Abb Schweiz Ag

Abb Technology Oy

Mikko Kohvakka

Zhongliang Hu

Teemu Tanila

Toni Kuikka

Janne Kallio

Pekka Järvinen

Ilkka Tunkkari

Jyrki Kolho

Juha Koukkari

Petri Tamminiemi

Juha Lempinen

A method that includes defining a functionality of a system, wherein the system includes at least a first device in a first device category and a second device in a second device category, defining a configuration of the system, determining a plurality of tasks comprised in an application, wherein the application is to be executed by the system, simulating, using a simulation environment, execution of the application in the system when the tasks comprised in the application are assigned to be executed by the first device or the second device, based on the simulation, modifying the assignment of the tasks, distributing the application to the system, and receiving data regarding the execution of the application.

Assignment of tasks between a plurality of devices

An access control apparatus and method for controlling a configuration of an automation apparatus. The method includes: reading authentication information from an electronic tag; transmitting the authentication information to a networked service; receiving access rights from the networked service; and controlling the configuration of the automation apparatus according to the access rights.

Access control apparatus and method for controlling configuration of automation apparatus

According to an aspect, there is provided method for analyzing movement. Initially, information on one or more desired movement properties for a moving element of a mechanical system powered by an electrical machine which is controlled by a drive is maintained in a memory of a wireless sensing device. The wireless sensing device including one or more sensors is detachably fixed to the moving element of the mechanical system. The one or more sensors include one or more kinematic sensors. The wireless sensing device acquire results of a plurality of measurements performed by the wireless sensing device while the moving element is in motion. During the acquiring, the wireless sensing device compares results of the plurality of measurements with the one or more desired movement properties and communicates with the drive to adjust one or more drive parameters based on the comparing.

Commissioning and condition monitoring of industrial processes using a wireless sensing device

Disclosed is a method including obtaining a graphical representation including information on one or more performance metrics associated with an industrial automation device, determining a target operating point associated with the industrial automation device based at least partly on the graphical representation, obtaining a target reference value and one or more operating limits for the industrial automation device, obtaining operational information associated with usage of the industrial automation device, and determining one or more control parameters for the industrial automation device, wherein the one or more control parameters are determined based at least partly on the following: the target reference value, the one or more operating limits, the operational information, and the target operating point.

Determining control parameters for an industrial automation device

A system including means for creating a workflow by receiving user input for combining a plurality of guidance elements, means for visually displaying the guidance elements and the workflow, means for saving the combination of the plurality of guidance elements into a file, means for obtaining the file using an application comprised in a mobile apparatus, means for executing the plurality of guidance elements combined in the file by the application.

Workflow of an apparatus

According to an aspect, there is provided method for commissioning a drive. First, a local network is established between a wireless computing device, one or more wireless sensor devices and a drive. Each wireless sensor device is configured to measure one or more physical quantities associated with an industrial system controlled by the drive. The wireless computing device configures wirelessly the drive and the one or more wireless sensor devices for performing measurements. In response to receiving one or more measured values from the one or more wireless sensor devices, the wireless computing device displays the information on the one or more measured values on a display for providing guidance for a user of the wireless computing device for adjusting drive parameters of the drive.

Commissioning of industrial processes equipped with wireless sensors

An automation apparatus, a reader apparatus, and a method for configuring an automation apparatus. The method includes: harvesting wirelessly, by a passive electronic tag, energy from a reader apparatus; receiving wirelessly, by the passive electronic tag, configuration data from the reader apparatus; storing, by the passive electronic tag, the configuration data to a non-volatile memory of the passive electronic tag; and reading, by a processor, the configuration data from the passive electronic tag.

Method for configuring automation apparatus, automation apparatus, and reader apparatus

An industrial automation device with a token to be used as authentication information in information exchange between a first cloud service and the industrial automation device, a mobile device is connected to the industrial automation device and to a cloud service that is the first cloud service or a second cloud service. After authenticating the user of the mobile device to the cloud service, a token is generated by the cloud service to the first cloud service, and forwarded via the mobile device to the industrial automation device. If the cloud service that generated the token is the second cloud service, the token is forwarded via the mobile device, after the mobile has been authenticated in the first cloud service, the first cloud service. Thereafter the industrial automation device and the first cloud service may communicate directly with each other using the token for authentication.

Industrial automation device and cloud service

A user apparatus retrieves a list of current features in an industrial automation device in an industrial site, and a list of available features for the industrial automation device, and displays the lists to a user of the user apparatus. If a user input indicating that the industrial automation device is to be updated with one or more features selected amongst the available features, the one or more features are downloaded from a remote data storage to the user apparatus and therefrom to the industrial automation device to update the industrial automation device.

Updating features in an automation device

According to an aspect, a method including receiving, by a remote computing apparatus, drive parameter data sent from a drive via a communications network, to a remote computing apparatus; storing the drive parameters to a database; calculating an expected drive registration data object value for the drive using the first algorithm based on the drive parameter data; comparing the expected drive registration data object differs from the drive registration data object included in the drive registration data for the drive, causing sending information on a conflicting registration data object from the remote computing apparatus via the communications network to the drive.

Drive process recognition and optimization

To automate establishment of an ad hoc connection between a user apparatus and a device, username-password pairs and identifying information-code pairs are maintained in a database server. The user apparatus sends an inquiry identifying information of the device and a username and a password of a user of the user apparatus, and receives in a response a code for establishing the ad hoc connection.

Pairing procedure

To provide status information on devices in a device network, the devices are configured to broadcast status information, both own and received, and store in addition to own status information also received status information of other devices.

Device network status information

To provide as data rate independent user experience as possible for remote service, function descriptions are associated with identifiers, and a function plan transmitted between a service center and a user apparatus comprises the identifiers but the function plan outputted in the user apparatus comprises the function descriptions.

Remote user support tool

An automated power conversion device obtains information on an operational status of the automated power conversion device. Based on the obtaining, the automated power conversion device causes wireless transmission of advertising messages by using a non-connected signalling mode, such that the advertising messages comprise the information on the operational status of the automated power conversion device and are receivable by at least one terminal device of a communications system when the terminal device is located within the listening range of the connectionless signalling mode. The terminal device receives from the automated power conversion device, at least one of said advertising messages when the terminal device is located within the listening range of the connectionless signalling mode. Based on the receiving the terminal device informs the user of the terminal device on the operational status of the automated power conversion device.

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Mikko Kohvakka