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Nokia Technologies Oy

Zhongliang Hu

Mikko Kohvakka

Teemu Tanila

Toni Kuikka

Silke Holtmanns

Ville Särkimäki

Janne Kallio

Jarkko Lalu

Pasi Koivumäki

Mikko Korpinen

Petri Tamminiemi

Martti Jakobsson

Mikko Kujala

To provide adaptiveness to data collected on an industrial automation device, a test is used for a specific need. A set of parameter values to be used during the test are temporary and send to the industrial automation device with an indication of a test. Before the test is run, existing parameter values are backed up, and they are restored after the test.

Collecting data on an industrial automation device

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 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

The invention relates to electric drive apparatuses used in different industries for different applications more particularly to a method for remote support of an electric drive apparatus. The method comprises: starting in a first apparatus a remote support tool application, said first apparatus having a connection with an at least one electric drive apparatus in a local site, forwarding by said first apparatus an indication of a configuration parameter data user interface of said first apparatus to a third apparatus in a remote site, and receiving by said first apparatus from said third apparatus at least one tagged version of a screen of the configuration parameter data user interface of said first apparatus.

Method for remote support of electric drive apparatus

To facilitate remote support, a live remote support tool providing versatile information exchange between an apparatus at a site and another apparatus in a remote support site is disclosed.

Remote live support tool

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

The invention relates to electric drive apparatuses used in different industries for different applications more particularly to a method for remote support of an electric drive apparatus. The method comprises: establishing a live support session with virtual drive assistance between a first apparatus and a third apparatus in the remote support site, said first apparatus having a connection with a local electric drive apparatus in a local site, and said third apparatus having a connection to a virtual drive tool for virtual drive assistance; downloading by said third apparatus from said first apparatus parameter settings and other relevant process information of the local electric drive apparatus to said third apparatus; and controlling and/or operating said virtual drive tool by said third apparatus to provide assistance to a user of said first apparatus.

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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