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14 results about "Function block diagram" patented technology

The Function Block Diagram (FBD) is a graphical language for programmable logic controller design, that can describe the function between input variables and output variables. A function is described as a set of elementary blocks. Input and output variables are connected to blocks by connection lines.

Method and device for evaluating motor controller, electronic device and storage medium

The application discloses an evaluation method and device of a motor controller, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: determining a scene working condition and a safety target of the motor controller; determining parameter values of related factors influencing the safety target; constructing a function block diagram of the motor controller under the scene working condition based on a task profile; constructing a fault tree model with a safety target violation as a top event based on the function block diagram; and performing quantitative analysis on the top event according to the parameter values and the fault tree model to obtain an analysis result of the top event, so as to optimize the motor controller according to the analysis result. Thus, the safety target is modeled by a fault tree, the weak link of the motor controller system is found out according to the quantitative analysis result of the fault tree, and design optimization and improvement are performed, so that the safety and reliability of the motor controller are improved.
Owner:HYCET TRANSMISSION SYST (JIANGSU) CO LTD

Modular process control system

In one aspect, a micro-service control architecture provides a modular, flexible platform for designing, diagnosing, updating and / or expanding process control systems. Each service is containerized to provide portability and isolation from other components of the process control system. In another aspect, a function block diagram includes a “shadow” block that acts as an interface to an external, custom calculation engine, thereby enabling the custom calculation engine to operate synchronously with respect to other function blocks of the function block diagram.
Owner:FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYST INC

Generative artificial intelligence for creation of instruction code from an input

ActiveUS12717296B2GraphicsSequential function chart
Various systems and methods are presented regarding generating executable computer code / instructions from input files, whereby the input files may be an image file (e.g., JPEG, PDF, etc.). The image file can be digital capture of a sequence of instructions such as a graphical representation comprising a ladder diagram, a function block diagram, a sequential function chart, etc. P&ID and suchlike can also be submitted to the system. Code generated from the input files can be enhanced by application of historical data comprising pertinent subroutines, and suchlike. Further, an entity can be prompted to provide further information in the event of the input file does not provide all of the content.
Owner:ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC

Interface and function-based product FMEA analysis system and method

The invention discloses a product FMEA analysis system and method based on an interface and a function, and relates to the technical field of FMEA analysis, and the system comprises a demand list determination module which is used for determining a demand list of a target product according to the connection relation between the target product and each preset external object; the product function determination module is used for determining a function list and a function block diagram based on the demand list of the target product; product structure determination: determining a structure corresponding to each function in the function list, if the structure corresponding to the function comprises a substructure, determining the substructure of the structure, and forming a first product analysis tree by each structure and each substructure; a function expansion module matches corresponding sub-functions for sub-structures in the first product analysis tree to obtain a second product analysis tree; and the FMEA analysis module is used for performing FMEA analysis on each function in the second product analysis tree, and outputting an FMEA report of the target product, thereby realizing FMEA analysis of the product design with an unclear product structure.
Owner:CONGMAI (SHANGHAI) INFORMATION TECH CO LTD

Configuration function block diagram measurement point description transfer method, display method, electronic equipment

The present application relates to a display method. In view of the technical problems that in traditional function block diagram implementation, when a device is forcibly operated, there are operational errors easily caused by human factors, and the operation is complex and risky, a configuration function block diagram measurement point description transmission method, a display method, and an electronic device are provided. Function blocks are classified into three levels according to the reference situation, a measurement point hash table is established for all measurement point information, and based on the reference relationship and all function block diagram information, a function block diagram reference hash table, a function block diagram inter-station measurement point reference hash table, and a function block diagram inter-page output connection hash table are formed. When the measurement point information or the parameters in the controller change, the function block description of the function block information link table in the function block diagram reference hash table, the function block diagram inter-station measurement point reference hash table, and the function block diagram inter-page output connection hash table are updated, so that the relevant changes can be automatically updated and reflected without human intervention.
Owner:XIAN THERMAL POWER RES INST CO LTD +1

Function-based product FMEA analysis system and method

The invention discloses a function-based product FMEA analysis system and method, and relates to the technical field of FMEA analysis, and the system comprises a product function determination module which is used for determining a function list and a function block diagram based on a demand list of a target product; the product structure determination module is used for determining the structure of each function in the function list, if the structure of each function comprises a substructure, the substructure of the structure is determined, and each structure and the substructure form a first product analysis tree; a function expansion module matches corresponding sub-functions for sub-structures in the first product analysis tree to obtain a second product analysis tree; the failure analysis module performs failure analysis on each function in the second product analysis tree; the control analysis module determines a failure AP level corresponding to each function according to the use frequency and the controllability of each function and the severity of the failure consequence; and the optimization improvement module is used for adding optimization measures when the AP level of the function is high, so that FMEA analysis of product design with unclear product structure is realized.
Owner:CONGMAI (SHANGHAI) INFORMATION TECH CO LTD

Method, system and device for processing function block diagram, medium and program product

The invention provides a function block diagram processing method, system and device, a medium and a program product. The processing method comprises the steps of obtaining a function block diagram; wherein the function block diagram comprises a plurality of graphical function modules, and the function modules are used for realizing preset functions based on the data; compiling the function block diagram based on the execution sequence of the function modules to obtain an instruction stream; wherein the instruction stream comprises a plurality of instruction codes which are arranged in sequence and correspond to the function modules and / or data addresses which correspond to the data. Through the design of the graphical function block diagram, the development threshold is reduced, and the development efficiency is improved; by compiling the function block diagram into the instruction stream based on the function module, the flexibility, expandability and real-time performance of FPGA hardware design are remarkably improved, and efficient and dynamic hardware configuration and execution are achieved; under the condition that FPGA codes do not need to be modified, function change can be achieved, and the development efficiency and the expandability of the system are further improved.
Owner:STATE NUCLEAR POWER AUTOMATION SYST ENGCO

System and method for automatic model checking of graphical PLC algorithms and automatic test case generation

PendingUS20250363041A1Software testing/debuggingModel driven codeGraphicsDeterministic function
A method of model checking a PLC algorithm inscribed in a graphical programming language and a method for automatic test case generation and model-based testing of the PLC implementing these PLC algorithms are provided. The model checking method includes converting the functional block diagram algorithm into a functionally-equivalent formalized functional block diagram algorithm. The method includes model checking the functionally-equivalent formalized functional block diagram algorithm. The verified PLC algorithm is a functional block diagram algorithm including discrete-time deterministic function blocks. The verified PLC algorithm can be then downloaded into a target PLC and periodically executed. The test case generation method includes predefined testable behaviors (unit tests) of each function block and combination of compatible unit tests to valid test cases according the assume-guarantee principle. The resulting test scenarios and test cases are used for model-based grey-box testing in MIL, SIL and HIL testing of the PLC implementing these PLC algorithms.
Owner:UNIV OF WEST BOHEMIA IN PILSEN

An automationML-based industrial equipment motion control PLC code automatic generation method and device

The application discloses an industrial equipment motion control PLC code automatic generation method and device based on AutomationML, and comprises the following steps: an industrial simulation platform performs simulation motion simulation on a digital twin of field industrial equipment. After determining equipment motion behavior, equipment driving information, initial state information, target state information and complete motion process information are modeled and represented to obtain an equipment behavior model; a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) programming platform imports the equipment behavior model, performs ontology semantic description on the equipment behavior model, and performs knowledge fusion according to a constructed function block knowledge base to obtain a knowledge graph; the knowledge graph is analyzed by reasoning according to specific rules and algorithms to generate FBD (Function Block Diagram) code based on the IEC 61131-3 standard, which is consistent with the motion control logic described by the equipment behavior model. The application realizes code automatic generation from the industrial simulation platform to the PLC programming platform, solves lossless exchange of cross-platform data, and improves industrial automation engineering development efficiency.
Owner:HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIV

Custom function block development system and operation and debugging method

The application discloses a self-defined function block development system and a running and debugging method, and the system comprises a function block library, a self-defined function block development tool, a function block diagram configuration tool and a function block diagram executor. The self-defined function block development tool uses basic function blocks and existing self-defined function blocks to form user self-defined function blocks which are stored in the function block library; the function block diagram configuration tool comprises a function block diagram editor and a function block diagram debugger; the function block diagram executor comprises a debugging manager and a function block diagram execution engine; the debugging manager receives a debugging request of the function block diagram debugger, informs the function block diagram execution engine to obtain a latest debugging subscription queue, the function block diagram execution engine receives a function block diagram created by the function block diagram editor, performs processing and operation, generates debugging data, and the debugging manager responds to the debugging request.
Owner:NANJING GUODIAN NANZI WEIMEIDE AUTOMATION CO LTD

Industrial controller having ai-enabled multicore architecture

An industrial controller supports deterministic execution of control programs (e.g., ladder logic, function block diagrams, structured text, or other such control code) and is also capable of executing non-deterministic execution cycles, including mathematical optimization algorithms—in which a systematic search in a solution space is performed to identify a desired solution—or machine learning algorithms, either of which can be used by the controller to dynamically update the deterministic control program or code based on current or predicted states of the automation system being controlled by the controller.
Owner:ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC

Software failure mode and influence analysis method and device, storage medium and product

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of information processing, and discloses a software failure mode and influence analysis method and device, a storage medium and a product, and the method comprises the steps that a software function block diagram is constructed according to software demand analysis, a software parameter diagram is constructed based on the software function block diagram, and the software parameter diagram is used for defining a function boundary of software; generating a software failure analysis chart through the software function block diagram and the software parameter diagram, and performing failure mode and influence analysis on the software; in the software failure analysis chart, software is analyzed through the use frequency, failure reasons and failure consequences of software components, and the failure and the failure reasons comprise the severity of the failure consequences and the failure controllability; based on the severity of the failure consequence, the use frequency of the software component and the failure controllability, the measure priority level of the software component is calculated and determined, the measure priority level is used for software failure mode and influence analysis, and potential risk points and weak links of software can be found.
Owner:CONGMAI (SHANGHAI) INFORMATION TECH CO LTD

A method and device for generating a function diagram of a DCS system, and a storage medium

PendingCN122289436AReal-time dataLogisim
A method, apparatus, and storage medium for generating function diagrams (FDM) for a DCS system include: converting a Point of Unit (POU) configured in a controller project into an XML file; obtaining function block symbols created and labeled with pins in a graphical editing software interface; wherein the function block symbols correspond one-to-one with the function blocks in the XML file; after the function diagram is generated, real-time data of the pins on the corresponding function blocks is obtained from the DCS system using the graphical editing software and the pin labels, and displayed on the pins of the corresponding function block symbols; obtaining the input and output connection relationships of each component from the obtained XML file; and based on the obtained function block symbols, the input and output connection relationships of each component, performing logical connections between the components in the POU to generate the function diagram corresponding to the POU. This embodiment enables intuitive visualization of control logic, significantly improving the efficiency of system status understanding and fault location speed.
Owner:BEIJING HELISHI CONTROL TECH CO LTD

Industrial controller having AI-enabled multicore architecture

An industrial controller supports deterministic execution of control programs (e.g., ladder logic, function block diagrams, structured text, or other such control code) and is also capable of executing non-deterministic execution cycles, including mathematical optimization algorithms—in which a systematic search in a solution space is performed to identify a desired solution—or machine learning algorithms, either of which can be used by the controller to dynamically update the deterministic control program or code based on current or predicted states of the automation system being controlled by the controller.
Owner:ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC