There is provided a central operation processing unit including a temperature control management unit that compares a temperature value detected by a temperature monitoring unit of a functional unit in a basic block with a prescribed value corresponding to the functional unit in the basic block and being set in advance individually, and, on the basis of a result of the comparison, controls an operation of the cooling unit of the functional unit from which the temperature value compared with the prescribed value is detected.

There is provided a central operation processing unit including a temperature control management unit that compares a temperature value detected by a temperature monitoring unit of a functional unit in a basic block with a prescribed value corresponding to the functional unit in the basic block and being set in advance individually, and, on the basis of a result of the comparison, controls an operation of the cooling unit of the functional unit from which the temperature value compared with the prescribed value is detected.

The invention provides methods, systems and computer programs for optimizing standard operating procedure for a control system. The invention comprises (i) recording a sequence of control system operator actions, (ii) identifying a control system process corresponding to the recorded sequence of control system operator actions, (iii) retrieving a standard operating procedure associated with the identified control system process, (iv) determining a first set of deviations between (a) the recorded sequence of control system operator actions and (b) the standard operating procedure, (v) determining a second set of deviations between (c) a set of KPI values associated with the recorded sequence of control system operator actions and (d) a set of KPI values associated with the standard operating procedure, and (vi) modifying the standard operating procedure to reduce deviation between (e) the recorded sequence of control system operator actions and (f) said standard operating procedure.

The invention provides methods, systems and computer programs for optimizing standard operating procedure for a control system. The invention comprises (i) recording a sequence of control system operator actions, (ii) identifying a control system process corresponding to the recorded sequence of control system operator actions, (iii) retrieving a standard operating procedure associated with the identified control system process, (iv) determining a first set of deviations between (a) the recorded sequence of control system operator actions and (b) the standard operating procedure, (v) determining a second set of deviations between (c) a set of KPI values associated with the recorded sequence of control system operator actions and (d) a set of KPI values associated with the standard operating procedure, and (vi) modifying the standard operating procedure to reduce deviation between (e) the recorded sequence of control system operator actions and (f) said standard operating procedure.

A system construction support apparatus 1 includes a non-volatile memory 4 that stores in advance apparatus information (projects and design information) that is written such that device numbers and character strings associated with the device numbers are included; a name-candidate-list generating unit that extracts character strings included in the apparatus information in association with device numbers associated with the character strings, organizes the extracted character strings into an entry for each device on the basis of a device number corresponding to each of the character strings, and displays a list of character strings; and a label registering unit that receives an input selecting one of the character strings displayed in the list for each entry and registers the selected character string as a label of a device corresponding to the character string.

A system construction support apparatus 1 includes a non-volatile memory 4 that stores in advance apparatus information (projects and design information) that is written such that device numbers and character strings associated with the device numbers are included; a name-candidate-list generating unit that extracts character strings included in the apparatus information in association with device numbers associated with the character strings, organizes the extracted character strings into an entry for each device on the basis of a device number corresponding to each of the character strings, and displays a list of character strings; and a label registering unit that receives an input selecting one of the character strings displayed in the list for each entry and registers the selected character string as a label of a device corresponding to the character string.

A programmable controller according to an embodiment includes: a bus for data transmission and reception; a synchronous-control signal line that transmits a synchronous control signal; a synchronous-control-signal generating unit that is connected to the synchronous-control signal line and generates the synchronous control signal on a basis of an external signal; a data holding unit that is connected to the bus and the synchronous-control signal line and latches a signal from an external device in an internal memory in synchronization with the synchronous control signal; and a CPU unit that is connected to the bus and the synchronous-control signal line and reads a value in the internal memory via the bus in synchronization with the synchronous control signal.

A programmable controller according to an embodiment includes: a bus for data transmission and reception; a synchronous-control signal line that transmits a synchronous control signal; a synchronous-control-signal generating unit that is connected to the synchronous-control signal line and generates the synchronous control signal on a basis of an external signal; a data holding unit that is connected to the bus and the synchronous-control signal line and latches a signal from an external device in an internal memory in synchronization with the synchronous control signal; and a CPU unit that is connected to the bus and the synchronous-control signal line and reads a value in the internal memory via the bus in synchronization with the synchronous control signal.

Aspects of the present invention provide isolating and applying a common protocol which may be used by multiple devices across multiple network levels to analyze an entire system of control networks. A generic message may be sent individually to targeted addresses across a network level. If a response is received from a device at a targeted address, such as within a timeout period, a specific message customized to the individual device may be sent to extract further detail about the device, including its connectivity to other devices and networks. The system may continue automatically until resource utilization of the entire system is determined to thereby provide diagnostic and reliability services.

Aspects of the present invention provide isolating and applying a common protocol which may be used by multiple devices across multiple network levels to analyze an entire system of control networks. A generic message may be sent individually to targeted addresses across a network level. If a response is received from a device at a targeted address, such as within a timeout period, a specific message customized to the individual device may be sent to extract further detail about the device, including its connectivity to other devices and networks. The system may continue automatically until resource utilization of the entire system is determined to thereby provide diagnostic and reliability services.