An engineering tool program causes a computer function as a content-data storing section that stores data in which content classes indicating classifications of content data to be displayed by an engineering tool and types of monitor screens that display the content data are associated, a content-relation managing section that stores content relation management data indicating a hierarchical relation of layers among different content classes, and a display control section that changes, when detecting that first operation is performed, a monitor screen being displayed to a monitor screen corresponding to a content class of an immediately subordinate layer on the basis of the content relation management data and changes, when detecting that second operation is performed, the monitor screen being displayed to a monitor screen corresponding to a content class of an immediately superordinate layer on the basis of the content relation management data.

A system for monitoring industrial processes using an evolving set of iso-functional smart nodes, for a distributed mesh network, each node comprising a Linux or Linux-compatible computer hardware architecture and a software stack. Each node receives an execute statement from a program hosted by another node in the mesh and, by execution on the computer hardware architecture of each node, the program is responsible for: two-way communication with other nodes or a central platform (Big Data Management), control of sensors or programmable automatons for monitoring a process or actuators, acquisition and logging of data from the latter, formatting of data and decentralized calculations, the central platform allowing the acquisition, management and storing of a data lake and comprising nodes for synchronous or asynchronous communication with the distributed mesh network.

An augmenting controller for augmenting control of an actuator by a component controller. The actuator is operable to change an operational parameter of a component of a drilling rig. The component controller is configured for communicating control signals to the actuator to control the actuator and thereby control operation of the component. The augmenting controller is operable to augment the control signals.

A communication device for a control loop is provided having a control device and an actuator that is connected to the control device via a connection line and that has a sensor for determining a control variable. In this respect, the communication device has a first interface for connecting to the control line for a connection to the control device, a second interface for a connection to the actuator, and a third interface for a connection to a third system to transfer at least some of a communication on the connection line or data acquired therefrom to the third system.

A system for monitoring industrial processes using an evolving set of iso-functional smart nodes, for a distributed mesh network, each node comprising a Linux or Linux-compatible computer hardware architecture and a software stack. Each node receives an execute statement from a program hosted by another node in the mesh and, by execution on the computer hardware architecture of each node, said program is responsible for: two-way communication with other nodes or a central platform (Big Data Management), control of sensors or programmable automatons for monitoring a process or actuators, acquisition and logging of data from the latter, formatting of data and decentralized calculations, said central platform allowing the acquisition, management and storing of a data lake and comprising means for synchronous or asynchronous communication with the distributed mesh network.

According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a computerized method for automatic monitoring of control systems. The method may comprise receiving electronic measurement values, measured on one or more conductors of computerized control devices, where the conductors may be a system bus conductor and/or and input-output line of a programmable logic controller. The method may comprise automatically calculating normal data patterns based on an analysis of the electronic measurement values. The method may comprise matching between new electronic measurement values measured on the computerized control devices and the normal data patterns to automatically detect abnormal data patterns. The method may comprise sending automatically an abnormal operation alert in response to the abnormal data patterns.

An augmenting controller for augmenting control of an actuator by a component controller. The actuator is operable to change an operational parameter of a component of a drilling rig. The component controller is configured for communicating control signals to the actuator to control the actuator and thereby control operation of the component. The augmenting controller is operable to augment the control signals.

According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a computerized method for automatic monitoring of control systems. The method may comprise receiving electronic measurement values, measured on one or more conductors of computerized control devices, where the conductors may be a system bus conductor and/or and input-output line of a programmable logic controller. The method may comprise automatically calculating normal data patterns based on an analysis of the electronic measurement values. The method may comprise matching between new electronic measurement values measured on the computerized control devices and the normal data patterns to automatically detect abnormal data patterns. The method may comprise sending automatically an abnormal operation alert in response to the abnormal data patterns.

According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a computerized method for automatic monitoring of control systems. The method may comprise receiving electronic measurement values, measured on one or more conductors of computerized control devices, where the conductors may be a system bus conductor and/or and input-output line of a programmable logic controller. The method may comprise automatically calculating normal data patterns based on an analysis of the electronic measurement values. The method may comprise matching between new electronic measurement values measured on the computerized control devices and the normal data patterns to automatically detect abnormal data patterns. The method may comprise sending automatically an abnormal operation alert in response to the abnormal data patterns.

A device that provides for the non-invasive data monitoring of analog IO of a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) system. The output is ultimately displayed on an interface in real-time and is measured directly from the IO channel. This type of device allows the accurate reading and analysis of errors and erroneous data within a device and transmission of said data to disparate secondary devices for use.