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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
May. 02, 2001
Hubert Gehring, Nuernberg, DE;
Horst Koerzdoerfer, Erlangen, DE;
Thomas Talanis, Heroldsbach, DE;
Thomas Zebisch, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An automation system and a method for accessing the functionality of hardware components H . . . Hn of the automation system. Hardware components are connected by at least one bus system B . . . B and at least one hardware component contains a system connection unit The system connection unit eliminates the need for special transmission objects, which until now were required between an administrative system and the hardware components of an automation system. The system connection unit contains function objects D . . . DB as images of the real functionality of the hardware components, whereby the function objects are provided for accessing the functionality of the hardware components via the bus system. The function objects are designed, for example, as DCOM objects.