Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Pablo Munoz Ibarra

Axel Platz

Ralf Mildenberger

Ingo Eichner

Markus Fister

Franz-Josef Menzl

Friedrich Wedel

Johanna Schmidt

Wilhelm Wehrfritz

Uwe Hey

Annette Eichhorn

Christian Prechtl

Rolf Odemer

Gabrielle Mangler

A method for selecting a communication system assigned to a transmission network of an automation system, where a transmission network with a plurality of subscribers, connected to the transmission network, of one or more automation systems is displayed, or is capable of being displayed, on a display unit. The transmission network is assigned to a plurality of communication systems, where the plurality of communication systems are each designed or configured for communication over the transmission network between at least two of the subscribers connected to the transmission network. By selecting a selection area assigned to the transmission network on the display unit by a selection device, the plurality of communication systems assigned to the transmission network are displayed on the display unit. Subsequent to selection of the selection area assigned to the transmission network by the selection means, one of the displayed communication systems is then selectable by means of the selection means.

Method for selecting a communication system assigned to a transmission network of an automation system

A system and a method for graphical interconnection of hardware signals of a device, (e.g., a controller device) are provided. The graphical interconnection can now be implemented in a simple manner so that a user can perform this function intuitively and without knowledge of the address convention used in the engineering system. This may be achieved by the inventive system and by the inventive method by the hardware signals being interconnected graphically with program elements of a programming environment using drag & drop features in a graphical user interface.

Graphical interconnection of hardware signals

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Erlangen, Germany

Pablo Munoz Ibarra