A method for securely managing operations of a field device in an industrial environment includes receiving a request to operate the field device from one or more data sources. The request includes information associated with the field device, requestor information, and at least one operation command to be executed on the field device. The method further includes generating one or more control signals to operate the field device based on the received request. Further, the method includes validating the generated one or more control signals based on information related to the field device and proximity of one or more objects with respect to location of the field device. The method includes outputting the generated one or more control signals to at least one field device via a network based on successful validation of the one or more control signals. The outputted one or more control signals operate the field device.

A method for securely managing operations of a field device in an industrial environment includes receiving a request to operate the field device from one or more data sources. The request includes information associated with the field device, requestor information, and at least one operation command to be executed on the field device. The method further includes generating one or more control signals to operate the field device based on the received request. Further, the method includes validating the generated one or more control signals based on information related to the field device and proximity of one or more objects with respect to location of the field device. The method includes outputting the generated one or more control signals to at least one field device via a network based on successful validation of the one or more control signals. The outputted one or more control signals operate the field device.

A sensor registration method according to one aspect of the present invention includes generating association information associating port information with sensor information, the port information identifying a connection port of a first communication device to which a sensor is connected, the sensor information including a type of the sensor, converting the association information to have a predetermined format, transmitting the converted association information to an information processing device configured to process data obtained from the sensor, and registering the sensor in the information processing device by storing the converted association information into the information processing device.

The present invention provides universal conversion system, comprising: at least one universal port connected with a connector to a smart X-bar, and at least one type of sensing circuitry connected with a connector to the smart X-bar, wherein each universal port is configured to connect with a connector to a transducer, each type of sensing circuitry is configured to measure a different type of electrical information, and the smart X-bar is configured to connect each universal port with each type of sensing circuitry. The present invention further provides a method for utilizing information accumulated in a database of a network for improving the mode of action of a plurality of universal conversion systems connected to the network.

In a method for computer-aided coupling a processing module into a modular technical system, wherein the technical system has a host system designed to provide a virtual machine having real-time capability, and a processing module with a hardware unit having sensor or an actuator, and a connection unit having a communication component for controlling the hardware unit by way of control instructions and a data memory storing configuration data and a control program for providing the control instructions. Data messages are exchanged between the processing module and the host system via the connection unit. The following steps are carried out: The method includes reading the configuration data and the control program from the data memory; instantiating a virtual machine on the host computer; loading the configuration data and the control program into the virtual machine; and transmitting control instructions to the processing module for controlling the hardware unit.

A sensor registration method according to one aspect of the present invention includes generating association information associating port information with sensor information, the port information identifying a connection port of a first communication device to which a sensor is connected, the sensor information including a type of the sensor, converting the association information to have a predetermined format, transmitting the converted association information to an information processing device configured to process data obtained from the sensor, and registering the sensor in the information processing device by storing the converted association information into the information processing device.

The present invention provides universal conversion system, comprising: at least one universal port connected with a connector to a smart X-bar, and at least one type of sensing circuitry connected with a connector to the smart X-bar, wherein each universal port is configured to connect with a connector to a transducer, each type of sensing circuitry is configured to measure a different type of electrical information, and the smart X-bar is configured to connect each universal port with each type of sensing circuitry. The present invention further provides a method for utilizing information accumulated in a database of a network for improving the mode of action of a plurality of universal conversion systems connected to the network.