| US 7,515,977 B2 | ||
| Integrated configuration system for use in a process plant | ||
| Evren Eryurek, Edina, Minn. (US); Terrance F. Krouth, Eden Prairie, Minn. (US); and Jane E. Lansing, Minneapolis, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/812,752. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0222698 A1, Oct. 06, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G05B 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 700—83 [700/90] | 161 Claims |
| 1. A configuration viewing system for use in a process plant having a processor and a user interface, the configuration viewing
system comprising:
a computer readable memory;
a plurality of template configuration objects stored on the computer readable memory, wherein each of the plurality of template
configuration objects includes a graphical representation of a physical entity within the process plant, a parameter storage
adapted to communicate with the process plant to obtain and store device parameter information associated with the physical
entity within the process plant and a configuration storage adapted to store configuration parameters associated with the
physical entity within the process plant;
a first routine stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to present a library section
on the user interface, the library section adapted to present depictions of the plurality of template configuration objects
to a user via the user interface;
a second routine stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to present a configuration
area on the user interface; and
a third routine stored on the computer readable memory and adapted to be executed on the processor to enable a user to select
one of the plurality of template configuration objects from the library section and to place the selected template configuration
object within the configuration area to create a process configuration module within the configuration area, the process configuration
module associated with a portion of the process plant,
wherein the created process configuration module is an executable object including a particular displayable graphical representation
associated with a particular physical entity within the process plant, a particularly configured parameter storage which,
when executed, communicates with the particular physical entity within the process plant to obtain and store particular device
parameter information associated with the particular physical entity within the process plant and a particularly configured
configuration storage which stores particular configuration parameters associated with the particular physical entity within
the process plant.
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