US 7,574,417 B1
Self configuration of embedded historians
Robert J. McGreevy, Oswego, Ill. (US); Taryl J. Jasper, South Euclid, Ohio (US); Robert J. Herbst, Aurora, Ohio (US); and John J. Baier, Mentor, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, Ohio (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/536,566.
Int. Cl. G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G05B 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 706—59  [700/8; 700/29; 700/109] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An industrial automation system, comprising:
an embedded historian component that supplies historical data for a process to a control component, the embedded historian is part of a hierarchically structured data model for the industrial automation system; and
a configuration component that automatically configures the embedded historian based on settings required by the process and in accordance with the hierarchically structured data model,
wherein memory operatively coupled to a processor retains at least one of the embedded historian component or the configuration component.