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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2009
Gary Law, Georgetown, TX (US);
Brandon Hieb, Cedar Park, TX (US);
David R. Denison, Austin, TX (US);
Alper Enver, Austin, TX (US);
Gary Law, Georgetown, TX (US);
Brandon Hieb, Cedar Park, TX (US);
David R. Denison, Austin, TX (US);
Alper Enver, Austin, TX (US);
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to manage module run sequences in a process control environment are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving a module including a plurality of function blocks, receiving an indication of a subset of the plurality of function blocks, and receiving an indication of a first sequence of execution for the subset, wherein the first sequence of execution is different than a second sequence of execution associated with the module. The example method also includes associating the subset with a run sequence identifier, and associating the run sequence identifier with a trigger condition.