A device management system includes a storage unit which stores, in advance and in correlation with device identification information set in each steam controller, location information indicating a location of each steam controller. The storage unit further stores in advance work patterns for the steam controller according to a classification based on a device type and an installation state of the steam controller. The system further includes a data extraction unit configured to extract from the storage unit the location information from the device identification information based on detection information. The data extraction unit is further configured to extract a corresponding work pattern from the device type and the installation state specified from the device identification information. A work information generation unit is included for generating work information including the extracted location information and work pattern for each work-target device.

A method for configuring a modular safety switching apparatus having electronic modules comprises: a) selecting a configuration data set of the apparatus from a database and transmitting the configuration data set to a computing apparatus, wherein the configuration data set is processed by a computer program to generate a target configuration of the apparatus and the electronic modules; b) displaying the target configuration; c) plugging one of the electronic modules into one of the module slots of the module row; d) setting a rotary switch position of one or more rotary switches of the electronic module; e) determining an actual configuration of the electronic module configured according to c) and d); f) comparing the actual configuration with the target configuration; g) displaying whether a deviation exists between the actual configuration and the target configuration; and h) repeating c) to g) for each additional electronic module.

A human machine interface (HMI) configured to provide visualizations of one or more device elements that correspond to one or more components in an industrial automation system on an HMI screen. The HMI includes computer-executable instructions stored on a tangible machine-readable medium configured to determine whether at least one of the device elements is associated with an error and modify at least one graphic that corresponds to the at least one of the device elements when the one of the device elements is associated with the error.

A method for configuring a modular safety switching apparatus having electronic modules comprises: a) selecting a configuration data set of the apparatus from a database and transmitting the configuration data set to a computing apparatus, wherein the configuration data set is processed by a computer program to generate a target configuration of the apparatus and the electronic modules; b) displaying the target configuration; c) plugging one of the electronic modules into one of the module slots of the module row; d) setting a rotary switch position of one or more rotary switches of the electronic module; e) determining an actual configuration of the electronic module configured according to c) and d); f) comparing the actual configuration with the target configuration; g) displaying whether a deviation exists between the actual configuration and the target configuration; and h) repeating c) to g) for each additional electronic module.

To provide a microcontroller that suppresses increase of power consumption during debugging, a microcontroller according to the present invention includes a first signal processing circuit, a second signal processing circuit that performs signal processing in the same manner as the first signal processing circuit, a comparing circuit that compares a processing result of the first signal processing circuit and a processing result of the second signal processing circuit with each other, and outputs an error signal when an error is detected, a suppressing signal input unit that receives a suppressing signal for suppressing an operation of the second signal processing circuit and an operation of the comparing circuit, a suppressing circuit that receives the suppressing signal from the suppressing signal input unit and suppresses the operation of the second signal processing circuit and the operation of the comparing circuit, and a pseudo error signal output circuit that outputs a pseudo error signal in place of the error signal, when the operation of the second signal processing circuit and the operation of the comparing circuit are suppressed.

A method for monitoring an installation having a networked topology, wherein measured values characterizing a state of the installation at the measuring point in question are captured and transmitted to a control-center apparatus, which determines state values indicating a state of the installation. The state values are used to show the state of the installation and they are compared with state threshold values that bound an operating range of the installation. A graphical representation is produced only for those state values for which a past or imminent violation of the associated state threshold value is detected. A visual display of a network topology is displayed on a display. Location information indicating the position of the state value in question in the installation is associated with each of the state values, and each representation is displayed at the point corresponding to the position of the representation in the installation.

An automation control system is provided that includes an interface device configured to enable a user to monitor, control, or monitor and control processes of the automation control system. The interface device includes a display that presents a graphical-user-interface that enables the user to monitor, control, or monitor and control the process of the automation control system. Further, a processor renders a plurality of interface screens to the display. The processor determines a current set of access rights of a protected interface screen of the plurality of interface screens, at least one object of the protected interface screen, or both. The access rights are inherited from access rights associated with one or more of the plurality of interface screens, a folder containing the at least one interface screen, or both. Further, the processor provides access, via the protected interface screen, to monitor, control, or monitor and control the processes based upon the set of access rights.

An AR based fault detection and maintenance system analyzes real-time video streams from a remote user device to identify a specific context level at which a user is to handle an equipment and provides instructions corresponding to the specific context level. The instructions enable generating AR simulations that guide the user in executing specific operations including repairs on faulty components of the equipment. The received video stream is initially analyzed to identify a particular equipment which is to be handled by the user. Fault prediction procedures are executed to identify faults associated with the equipment. The instructions to handle the faults are transmitted to the user device as AR simulations that provide step-by-step simulations that enable the user to execute operations as directed by the instructions.

A device management system includes a storage unit which stores, in advance and in correlation with device identification information set in each steam controller, location information indicating a location of each steam controller. The storage unit further stores in advance work patterns for the steam controller according to a classification based on a device type and an installation state of the steam controller. The system further includes a data extraction unit configured to extract from the storage unit the location information from the device identification information based on detection information. The data extraction unit is further configured to extract a corresponding work pattern from the device type and the installation state specified from the device identification information. A work information generation unit is included for generating work information including the extracted location information and work pattern for each work-target device.

To provide a microcontroller that suppresses increase of power consumption during debugging, a microcontroller according to the present invention includes a first signal processing circuit, a second signal processing circuit that performs signal processing in the same manner as the first signal processing circuit, a comparing circuit that compares a processing result of the first signal processing circuit and a processing result of the second signal processing circuit with each other, and outputs an error signal when an error is detected, a suppressing signal input unit that receives a suppressing signal for suppressing an operation of the second signal processing circuit and an operation of the comparing circuit, a suppressing circuit that receives the suppressing signal from the suppressing signal input unit and suppresses the operation of the second signal processing circuit and the operation of the comparing circuit, and a pseudo error signal output circuit that outputs a pseudo error signal in place of the error signal, when the operation of the second signal processing circuit and the operation of the comparing circuit are suppressed.