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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
May. 07, 2007
Richard J. Grgic, Painsville, OH (US);
Subbian Govindaraj, Solon, OH (US);
Kenwood H. Hall, Hudson, OH (US);
Robert J. Kretschmann, Bay Village, OH (US);
Charles M. Rischar, Chardon, OH (US);
Raymond J. Staron, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
David A. Vasko, Solon, OH (US);
Richard J. Grgic, Painsville, OH (US);
Subbian Govindaraj, Solon, OH (US);
Kenwood H. Hall, Hudson, OH (US);
Robert J. Kretschmann, Bay Village, OH (US);
Charles M. Rischar, Chardon, OH (US);
Raymond J. Staron, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
David A. Vasko, Solon, OH (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates employing safety within an industrial environment. An enhancing component can implement at least one of a security level, authentication, authorization, or an access right to a validated action to at least one of the controller or the controller engine instance. The enhancing component can further separate two or more entities within the industrial environment, the first entity related to process control and the second entity related to process safety. Additionally, the enhancing component can employ at least one of a backup controller or a backup controller engine instance in the event of at least one of a software error or a hardware error within the industrial environment.