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Data arrangement for an apparatus connectable to a communication network, and process for generating the data arrangement

Assignee: Siemens Schweiz AG
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1998-01-27
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Expires: 2015-06-06
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Abstract

Abstract A data arrangement for an apparatus connectable to a communication network comprises data points (6.1..6.n) arranged in an apparatus and also a characterization of the apparatus. In a data point 6.k, with an index k of 1 to n, dynamic process information is storable. With apparatus connected, the data points (6.1..6.n) are accessible over the communication network for a station connected to the communication network for the reading and/or changing, in which also a single data point (6.k) is accessible. The characterization is a static description of objects of the apparatus in which a single data point (6.k) or also a group of data points (6.k) are objects of the apparatus. The data arrangement creates the precondition that in the operation of the apparatus an access is feasible to a data point (6.k) with a minimum of data traffic on the data network. The available characterization makes possible, further, a data-controlled realization of a user program.

Inventors

  • 👤 Heinz Beeler
  • 👤 Gerhard Brun
  • 👤 Alfred Moertlseder

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 12:54
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/418; G05B19/4185; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/31; G05B2219/31146; G05B2219/31206; G05B2219/32; G05B2219/32157; G05B2219/32158; G05B2219/35; G05B2219/35504; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99948

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 180 words
A data arrangement for an apparatus connectable to a communication network, comprising: a plurality of data points (6.1..6.n) arranged in the apparatus for storing dynamic process information, said plurality of data points being accessible for reading and/or changing by a station connected to the communication network; one (6.k) of said plurality of data points (6.1. . . 6.n) being an object of the apparatus; and a static characterization included in said station and having static descriptive data of said object, said static characterization being a logically correlated unit, and being accessible for reading by a processor of said station; and wherein a group (6.i.6.j) of said plurality of data points of the apparatus accessible over the communication network are further grouped into a new object by the static characterization; and wherein said static characterization further comprises: first descriptive data for establishing an address of said object and said new object; second descriptive data for determining a data type of said object and said new object; and third descriptive data for establishing a designation of said object and said new object.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 180 words
A data arrangement for an apparatus connectable to a communication network, comprising: a plurality of data points (6.1..6.n) arranged in the apparatus for storing dynamic process information, said plurality of data points being accessible for reading and/or changing by a station connected to the communication network; one (6.k) of said plurality of data points (6.1. . . 6.n) being an object of the apparatus; and a static characterization included in said station and having static descriptive data of said object, said static characterization being a logically correlated unit, and being accessible for reading by a processor of said station; and wherein a group (6.i.6.j) of said plurality of data points of the apparatus accessible over the communication network are further grouped into a new object by the static characterization; and wherein said static characterization further comprises: first descriptive data for establishing an address of said object and said new object; second descriptive data for determining a data type of said object and said new object; and third descriptive data for establishing a designation of said object and said new object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 46 words
A data arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that said static characterization further comprises: fourth descriptive data for determining a value range of said object and said new object; and fifth descriptive data for determining a standard value of said object and said new object.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
A data arrangement according to claim 2, characterized in that said static characterization also comprises sixth descriptive data for establishing choosable access rights to said object and said new object.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
A data arrangement according to claim 3, characterized in that said static characterization also comprises seventh descriptive data for establishing operations supported by the apparatus on said object and said new object.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 38 words
A data arrangement according to claim 4, characterized in that said static characterization also comprises eighth descriptive data for marking said object and said new object as necessary for configuration of a certain execution manner of the apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 49 words
A data arrangement according to claim 5, further comprising, a units catalog including physical mass units and representation formats of process magnitudes used in the communication network, said physical mass units and said representation formats being referenceable by means of points for the unification and simplification of the characterization.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 42 words
A data arrangement according to claim 6, further comprising a text catalog including texts drafted in a certain language, said text catalog presenting said texts to person/machine interface connected to the communication network, and said texts being referenceable by means of points.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
A data arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said static characterization also comprises sixth descriptive data for establishing choosable access rights to said object and said new object.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 30 words
A data arrangement according to claim 8, wherein said static characterization also comprises seventh descriptive data for establishing operations supported by the apparatus on said object and said new object.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 36 words
A data arrangement according to claim 9, wherein said static characterization also comprises eighth descriptive data for marking said object and said new object as necessary for configuration of a certain execution manner of the apparatus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 49 words
A data arrangement according to claim 10, further comprising, a units catalog including physical mass units and representation formats of process magnitudes used in the communication network, said physical mass units and said representation formats being referenceable by means of points for the unification and simplification of the characterization.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 42 words
A data arrangement according to claim 11, further comprising a text catalog including texts drafted in a certain language, said text catalog presenting said texts to person/machine interface connected to the communication network, and said texts being referenceable by means of points.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 49 words
A data arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising, a units catalog including physical mass units and representation formats of process magnitudes used in the communication network, said physical mass units and said representation formats being referenceable by means of points for the unification and simplification of the characterization.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 42 words
A data arrangement according to claim 13, further comprising a text catalog including texts drafted in a certain language, said text catalog presenting said texts to person/machine interface connected to the communication network, and said texts being referenceable by means of points.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 42 words
A data arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising a text catalog including texts drafted in a certain language, said text catalog presenting said texts to person/machine interface connected to the communication network, and said texts being referenceable by means of points.

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