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Method for the automatic configuration of an automation device, automation device, computer program and computer-readable medium

An automatic equipment and automatic configuration technology, applied in computer control, program control, electrical program control, etc., can solve problems such as uneconomical and error-prone

Pending Publication Date: 2021-10-22
SIEMENS AG
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[0021] In the case of an expected large number of automated devices, such as edge devices, in industrial facilities, the Applicant assumes that manual "labeling" is uneconomical and error-prone when the functions of a large number of automation technologies are distributed to a large number of edge devices

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[0084] figure 1 An extremely simplified, purely schematic partial diagram of an industrial automation network is shown. In particular, the automation network provides four automation devices 1 in the form of industrial computers, each of which undertakes at least one automation function or automation task, in particular for an industrial technical process not further shown in the figure, currently a production process . The four devices 1 all form part of an automation installation, which in a sufficiently known manner in the prior art comprises various additional components, such as conventional automation devices, such as programmable logic controllers, IO devices, etc., which are described in figure 1 not further shown. The cloud representation device 1 is connected eg via Ethernet (according to IEEE 802.3). In addition, each of the four devices 1 represents an edge device, which is regarded as a worker node from the perspective of the cluster orchestration system, and c...

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The invention relates to a method for the automatic configuration of an automation device (1), comprising the following steps: a) providing an automation device (1), b) monitoring, by means of a device management unit (8), whether an automation identifier (6) is assigned to the automation device (1), c) having identified an assignment of this kind, the device management unit (8) querying a central cluster management unit (3) as to whether a description object (10, 11), in which the automation identifier (6) assigned to the automation device is stored, already exists in a cluster state database (9) belonging to the cluster (2) containing description objects (10, 11) for nodes (1) of the cluster (2), d) if no such description object (10, 11) yet exists, or if such a description object (10, 11) does exist but has been declared inactive, the device management unit (8) creating, in the cluster state database (9) for a node identifier (4) assigned to the automation device (1), a description object (10, 11) in which the automation identifier (6) assigned to the automation device (1) is stored. The invention also relates to an automation device (1), a computer program and a computer-readable medium.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for automatic configuration, in particular of industrial automation devices. Furthermore, the invention relates to an automation device, a computer program and a computer readable medium. Background technique [0002] In the field of networks, especially industrial networks, the names of network participants play an increasingly central role in device identification and function identification. The Industrial Ethernet standard for automation (PROFINET) has used such names from the beginning for boot identifiers, especially for input-output (IO) devices (IO-Devices), instead of e.g. Internet Protocol (IP) address. [0003] Firstly, in the case of switching devices representing network participants, when names are introduced instead of IP addresses for identification, it is especially important that the still empty switching devices receive a precise and unambiguous name as quickly as possible. In particular, this pro...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G05B19/418H04L12/24
CPCG05B19/41845H04L41/0893G05B2219/31334Y02P90/02Y02D30/00G05B15/02G05B19/41835G05B2219/23255G05B2219/25011G05B2219/25061
Inventor 哈拉尔德·阿尔布雷希特斯特凡·赫默托马斯·塔拉尼斯
Owner SIEMENS AG