A program includes a tool program that causes an information processing apparatus to execute a process of collectively displaying, in an editable manner, parameters that are to be written to each of sensors and generating a setting file that includes the parameters, and an application program that causes a terminal device to execute a process of writing a parameter corresponding to each of the sensors included in the setting file, to each of the sensors by using short-range wireless communication.

A system and method for monitoring and controlling an industrial plant having a plurality of assembly/processing stations (ST) divided into separate control areas (A), each control area having an electronic control and processing unit (PLC). A portable computer (TAB) selectively serves as the industrial plant global monitoring device and the human machine interface (HMI) for the processing stations through one or more applications or programs.

The portable computer is selectively placed in communication with selective of the electronic control and processing units for selected global monitoring of the industrial plant operations, local monitoring of at least one of the assembly/processing stations and/or control of at the assembly/processing stations through sending of signals to the electronic control and processing unit(s).

In one example, identification devices (DK) or network access points (AP) are used in each control area to detect the presence of the portable computer in or near a given control area to establish communication between the portable computer and the electronic control and processing unit(s).

Methods for collaboratively assisting a control room operator are disclosed. An example method disclosed includes receiving a notification associated with a person via a portable wireless device. The notification includes information regarding a process control variable in a process control environment. The example method further includes altering the notification by the person via the portable wireless device and transmitting the altered notification via the portable wireless device. The control room operator and other persons associated with the notification are to receive the altered notification.

A method creates an operating interface for a first domestic appliance from a plurality of domestic appliances. The method includes providing a plurality of different generic operating elements for specifying different functionalities and/or parameters of the plurality of domestic appliances. The method further includes determining description data for the first domestic appliance. The description data indicate which one or more of the plurality of generic operating elements are used to operate the first domestic appliance and which functionalities and/or parameter values of the first domestic appliance can be set by one or more generic operating elements used. The method also includes creating the operating interface for the first domestic appliance on the input/output unit of a control unit on the basis of the plurality of different generic operating elements and on the basis of the description data for the first domestic appliance.

The present disclosure provides a system and a method for debugging a robot based on artificial intelligence. The system includes: a mobile terminal; and the robot, in which the mobile terminal and the robot communicate with each other wirelessly, and the mobile terminal is configured to set a state parameter of each function node of the robot, and to send a control command to the robot according to the state parameter of each function node, so as to control the robot to perform a test.

A system for communication with a field device, comprising: an apparatus which includes a communication module and an adapter. The communication module includes a connection region and a communication area. The communication area includes at least one communication interface for communication for the field device. A first connecting structure is provided on the connection region, and a second connecting structure provided on an adapter, wherein the second connecting structure is embodied complementary to the first connecting. The adapter includes an interface, and the adapter is embodied passively A display/servicing device, wherein the interface is embodied for connection to the display/servicing device, wherein the display/servicing device is embodied as a portable mobile device, wherein the mobile device is embodied for single-use battery- or rechargeable battery operation, and wherein the first connecting, the second connecting structure and the interface are embodied as plug contacts.

A method is provided for joining structures, where at least one of the components to be joined is individually plastically deformed in a radial press. A control unit for the radial press has a PLC machine controller and a BTLE communication module and a mobile terminal is associated. Mobile terminals are designed to communicate with a central server via a mobile data network, which central server is equipped with a pressing program memory. Configuration programs used to set up associated radial presses are stored on the mobile terminals. Each radial press is set up by means of the associated mobile terminal, specifically by configuration of the PLC machine controller by means of a specific pressing program in accordance with program-specific data retrieved from the central server for a particular lot. Within the lot, each individual radial deformation process is triggered by triggering means arranged on the radial press itself

The invention resides in a method for maintaining a measuring location (ML1, ML2, ML3) in an automated plant (A), wherein capability information (CI) of persons (P1, P2 P3) are registered and stored in a service platform (SP), wherein the capability information (CI) includes information concerning objects brought along by the person (P1, P2, P3), health of the person (P1, P2, P3) and/or safety equipment worn by the person (P1, P2, P3), comprising: noting a case of service or maintenance of the measuring location (ML1, ML2, ML3); creating a service or maintenance order (SO), which includes objects required for caring for the case of service or maintenance, health requirements and/or requirements regarding safety equipment; calculating a degree of suitability of persons (P1, P2, P3) stored in the service platform (SP) upon noting a case of service or maintenance for the measuring location (ML1, ML2, ML3), wherein the degree of suitability provides a measure of agreement of capability information (CI) for persons (P1, P2, P3) stored in the database with the required objects, the requirements for health and/or the requirements as regards safety equipment contained in the service or maintenance plan; and delivering the service or maintenance order (SO) to at least one of the persons (P1, P2, P3) stored in the service platform (SP), who has for the noted case of service or diagnosis a degree of suitability, which is equal to or greater than a predetermined degree of suitability.

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, and at least one processor to execute instructions to at least convert a first data packet to a second data packet, the first data packet having a first format based on an industrial communication protocol, the second data packet having a second format based on a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication protocol, the second data packet including a first payload having a first size, remove first data from the second data packet, increase the first size of the first payload to a second size to generate a second payload, add second data to the second payload, and transmit the second data packet to a remote device via a BLE network, the second data packet including the second payload.

The present disclosure relates to a method for starting up or servicing a field device: reading unique identification information assigned to the field device via a static code by means of a reading and/or operating tool; optically reading diagnostic information stored in the field device and which relates to at least one current and/or past event assigned to the field device, via a dynamic code generated by the field device by means of the reading and/or operating tool; transmitting the identification and diagnostic information from the reading and/or operating tool to a cloud-based service platform, transmitting device and/or application-specific information for remedying the event characterized by the diagnostic information from the cloud-based service platform to the reading and/or operating tool, and eliminating the event or effects of the event using the transmitted device-specific and/or application-specific information.