A system is provided that may include plural data collector devices that may be configured to be communicatively coupled with each other in a network. Each of the data collector device may include one or more processors configured to receive display data from one or more data sources. The one or more processors may also be configured to communicate different portions of the display data to different respective network locations in the network. The one or more processors of each of the data collector devices may also be configured to control a respective display device of several display devices to alternate between displaying the different network locations at different times.

An industrial automation component may receive design information associated with an arrangement of one or more industrial automation components in an industrial automation system and identify a first portion of the industrial automation components in the industrial automation system that is unable to interface with a second portion of industrial automation components based on the design information. The industrial automation component may then generate a list of industrial automation components based on the first portion of the industrial automation components and the second portion of industrial automation components, wherein each of the list of industrial automation components is configured to translate a first set of data associated with the first portion of the industrial automation components to a second set of data configured to be at least partly interpretable by the second portion of industrial automation components.

An industrial automation component may receive design information associated with an arrangement of one or more industrial automation components in an industrial automation system and identify a first portion of the industrial automation components in the industrial automation system that is unable to interface with a second portion of industrial automation components based on the design information. The industrial automation component may then generate a list of industrial automation components based on the first portion of the industrial automation components and the second portion of industrial automation components, wherein each of the list of industrial automation components is configured to translate a first set of data associated with the first portion of the industrial automation components to a second set of data configured to be at least partly interpretable by the second portion of industrial automation components.

A control device includes: a physical first communication port that connects to a first network—to which an information processing device belongs; a physical second communication port that connects to a second network to which the drive device belongs; and a storage device that stores a user program created for controlling the drive device. The user program includes a filtering function for switching a filtering condition in accordance with a setting for the filtering condition that is input during execution of the user program. The filtering condition is used for determining whether or not to transmit communication data received from one device to another device. The one device is one of the drive device and the information processing device. The other device is the other of the drive device and the information processing device.

A control device includes: a physical first communication port that connects to a first network-to which an information processing device belongs; a physical second communication port that connects to a second network to which the drive device belongs; and a storage device that stores a user program created for controlling the drive device. The user program includes a filtering function for switching a filtering condition in accordance with a setting for the filtering condition that is input during execution of the user program. The filtering condition is used for determining whether or not to transmit communication data received from one device to another device. The one device is one of the drive device and the information processing device. The other device is the other of the drive device and the information processing device.

A cell control system that reduces an abnormality occurrence probability in a manufacturing cell according to a manufacturing cell operation plan includes a cell controller that transmits an operation instruction to a manufacturing machine of the manufacturing cell. The cell controller includes a machine operation instructing unit that transmits the operation instruction to each manufacturing machine based on an operation schedule, an operation information collecting unit that collects operation information of the manufacturing machine, an alarm probability estimating unit that estimates an alarm occurrence probability of the manufacturing machine, a schedule candidate creating unit that creates at least one operation schedule candidate having a changed order of an operation element of the operation schedule or start time, and an optimal candidate selecting unit that selects a shortest necessary time that takes the alarm occurrence into account from the operation schedule and the operation schedule candidate as a selected operation schedule.

An industrial automation component may receive design information associated with an arrangement of one or more industrial automation components in an industrial automation system and identify a first portion of the industrial automation components in the industrial automation system that is unable to interface with a second portion of industrial automation components based on the design information. The industrial automation component may then generate a list of industrial automation components based on the first portion of the industrial automation components and the second portion of industrial automation components, wherein each of the list of industrial automation components is configured to translate a first set of data associated with the first portion of the industrial automation components to a second set of data configured to be at least partly interpretable by the second portion of industrial automation components.

An industrial automation component may receive design information associated with an arrangement of one or more industrial automation components in an industrial automation system and identify a first portion of the industrial automation components in the industrial automation system that is unable to interface with a second portion of industrial automation components based on the design information. The industrial automation component may then generate a list of industrial automation components based on the first portion of the industrial automation components and the second portion of industrial automation components, wherein each of the list of industrial automation components is configured to translate a first set of data associated with the first portion of the industrial automation components to a second set of data configured to be at least partly interpretable by the second portion of industrial automation components.

A system is provided that may include plural data collector devices that may be configured to be communicatively coupled with each other in a network. Each of the data collector device may include one or more processors configured to receive display data from one or more data sources. The one or more processors may also be configured to communicate different portions of the display data to different respective network locations in the network. The one or more processors of each of the data collector devices may also be configured to control a respective display device of several display devices to alternate between displaying the different network locations at different times.

A cell control system that reduces an abnormality occurrence probability in a manufacturing cell according to a manufacturing cell operation plan includes a cell controller that transmits an operation instruction to a manufacturing machine of the manufacturing cell. The cell controller includes a machine operation instructing unit that transmits the operation instruction to each manufacturing machine based on an operation schedule, an operation information collecting unit that collects operation information of the manufacturing machine, an alarm probability estimating unit that estimates an alarm occurrence probability of the manufacturing machine, a schedule candidate creating unit that creates at least one operation schedule candidate having a changed order of an operation element of the operation schedule or start time, and an optimal candidate selecting unit that selects a shortest necessary time that takes the alarm occurrence into account from the operation schedule and the operation schedule candidate as a selected operation schedule.