Intel Corporation

Mandeep Shetty

Rita H Wouhaybi

Mark D Yarvis

Ansuya Negi

Sharad K Garg

Kirk Smith

Aaron R Berck

Robert Chavez

Xubo Zhang

Ron Kuruvilla Thomas

Casey T Rathbone

John B Vicente

Atul N Hatalkar

Roderick E Kronschnabel

Chris D Lucero

Matthew J Schneider

Steven M Brown

Jeremy Ouillette

Various systems and methods for implementing a software defined industrial system are described herein. For example, an orchestrated system of distributed nodes may run an application, including modules implemented on the distributed nodes. In response to a node failing, a module may be redeployed to a replacement node. In an example, self-descriptive control applications and software modules are provided in the context of orchestratable distributed systems. The self-descriptive control applications may be executed by an orchestrator or like control device and use a module manifest to generate a control system application. For example, an edge control node of the industrial system may include a system on a chip including a microcontroller (MCU) to convert IO data. The system on a chip includes a central processing unit (CPU) in an initial inactive state, which may be changed to an activated state in response an activation signal.

Distributed software-defined industrial systems

Various systems and methods are provided for implementing a software defined industrial system. In an example, self-descriptive control applications and software modules are provided in the context of orchestratable distributed systems. The self-descriptive control applications may be executed by an orchestrator or like control device, configured to: identify available software modules adapted to perform functional operations in a control system environment; identify operational characteristics that identify characteristics of execution of the available software modules that are available to implement a control system application; select a software module for execution based on the operational configuration and the operational characteristics identified in the manifest; and cause the execution of the selected software module in the control system environment based on an application specification for the control system application.

Self-descriptive orchestratable modules in software-defined industrial systems

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