A wireless emergency stop system includes a machine safety device connected to a machine stop circuit for stopping operation of a machine when the machine stop circuit is activated. The machine safety device includes a wireless communication interface. The system also includes a mobile device controller configured to control operation of the machine, and a safety stop device. The safety stop device includes a wireless communication interface for wireless communication with the machine safety device, and an emergency stop switch configured to, when activated, transmit an emergency stop signal to the machine safety device to trigger an emergency stop of the machine. The mobile device controller is configured to link with the safety stop device via short-range wireless communication.

There is described a system and method for configuring, commissioning and troubleshooting an HVAC unit. A unit type configuration is established based on a type of HVAC system and temperature data, humidity data, and/or indoor air quality data. A fan configuration is established based on whether a variable frequency drive fan is identified. Cooling and heating stage configurations are established based on a compressor parameter and a heating stage parameter. An available auxiliary termination is identified in response to establishing the configurations. A safety is assigned to the available auxiliary termination in response to identifying the available auxiliary termination. An IO table is provided to an HVAC controller, which includes physical input/output assignments for the terminations of the HVAC controller based on the configurations and the assigned safety. For another embodiment, the fan configuration is established based on one of a traditional stage blower fan or variable frequency drive fan.

Method, apparatus and computer program product for detecting vulnerability and predicting maintenance in an industrial control system are described herein.

Data are sent from an internal data processing system of an industrial plant to an external data processing system of the industrial plant by generating with an industrial edge device data packets from data related to an industrial machine, and generating therefrom signed data packets signed with a first digital signature. While the signed data packet are read, a user-defined data filter is applied, which lets either pass or rejects the signed data packets. The data packets that passed the user-defined data filter are then sent to the external data processing system.

A method defines and configures a hardware setup (2) of a fluid processing system. A user input is processed (103) at a client module (15). The user input includes a set of requirement data for the fluid processing system, The set of requirement data is received (105) at a server module (17) from the client module. The server module is connected to the client module via a network (11). The hardware setup of the fluid processing system is defined (107) by a setup module based on the set of requirement data and stored catalogue data. A configuration file (25) is generated (109) by a configuration module based on the hardware setup and the set of requirement data. The hardware setup is approved (113) by the client module. The configuration file is transferred (116) to a generic control module (29) of the hardware setup for configuring the fluid processing system.

A system and method for diagnosing connection and communication in an industrial machine. The electronic processing system includes a CAN bus, an ethernet network, and a plurality of devices connected to the CAN bus and the ethernet network. The plurality of devices includes at least one controller programmed to run one or more software applications. A connectivity check is performed to obtain CAN connection status data and ethernet connection status data for the plurality of devices. The CAN connection status data and the ethernet connection status data is analyzed to determine a likely cause of a device connection issue. A solution to the device connection issue is output to a user based on the analyzed data.

A system and method for operating, at a near location, a safety-critical device 260 located at a remote location. The system comprises a first control panel interface 200 and at least one operating input device 220 at a near location, adapted for transmitting control signals to the safety-critical device 260 at a remote location. The first control panel interface 200 comprises hardware barrier communication means 206 and at least a first and a second hardware safety barrier 202, 204, each with safety barrier interfaces connected to the at least one operating input device 220 and to the hardware barrier communication means 206 for communication through the non-secure network 240. The system further comprises a second control panel interface 250, connected to the safety-critical device at the remote location, adapted for receiving control signals from the first control panel interface 210 via a secure communication tunnel 242. The second control panel interface 250 comprises hardware barrier communication means 256 and at least a first and a second hardware safety barrier 252, 254, each with safety barrier interfaces connected to the hardware barrier communication means 256 for communication through the non-secure network 240. A switch 215 is connected to the first and second hardware safety barriers 202, 204 of the first control panel interface 200, controlling Hi- and Lo-signal inputs on the hardware safety barriers, such that a Hi-signal is input on the first hardware safety barrier 202 and a Lo-signal is input on the second hardware safety barrier 204 and vice versa for respectively enabling and disengaging operation of the safety-critical device 260. The safety-critical device 260 is activated when both hardware barriers 252, 254 are activated and the switch is in an enabled state.

A sensor-based item transport system, and a method therefore are described. The system includes, for example, a cart station, within a restricted area including a plurality of automated drive. A light curtain is adjacent to the cart station. A first sensor and a second sensor are spaced apart from the first sensor within the cart station. A first mode associated with the light curtain is maintained causing an alarm system associated with the light curtain to remain armed. The first mode is caused to change to a second mode associated with the light curtain, the second mode causing the alarm system to be muted, based at least in part on the identity of the cart. The identity is determined based at least in part on one or more signals received from the first sensor and the second sensor.

A system (1) for assisting a field operator, in particular a maintenance field operator, by a remote assistant (51) equipped with a viewer (50) comprises a first group of components configured to be connected to a support (10) wearable on the operator's head, including a first video camera (11), a local viewer (13) arranged to be watched by the operator, a first control unit (15) and a first wireless connection interface (19). The system also comprises a handpiece (20) providing a visual sensor (21) such as a video camera or a thermal imaging camera, a serial port (24) for connecting a peripheral device (30) such as an instrument or a sensor or a video source, a second control unit (25) and a second connection interface (26). The connection interfaces (15,25) are configured for mutually changing, locally or through a remote server (99) available through a data network (3), data streams (12,22,32) coming from the video camera (11), from the visual sensor (21) or from the peripheral device (30), respectively, intended to be displayed by the local viewer (13). Moreover, the connection interfaces are configured for exchanging the data streams with the assistants (51) remote viewer (50) through the remote server (99). The system (1) also comprises a scenario-switching device (80) for displaying a same data stream of interest (42) at the same time to the local viewer (13) and to the remote viewer (50), said data stream of interest selected among data streams (12,22,32) related to the scenarios (11′,21′) framed by the video camera (11) and by the visual sensor (21), respectively, and to the data obtained from the peripheral device (30).

Various embodiments include a method of managing a building automation environment comprising: determining coordinates of a wearable device and an associated wearer in the building automation environment; rendering a representative view of a portion of the building automation environment based on the determined coordinates and an environment map associated with the building automation environment, wherein the representative view includes a multi-dimensional view of the portion of the building automation environment and wherein the portion includes one or more devices in the building automation environment; and modifying operation parameters of the portion of the building automation environment through one of gesture-based and voice-based input.