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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Thomas Deininger, Ambler, PA (US);
Michael S. Horn, Bath, PA (US);
Jung Min OH, Sellersville, PA (US);
Michael Hogan, Schwenksville, PA (US);
William F. Raines, Midlothian, VA (US);
Thomas Deininger, Ambler, PA (US);
Michael S. Horn, Bath, PA (US);
Jung Min Oh, Sellersville, PA (US);
Michael Hogan, Schwenksville, PA (US);
William F. Raines, Midlothian, VA (US);
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
An extensible, object-oriented framework describes various generic elements of legacy automation systems. That framework is used as a basis for porting one or more of those elements to another ('target') automation system. Objects in the framework, known as 'extensions,' adapt information from the legacy system to a corresponding, generic representation. Compilers express those representations in the target system. The framework thus translates the “old” automation configuration for use in a “new” automation system. The scheme can be extended to accommodate arbitrary control systems (i.e., other manufacturers and product lines), new sub-domains within the automation domain (e.g. operator interfaces, batch control etc.) and new target systems without altering the core framework.