A robot controller is configured to control operation of at least one industrial robot. The robot controller includes: a processor; a memory configured to store a current system configuration of the robot controller, and an editing interface configured to enable modification of the current system configuration. It further includes a stored fingerprint corresponding to the system configuration according to original manufacturer settings; and a fingerprinting interface configured to facilitate computation of a fingerprint based on the current system configuration. The stored and computed fingerprints may be compared to determine whether any modification has occurred.

This invention describes a method for detecting a misconfiguration of a machine function of a first industrial machine (M1). A set (N) of second industrial machines (MS) from said several other industrial machines (MO) is created by identifying a predetermined feature of the first industrial machine (M1) in several other industrial machines (MO). A first configuration value is created, which relates to the machine function of the first industrial machine (M1), and a second configuration value is created which relates to the machine function of the second industrial machines (MS). Depending on a relation of the first configuration value to the second configuration value a deviation value is determined by a configuration anomaly detection module (CADM). For detecting the misconfiguration of the first industrial machine (M1) the deviation value is compared with a predetermined threshold value.

A maintenance support system include includes: a first storage unit which stores first specification information indicating a specification of a process control system which performs control of an industrial process implemented in a plant; an actual condition information extraction unit configured to extract actual condition information indicating an actual condition for the process control system; and a first comparison unit configured to output first information indicating a result of comparing the first specification information stored in the first storage unit with the actual condition information extracted by the extraction unit.

A device management system for performing validation prior to commissioning at least one field device. The system includes a commissioning tool operable to receive at least one source file relating to the at least one field device for import operation, and a processor operable to check the source file for any error. If at least one error is found in the source file, the processor is operable to refer to an error resolution database for providing guidance on resolution of error associated with the source file without terminating the import operation.

In some examples, a controller dynamically configures a property associated with monitoring performed by an agent. The controller stores, in a repository, metadata relating to the agent. The controller receives, from the agent, first sensor data that excludes the metadata, and uses indexing information in the first sensor data to retrieve the metadata from the repository.

In a component mounting system having an inspection device performing a mounting inspection after component mounting, a correction value for correcting a mounting program is calculated based on board inspection information including fed-back component position deviation information, a component is mounted on a board in accordance with the mounting program corrected based on the calculated correction value, and a “present value” based on most recent board inspection information and a “pre-correction evaluation value” are displayed together on an evaluation value display screen as evaluation values representing accuracy at a time of the mounting based on the board inspection information during this component mounting work, the “pre-correction evaluation value” being calculated based on a temporary position deviation amount pertaining to a case where it is assumed that no correction based on the calculated correction value has been performed.

A field device commissioning system includes a commissioning tool, which is configured to communicate with a field device and a repository. The commissioning tool is configured to retrieve at least one property from a field device. The commissioning tool is configured to determine, from a registration file in the repository, if the retrieved at least one property is in the registration file. When the retrieved at least one property is determined to be in the registration file, perform a first test. When the retrieved at least one property is determined to be not in the registration file, determine, from a control system loop information file in the repository, if the retrieved at least one property is for a predetermined field device. When the retrieved at least one property is determined to be for the predetermined device, perform a second test different from the first test. When the retrieved property is determined to be not for the predetermined device, perform a third test different from the first and second tests.

The IO-Link master (1) includes a determination element (103), for determining whether the setting information (20) acquired from the IO-Link device (2) is consistent with the backup data stored in the storage element (11); and a notification element (104), for executing a specified processing for eliminating inconsistency when the determination result is the inconsistency.

The invention relates to detecting commissioning errors in a commissioned sensor system, wherein the sensor system comprises a plurality of sensor devices installed so as to cover an area. The sensor devices capture sensor data from the area whilst at least one entity moves through the area. A computer system of the sensor system processes the sensor data to generate a set of location data, which identifies locations traversed by the at least one moving entity. A discrepancy in the set of location data in detected, the discrepancy caused by at least one of the sensor devices having been incorrectly commissioned. Based on this detection, a modification can be made to the sensor system to compensate for or correct the incorrect commissioning of the at least one sensor device.

A system and a method for executing a work process on an object. The system includes at least one work station, an acquisition device, a control device and an auditor device.