Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Rene Wolf

Wolfgang Friedrich

Soeren Moritz

Peter Wiedenberg

Johann Pohany

One embodiment relates to an automatic system comprising a plurality of subscribers which are connected to a common communication channel, whereby each of the subscribers automatically provides the diagnosis information associated therewith on the communication channel, another conversion station is connected to the communication channel and comprises a web server which converts the diagnosis information available in the communication channel into a single web-enabled format, the conversion station is connected to a service station via a network and the service station has a web browser and a display connected to the web browser, whereby the web browser converts the diagnosis information transmitted via the network into a single display format and the display is provided in order to display diagnosis information provided by the web browser.

Automation system with simplified diagnosis and rectification of errors

A system and a method for operating and monitoring an automation system, in which, via virtual installation models ( ), processes of the automation system are, by means of a display unit ( ), displayed or represented as a representation of real installation components ( ). The display unit includes input screen sections ( ) in order to allow a user to interactively operate displayed installation components . The method allows the user to navigate in the virtual installation models , which exactly reflect the real conditions and the current conditions of the automation system. By combining 2D and 3D displays or representations, the user can choose the most appropriate form of representation for the individual case at hand. The invention thus facilitates a reality-based representation of the automation system, which makes it possible to intuitively operate and monitor even complex processes.

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Nürnberg, Germany

Rene Wolf