set.For this purpose, the list can be pre-created and be stored at the list database interconnected with Mobile Server 178.Therefore, should Pre-existing selection set includes the one or more selections for the process data project that the list is presently configured to monitoring.For The pre-existing selection set is received, the instruction of the list is sent Mobile Server 178 by mobile computing device 14.Make For response, list at 178 access list database of Mobile Server simultaneously sends movement for the pre-existing selection set Computer equipment 14.It should be appreciated that a part of pre-existing selection can be in the embodiment that list is shared list What the user other than the user of mobile computing device 14 selected.Certainly, if user is configuring new list, just The pre-existing selection of the list is not corresponded to.

At frame 374, selection interface is presented in mobile computing device, for from the level list of available processes data items Selection course data items.With reference to Fig. 3 P, interface 382 is the exemplary selection interface presented by mobile computing device 14. In order to which selection interface is presented, application program 16 is arranged using the level that pre-existing selection is pre-charged with available processes data items Table, so that selection interface indicates pre-existing be optionally comprised in list.Shown on interface 382, series of observations Table is pre-filled with and the corresponding watch list projects such as O2 control, stream flow, gas flow.Selection interface also enables users to It is enough dynamically to rearrange list mean terms purpose sequence, such as by the way that project to be dragged to the new position in list.Implement at one In example, the one or more projects shown in selection interface include the display of the trend of current process value and/or prior procedures value.

According to various aspects, selection interface can also include search interface, to filter available processes data based on search term The level list of project.As shown at interface 382, search interface may include the search box for being configured as receiving search term. With reference to Fig. 3 Q, interface 384 is the examplar search interface for showing search result.Interface 384 can be presented at interface The user of " crude tower temperature " is inputted in the search box presented on 382.Because being observation in the list shown on selection interface 382 List, so it (in this case, is to be located in crude tower process unit simultaneously that search result, which includes with the matched module of search term, Module including temperature parameter).In one embodiment, selecting module allows users to select from search result interfaces 384 It selects and includes module parameter in the level list of available processes data items (for example, process values, set-point value or output Value) corresponding watch list project.In the embodiment that list is alert list, search result interfaces 384 are enabled a user to Enough selection alarms associated with the module.Under any circumstance, selection process data project associated with module included Number of passes is according to the process data in the selection of project set.

On the other hand, selection interface can also include filtering interface, for by including in the hierarchical level of level list Entry filter the level lists of available processes data items.With reference to Fig. 3 R, interface 386 is that display is filtered available The exemplary filtering interface of the level list of process data project.Addition control is selected on interface 382 in response to user, or By the filter controls on selection alternative interface, interface 386 can be presented.As shown on interface 386, filtering interface makes Can be secondary (such as boiler area) in place hierarchical level (such as place 1), area level, process unit rank (such as air), Or it is filtered at module hierarchical level (such as PIC-11-401).Other than hierarchical level, filtering interface can pass through process data The function classification (for example, product quality or safety) of project, priority (for example, crucial or suggest) and/or classification (for example, Process or process) come realize filtering available processes data items level list.In one embodiment, it can also be based on and process The associated access right of data items filters the level list of available processes data items (for example, based on access right The filtering of the shift of the position of user, the task of user with access right or the user job with access right).Shown Interface 386 on, each process data project correspond to check box.Any selection including process data project in lists (including pre-existing selection) may include check mark to indicate that the list includes the process data project.User can lead to It crosses and checks check box corresponding with the entry of hierarchical level to indicate to select.Therefore, the process data project of inspection and/or from inspection All process data projects for hierarchically generating of entry be included in the selection of process data project set.

At frame 376, application program 16 receives selection to process data project set, for example, via search interface and/ Or the process data project of filtering interface selection.Then, at frame 378, mobile computing device 14 is by process data project set It is sent to Mobile Server 178.In one embodiment, when carrying out each selection, mobile computing device 14 sends the process Data items set.In another embodiment, mobile computing device 14 indicates that user has completed configuration process number in user According to transmission process data items set after bulleted list (completing control for example, clicking).In response, Mobile Server 178 List database is updated to include the process data item for including in the process data project set sent by mobile computing device 14 Mesh.

At frame 380, mobile computing device 14 receives associated with process data project set from Mobile Server 178 Data value set.As elsewhere herein is explained, when Mobile Server 178 updates storage the list in list database When, it is associated with the process data project in process data project set that Mobile Server 178 subscribes to mobile computing device 14 Process values data flow.Therefore, the received number at mobile computing device is received as a part of the data flow of process values According to a part of value set.

In one case, the selection of the process data project set received at frame 376 includes that user cancels selection Instruction including the particular procedure data items in pre-existing selection set.For this purpose, user can not choose filtering circle The frame and/or selection deletion control corresponding with the process data project shown in selection interface 382 in face 386.Therefore, in frame Send the instruction for cancelling selection at 378 to Mobile Server 178 in response to mobile computing device 14, Mobile Server 178 makes to move The dynamic equipment 14 that calculates unsubscribes data flow associated with the process data project of selection is cancelled.As a result, at frame 380, from The received data value set of Mobile Server 178 does not include data value associated with the process data project of selection is cancelled.

On the one hand, selection interface includes comment interface.Comment interface enables the user of mobile computing device 14 defeated Enter to correspond to the comment for the process data project that list and/or list include.For example, comment interface can make it possible in list Rank includes the comment that user thinks boiler overheating, crosses number of passes then and in the process data project corresponding to boiler temperature According to project level other places include instruction why user think boiler overheating specific reasons comment.In this example, it checks When List View, the comment of list grade is input in comment interface, and when checking process data project, by process data item The comment of mesh grade is input in comment interface.It should be understood that checking list because these comments are associated with list Any user is it can be seen that comment (as described below, it is assumed that user has access right appropriate).

According to various aspects, list corresponds to the access right set for controlling the ability that other people and list interact.For example, visiting The power of asking may include the permission for checking list, the permission of modification list, the permission of shared list, the permission for checking comment etc.. These access rights may be different because of different user.Therefore, other than configuring including process data project in lists, selection Interface can also include that user accesses interface to configure the access to list.

Fig. 3 S show for via execute such as mobile computing device of mobile computing device 14 etc for example using The application program of program 16 accesses configuration method 388 to the example user of the access right of list to configure.User accesses configuration 388 can implement at the multiple mobile computing devices communicated with Mobile Server 178.List configuration method 368 can also be tied One or more of the other method described herein is closed to implement.

Method 388 is since frame 390, wherein mobile computing device 14 from Mobile Server 178 receive user set and it is right The access right answered.Access type of the corresponding access right instruction for the list of corresponding user.Therefore, user's set may include User's set with each type of access, such as access right is modified with checking that the user of access right gathers and/or has User set.The instruction of the list can be sent in order to receive user's set and corresponding access right, mobile computing device 14, Such as in order to receive the instruction sent such as pre-existing selection set described by method 368.

At frame 392, the presentation user on the GUI 18 of mobile computing device 14 of mobile computing device 14 accesses interface.It can Carry out presentation user in response to the user control shown on user selection interface 382 or 386 and accesses interface.With reference to Fig. 3 T, boundary Face 398 is the example user access interface for showing user's set.As shown on interface 398, user accesses interface and to move The user for calculating equipment 14 can be single user (such as Bob or Jenny) or personal group's (such as DHT operator or environment) Configuration access power.Although interface 398 illustrates only function classification group, it can also include by the user in group that user, which accesses interface, Position, by the user in the shift, and/or group of user job in group task arrangement group.

On shown interface 398, each user or user group correspond to check box.User any selection (including Pre-existing selection) it may include check mark to indicate that the list provides a user access right.Therefore, user can pass through It checks corresponding to the check box of specific user or user group and indicates the selection to access right.Although being not shown on interface 398, But it can be respectively different types of access setting access right that user, which accesses interface and family can be used,.For this purpose, user accesses interface It may include access right selection interface, allow the user to switch between the various access rights being configured.In one case, Specific user has the access right for checking list, but does not have the access right of modification list.On the one hand, user accesses interface packet Include the search interface for being configured as filtering user's set based on search term.

At frame 394, mobile computing device 14 receives the selection to user's access right set.More particularly, mobile computing Equipment 14 receives the set for user's access right selection that user makes when accessing interface alternation with user.

At frame 396, user's access right set is sent Mobile Server 178 by mobile computing device 14.In response, Mobile Server 178 updates record corresponding with the list in list database according to user's access right set.As a result, when using When family access right set includes the new access right for specific user, Mobile Server 178 by with include process in lists The associated data value set of data items set is sent to the mobile computing device of the specific user.Additionally or in the alternative, Mobile Server 178 can send notice to the mobile computing device of specific user to inform the user about new access right. In one embodiment, application program 16 allows users to for example receive via SMS message or by the message that application program 16 is supported Hair service, which to send from mobile computing device 14, to be notified.On the one hand, it will include in the notification that it includes reception that user, which accesses interface, Annotation (such as text and/or voice record) interface.As a result, howsoever sending a notice to the mobile meter of specific user Equipment is calculated, notice all includes annotation.

For configuration mobile device 14 to show lot data (including failure and prompt) to remote user, to above-mentioned configuration The slight change of method and display may be necessary or desired.It is shown in Fig. 4 K for via such as application program 16 Application program configure the method 700 of the list of lot data.Method 700 can communicated with Mobile Server 178 it is more Implement at a mobile computing device.Method 700 can be combined with one or more of the other method described herein to implement.

With reference to Fig. 4 K-4P, in method 700, user makes it possible to provide lot data (frame to Mobile Server 178 702).With reference to Fig. 4 L, making it possible to provide lot data to Mobile Server 178 may include being selected as batch execution data In the various data types that Mobile Server 178 is configured as access, as shown in Figure 4 K.Fig. 4 K shows computer interface 522, various types of process datas may be implemented by 522 user of the computer interface, be supplied to Information Mobile Service to be included in In the data of device 178.Specifically, interface 522 includes the check box control 524 for enabling lot data.

Method 700 further includes receiving the selection (frame 704) that source is executed to the batch of lot data.When user make it possible to When Mobile Server 178 provides lot data (for example, by selection control 524), it will include batch that interface, which can prompt user, One or more sources of data.In general, lot data, which will be originated from batch, executes program, therefore, user (will not show in related control The path that the batch executes the position of program is input in out).In embodiment, user may want to include from multiple batches Execute the lot data of program.In this case, interface may include adding multiple batches to execute program to take as mobile The option of the data source of business device 178.Alternatively, it is possible to which each batch list for configuration configures lot data source, following institute It states.

After lot data is supplied to Mobile Server 178, the list of configuration lot data project can choose, and And correspondingly, system can receive the instruction (frame 706) that user does so.Receiving instruction may include receiving selection to create newly List may include specifically the new list for receiving selection to create lot data.Then accessible available batch, interface 522 The level list (frame 708) of secondary data, including batch, formula, unit process, operation, the stage, equipment, parameter, alarm, failure, Any other information that batch executes the part of program is prompted and be can be, and selection interface (frame can be presented to user 710), allow the list of user configuration lot data.

An exemplary selection interface is shown in Fig. 4 M-4P.In the attribute section 530 (M referring to fig. 4) of selection interface In, user can input the title of lot data list in the first field 532, and if necessary, can be in field The description for the lot data for including in list is inputted in 534.In the filtration fraction 540 (N referring to fig. 4) of selection interface, user Which data, which can accurately be configured, to be included in batch list.When doing so, user can use first and for example control Part 542 (such as drop-down list, input batch execute program path field etc.) come select batch execute program.It should be understood that Although being provided in selection interface in this example, as described above, in other embodiments, it can be in configuration Other parts provide the offer that batch executes the selection of program or executes the path of program to batch.

It configures after batch executes Program path, user can provide filter criteria, by the filter criteria from selected batch Executing selection in program will include the data in batch list.It in embodiment, can be according to following standard filtration from selected Batch execute the available lot data of program: inputted in batch id field 544 (with select it is associated with particular batch ID Lot data)；(select lot data associated with special formulation) inputted in recipe field 546；In formula word (select lot data associated with specific formulation) inputted in section 548；Inputted in mode field 550 (with selection Lot data with particular state)；What is inputted in area field 552 is (associated with the region of process plant to select Lot data)；(select lot data associated with particular procedure unit) inputted in process unit field 554；? (select lot data associated with discrete cell) inputted in elements field 556；It is inputted in stage field 558 (select lot data associated with moment)；And/or inputted in fault field 560 (with selection with it is specific therefore Hinder the associated lot data of type).Certainly, standard can be input to any one of field 542-560 or more by user In a field, to realize the selection to the particular batch data to provide in batch list.As an example, not a limit, user Formula and the input phase in field 558 can be inputted in field 546, while (batch executes journey by remaining all field Except sequence field 542) it leaves a blank (or the asterisk (*) with instruction " all data "), to select the specific rank with special formulation The associated lot data of section, but regardless of the batch in the stage for executing the formula on it, region, unit etc..

User can also be added using the argument section 570 (O referring to fig. 4) of selection interface should can be used for setting in movement The parameters that the standby upper data as according to certain batch steps of filter criteria are checked.Parameter shown in Fig. 4 O filters boundary Accurate one that various parameters combine to realize that user wishes to can be used in face (similar with the filtering described about Fig. 4 N) Group parameter.For example, by, without the input value in elements field 574, being used in recipe field 572 and module parameter field 576 Family can specify the data received about particular module parameter associated with special formulation, but regardless of execution formula on it Unit.

Finally, user user's selected section 580 (P referring to fig. 4) of selection interface can be used configure which user and/ Or group receives prompt associated with selected lot data, and if implementing delay, can choose will be prompted to lead to Know before being sent to selected user etc. how long is prompt to be confirmed.For example, having selected user Nick (to select using user in Fig. 4 P Control 582 is selected to receive prompt related with selected lot data).However, if prompt is still kept not really after 5 minutes Recognize, then control 584, which specifies Nick only, should receive the notice of any given prompt.

Under any circumstance, once interface receives the selection to lot data project (frame 712) from user, then institute The process data project set of selection is sent to Mobile Server 178 (frame 714), and Mobile Server 178 is received and criticized The secondary associated data value set (frame 716) of data project set.

The list of various aspects below reflect the application it is expressly contemplated that each embodiment.Those skilled in the art It will readily appreciate that, various aspects below neither limit presently disclosed embodiment, also not exhaustive out of disclosure above Hold all embodiments being contemplated that, but is intended to being exemplary in itself.

1, a kind of that the batch process data of the Process Control System from process plant are supplied to remote computing device Method, method include: to receive creation asking the lot data list for being supplied to remote computing device at the first calculating equipment It asks；Selection interface is presented to user, in order to select that the lot data of remote computing device will be supplied to；Equipment is calculated first Place receives the selection that program is executed to batch via the selection interface, executes program from batch and provides batch process data, batch It is executed on the secondary controller for executing program in process plant；It is calculated first and receives one or more via selection interface at equipment A filter criteria；It is calculated first and is applied to filter criteria in equipment to execute data obtained by program from batch, with determination The data set being included in the lot data list of remote computing device to be supplied to, and send and incite somebody to action to Mobile Server It is supplied to the instruction of the associated data set of lot data list of mobile device.

2, the method according to aspect 1, wherein filter criteria be selected from including the following terms group: batch ID, formula, Formula, state, region, process unit, unit, stage and failure.

3, the method according to aspect 1, wherein be applied to filter criteria to execute data obtained by program from batch To determine that data set obtains that the data set of prompt and/or failure can be generated for it, and further comprise: receiving to reception The selection of one or more users of the notice of prompt and/or failure.

4, the method according to aspect 3 further includes the selection received to delay time, and the delay time specifies logical Know and prompts keep the active time before being sent to selected one or more users.

5, a kind of tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium, storage are excellent for the microprocessor on mobile computing device The machine readable instructions of change, machine readable instructions make microprocessor execute following operation: display figure when being performed by a microprocessor Shape user interface (GUI)；Selection to the one or more projects to be checked is received via GUI, in one or more projects Each project is related with the batch process run in Process Control System；Via internet or mobile telephone data connect to Mobile Server sends the selection to one or more projects；It connects via internet or mobile telephone data from Mobile Server Receive the multiple real values for corresponding to selected one or more projects；Multiple real values are shown on GUI.

6, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to aspect 5, wherein multiple realities are shown on GUI Duration includes showing to execute one or more batches that program executes by batch.

7, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to aspect 5 or aspect 6, wherein shown on GUI Multiple real values include the status data for showing multiple batches.

8, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to aspect 7, wherein status data includes for more The runing time of the process of each batch in a batch.

9, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to aspect 7 or 8 further includes being directed to wherein to exist to mention Show or multiple batches of failure in each batch display exist prompt and/or failure instruction.

10, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to any one of aspect 7 to 9, further includes: be directed to Each of multiple batches batch shows batch formula associated with batch.

11, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to any one of aspect 6 to 10, further include There is provided control on GUI, control is showing multiple batches, display list of devices associated with multiple batches and display and more Switch display between the list of a associated active prompt of batch.

12, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to any one of aspect 5 to 11, wherein in GUI The upper multiple real values of display include showing that batch executes one or more batches that program is carrying out, and this is computer-readable Medium further comprises: receiving the selection to a batch in one or more batches；And for selected by batch A batch show the list of one or more unit process associated with the selected batch in batch.

13, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to aspect 12, further includes: receive to one or more The selection of a unit process in a unit process；And it is shown for the selected unit process in unit process The list of one or more operations associated with the selected unit process in unit process.

14, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to aspect 13, further includes: receive to one or more The selection of an operation in a operation；And in operation a selected operation display with operation in selected by An operation associated one or more stages list.

15, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to aspect 14, further includes: receive to one or more The selection in a stage in a stage；And stage details is shown for the selected stage in the stage, the stage is thin Section includes at least state, the parameter in stage, and/or the prompt related with the stage and/or failure in stage.

16, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to any one of aspect 5 to 15, further includes: aobvious Show prompt associated with the batch process run in Process Control System；And display control is in order to the use of mobile device Confirmation of the family to shown prompt.

17, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to any one of aspect 5 to 16, wherein in GUI The upper multiple real values of display include: to show the state active time for status data related with batch.

18, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to any one of aspect 5 to 17, wherein in GUI The upper multiple real values of display include the details of display operation, and wherein, the details of operation includes operating active list on it Member.

19, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to any one of aspect 5 to 18, wherein in GUI The upper multiple real values of display include the details of display unit process, and wherein, the details of unit process includes operating on it Active unit.

20, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to aspect 11, wherein when control is selected as making When must show the list for being switched to show equipment associated with multiple batches, display is further indicated for each equipment How many stage is active in equipment.

21, non-transitory computer-readable medium tangible according to aspect 11, wherein when control is selected as making When must show the list for being switched to show prompt associated with multiple batches, for each prompt, further instruction is mentioned for display The text that shows and prompt enlivened how long.

Claims

1. a kind of method that the batch process data of the Process Control System from process plant are supplied to remote computing device, The described method includes:

Creation is received by the request for the lot data list for being supplied to the remote computing device at the first calculating equipment；

Selection interface is presented to user, in order to select that the lot data of the remote computing device will be supplied to；

It is calculated described first and receives the selection for executing program to batch at equipment via the selection interface, held from the batch Line program provides the batch process data, and the batch executes program and executes on the controller in the process plant；

It is calculated described first and receives one or more filter criterias via the selection interface at equipment；

It is calculated described first and is applied to the filter criteria in equipment to execute data obtained by program from the batch, with Determine the data set being included in the lot data list that be supplied to the remote computing device；And

Data set associated with the lot data list of the mobile device will be supplied to is sent to Mobile Server Instruction.

2. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein, the filter criteria is selected from the group including the following terms: batch ID, matching Side, formula, state, region, process unit, unit, stage and failure.

3. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein, the filter criteria is applied to obtain from batch execution program The data obtained obtain to generate data set of prompt and/or failure for it with the determination data set, and described Method further comprises:

Receive the selection of one or more users to the notice for receiving the prompt and/or failure.

4. the delay time specifies logical according to the method described in claim 3, further including the selection received to delay time Know and prompts keep the active time before being sent to selected one or more users.

5. a kind of tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium, storage is for the microprocessor optimization on mobile computing device Machine readable instructions, the machine readable instructions make the microprocessor execute following behaviour when being executed by the microprocessor Make:

It shows graphic user interface (GUI)；

The selection to the one or more projects to be checked is received via the GUI, it is each in one or more of projects A project is all related with the batch process run in Process Control System；

The selection sent to Mobile Server to one or more of projects is connected via internet or mobile telephone data；

It is received from the Mobile Server via the internet or mobile telephone data connection and corresponds to selected one Multiple real values of a or multiple projects；

The multiple real value is shown on the GUI.

6. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 5, wherein show institute on the GUI Stating multiple real values includes showing to execute one or more batches that program executes by batch.

7. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 5, wherein show institute on the GUI Stating multiple real values includes the status data for showing multiple batches.

8. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7, wherein the status data includes needle To the runing time of the process of each batch in the multiple batch.

9. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7, further includes: prompted for wherein existing Or there is prompt and/or the instruction of failure in each batch display in the multiple batch of failure.

10. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7, further includes: be directed to the multiple batch Each batch in secondary shows batch formula associated with the batch.

11. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 6, further includes: provided on the GUI Control, the control show multiple batches, display list of devices associated with the multiple batch and show with it is described Switch display between the list of multiple associated active prompts of batch.

12. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 5, wherein show institute on the GUI Stating multiple real values includes showing that batch executes one or more batches that program is carrying out, and further comprise:

Receive the selection to a batch in one or more of batches；And

It is shown for the selected batch in the batch associated with the selected batch in the batch One or more unit processes list.

13. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12, further includes:

Receive the selection to a unit process in one or more of unit processes；And

It is shown and selected one in the unit process for the selected unit process in the unit process The list of the associated one or more operations of a unit process.

14. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, further includes:

Receive the selection to an operation in one or more of operations；And

It is associated with the selected operation in the operation for the selected operation display in the operation One or more stages list.

15. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14, further includes:

Receive the selection to a stage in one or more of stages；And

Show that stage details, the stage details include at least the stage for the selected stage in the stage State, the parameter in the stage, and/or prompt related with the stage and/or failure.

16. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 5, further includes:

Show prompt associated with the batch process run in the Process Control System；And

Show control in order to confirmation of the user to shown prompt of the mobile device.

17. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 5, wherein show institute on the GUI Stating multiple real values includes: to show the state active time for status data related with batch.

18. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 5, wherein show institute on the GUI The details that multiple real values include display operation is stated, and wherein, the details of the operation includes the operation on it Active unit.

19. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 5, wherein show institute on the GUI The details that multiple real values include display unit process is stated, and wherein, the details of the unit process includes on it The active unit of the operation.

20. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein when the control is selected When to make the display be switched to show the list of equipment associated with the multiple batch, the display is for each Equipment further indicates how many stage is active on said device.

21. tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein when the control is selected When to make the display be switched to show the list of prompt associated with the multiple batch, the display is for each Prompt further indicate the prompt text and it is described prompt enlivened how long.