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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 09, 2011
Pradyumna Ojha, Hyderabad, IN;
Abhik Banerjee, Hyderabad, IN;
David Evans Mcmillan, Moneta, VA (US);
William Kennedy Galt, Rustburg, VA (US);
Andre Steven Demaurice, Salem, VA (US);
Pradyumna Ojha, Hyderabad, IN;
Abhik Banerjee, Hyderabad, IN;
David Evans McMillan, Moneta, VA (US);
William Kennedy Galt, Rustburg, VA (US);
Andre Steven DeMaurice, Salem, VA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for block instantiation are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a visual instantiation facility executable by the processor. The visual instantiation facility is configured to read a device definition (DD) file including at least one function block and to visually display function block instantiation information of the at least one function block in a visual display. The visual instantiation facility is further configured to instantiate the at least one function block in a field device.