Schneider Automation Gmbh

Alain Marbach

Richard A Baker, Jr

Dennis J W Dube

Rainer H Wischinski

Charles J Klindt

Andre Peyrache

Wolfgang Langer

A method and apparatus for a notification system for an automation network. The notification system comprises a sensor for monitoring a network device operably connected to the automation network. An intelligent automation device having an object is responsive to the sensor, wherein the intelligent automation device transmits the object to a receiving device for displaying the object to an operator for requesting human intervention with the automation network.

Method and system for transmitting and activating an application requesting human intervention in an automation network

A method and system for monitoring a factory automation product via a communications network. The factory automation product is installed at an installation site having an installation site address and includes identifiable information such as a product number, a version number, a serial number and a MAC address. By obtaining the installation site address and the identifiable information, it is possible to associate the installation site address to the factory automation product based on the identifiable information. Based on the installation site address, it is possible to determine whether the factory automation product is used in violation of licenses.

Remote monitoring of factory automation users

A controller and a method for operating the controller is disclosed. The controller, in response to a detected Ethernet network error, performs the steps of determining whether a communication error has occurred, notifying the controller that an error has occurred, stopping normal controller operation, and executing fail safe routine.

Programmable logic controller with provisions for safety systems

A method and corresponding apparatus for communicating a controller area network (CAN) message between a sending node, attached to a sending CAN network, and a receiving node, where the sending and receiving nodes are interconnected by a network communicating according to transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP). The invention provides for having the sending node extract the CAN message payload (arbitration field, control field and data field if any) from a CAN message, having it embed the CAN message payload in a TCP/IP frame as the TCP/IP data field of the TCP/IP frame, having it refer to a routing form to determine the address on the TCP/IP network of the receiving node; and having it transmit the TCP/IP frame over the TCP/IP network using the address for the receiving node from the routing form. The invention also provides for having the receiving node extract the CAN message payload from the TCP/IP frame, and alter the identifier of the CAN message payload, as needed, so as to correspond to the CAN message content at the receiving node (i.e. in case the receiving node is attached to a receiving CAN network, to correspond to the CAN message content of the receiving CAN network, but if the receiving node hosts a browser and is not attached to a receiving CAN network, to correspond to the CAN message content according to the preference of the user of the browser), the altering performed by reference to a mapping-relating identifiers based on the network address of the sending node.

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Alain Marbach