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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2010
Jayamani Odayappan, Mansfield, MA (US);
Johan Ingemar Tegnell, Mansfield, MA (US);
Charles Wilson Piper, Foxboro, MA (US);
Vladimir Dimitrov Kostadinov, Sharon, MA (US);
Jayamani Odayappan, Mansfield, MA (US);
Johan Ingemar Tegnell, Mansfield, MA (US);
Charles Wilson Piper, Foxboro, MA (US);
Vladimir Dimitrov Kostadinov, Sharon, MA (US);
Invensys Systems, Inc., Foxboro, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for deploying a configuration in a process control system wherein at least a portion of the configuration is deployed to a set of field devices. Initially the set of deployment packages are stored within a configuration storage. Thereafter, deployment is initiated on the set of deployment packages from the configuration storage. In response to the initiating deployment step, an automated cascaded deployment is commenced to the set of connected field devices. The automated cascaded deployment includes first deploying the sets of deployment packages to a set of control module assemblies. The method furthermore includes second deploying the received portions of the set of deployment packages to a set of I/O module assemblies. The set of I/O module assemblies maintain and pass the received sub-portions of the set of deployment packages to sets of field devices.