Graphics Builder for Industrial Plant Diagnostics Module Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing industrial plant diagnostics modules require lengthy and inconvenient updates whenever changes are needed, such as adding or removing monitored devices or modifying displayed information, leading to sub-optimal equipment monitoring until new releases are available.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus with a graphics builder and logics composer that allows users to customize the diagnostics module display and logic workflows using a computer interface, enabling real-time, historical, and calculated data customization, and defining parameters, without requiring programmer intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If programmers provide new releases of the diagnostics module to meet changed user needs, then the diagnostics module can be updated with new devices or information, but the update process becomes slow and inconvenient requiring waiting periods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables end-users to configure and customize the diagnostics module themselves through a configuration tool with graphical interface, eliminating the need to wait for programmer intervention. Users can directly modify display parameters, add/remove devices, and customize information presentation without requiring new software releases.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent provides users with pre-configured templates and default settings that can be immediately customized. The configuration tool is prepared in advance with all necessary functions and options, allowing users to perform modifications quickly without requiring developers to create new releases for each change scenario.
2Adaptability or versatility
If programmers are tasked to provide new releases whenever changes are required, then the diagnostics module can be updated, but the process becomes inconvenient and results in sub-optimal equipment monitoring
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration tool empowers end-users to perform all necessary customization tasks independently through an intuitive graphical interface. Users can modify display parameters, customize information presentation, and adapt the module to new devices without requiring programmer intervention, making the system both adaptable and easy to operate.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration tool acts as an intermediary between the user's needs and the diagnostics module functionality. It provides a user-friendly interface that translates user requirements into module configurations, eliminating the need for users to directly interact with complex programming or wait for developer responses.
3Device complexity
If the diagnostics module uses fixed configurations provided by programmers, then the module structure remains simple, but any changes require new releases causing monitoring delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the diagnostics module into fixed core functionality (provided by programmers) and configurable display parameters (customizable by users). This segmentation allows the core module to remain simple while enabling flexible customization through the configuration tool, improving productivity without significantly increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic configurability to the otherwise fixed diagnostics module. The configuration tool allows users to dynamically adjust display parameters, add or remove devices, and customize information presentation in real-time, transforming a static system into a dynamic one that can adapt quickly to changing monitoring needs.
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AI summary
An apparatus for configuring a diagnostics module for an industrial plant includes an application module, which is configured to run on a computer and includes a graphics builder. The graphics builder includes a workspace configured to present a display area on a monitor of the computer, the display area configured to be shown by the diagnostics module on a client machine, and graphics tools configured to be manipulated via at least one user input device of the computer for customization of the display area.