Architecture-independent process control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10671038
APP PUB NO 20180017952A1
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15211846

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Process control systems for operating process plants are disclosed herein. The process control systems include control modules that are decoupled from the I/O architecture of the process plants using signal objects or generic shadow blocks. This decoupling is effected by using the signal objects or generic shadow blocks to manage at least part of the communication between the control modules and the field devices. Signal objects may convert between protocols used by control modules and field devices, thus decoupling the control modules from the I/O architecture. Generic shadow blocks may be automatically configured to mimic the operation of field devices within a controller executing the control modules, thus partially decoupling the control modules from the I/O architecture by using the shadow blocks to manage communication between the control modules and the field devices.

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FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC1100 W LOUIS HENNA BLVD BUILDING 1 ROUND ROCK TX 78681-7430

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balentine, James R Austin, US 7 506
Denison, David R Austin, US 28 611
Gilbert, Stephen Austin, US 32 1767
Jundt, Larry Oscar Round Rock, US 17 1181
Law, Gary Georgetown, US 8 39
Lucas, J Michael Leicester, GB 26 1729
McDevitt, Edward Olathe, US 3 3
Nixon, Mark J Round Rock, US 276 11994
Sherriff, Godfrey R Austin, US 42 883
Stoner, Matt Blue Springs, US 4 3

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