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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Russell Brandes, Brunswick, OH (US);
Michael W. Rudder, Kirtland, OH (US);
Dale E. Reed, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A design diagram representation for an industrial operator interface that combines configuration and presentation aspects is provided. The design diagram representation illustrates state transitions, interlocks, and/or permissives for an industrial process or device as a dataflow diagram, a state diagram, or other such diagrams, and renders live state information for the process or device as numeric indicators, string indicators, color-animated state icons, and the like. Flow lines of the diagram are highlighted based on the displayed state information to convey an overall status of the process. In addition, the design diagram representation includes one or more data fields that allow an operator to modify or set a numeric variable for the industrial process (e.g. a timer, a setpoint, etc.), thereby allowing the industrial process to be viewed and configured using a single interface.