Industrial Device Address Mapping for Parameter Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Industrial IoT platforms face challenges in accessing and analyzing data from machine tools due to proprietary technologies and lack of open technical protocols, making it difficult to associate raw data with device status, especially after factory modifications.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that define a screening library with expected attribute values to identify device parameters by comparing actual status values with expected values, automatically determining corresponding storage addresses, thus simplifying the association process and reducing reliance on human experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If experienced engineers manually observe and identify the association between device parameters and storage addresses, then the identification can be completed, but the process is time-consuming and labor-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveidentification accuracyVSAvoididentification time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical observation process with an automated computer-based system that uses algorithms to identify device parameters and their storage addresses, eliminating the need for engineers to manually examine and record parameter associations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables automatic self-identification of device parameters by the controller itself, where the parameter identification module autonomously determines parameter values and their corresponding storage addresses without requiring external manual intervention

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If factory settings are modified in the user's factory, then the device can be adapted to specific needs, but the original factory settings are destroyed and it becomes very difficult to obtain the association between device parameters and storage address

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice adaptabilityVSAvoidparameter association difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent establishes a parameter identification module and screening library before factory modifications are made, creating a baseline reference that can be used to track and identify parameter associations even after the device is customized for specific applications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the parameter identification module continuously monitors and identifies device parameters, comparing actual parameter values against the screening library to maintain accurate associations between parameters and storage addresses even after factory modifications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Quantity of substance

If a large amount of data is acquired from industrial devices, then comprehensive information is obtained, but it becomes difficult to associate raw data with device status

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata quantityVSAvoiddata association information
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a parameter identification module as an intermediary between raw data acquisition and device status analysis, which systematically identifies and associates parameter names with their storage addresses and values, making the connection between raw data and device status explicit and manageable

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the data processing task into distinct components: data acquisition, parameter identification, address mapping, and status analysis. The parameter identification module specifically handles the segmentation of parameter associations, breaking down the complex task of linking raw data to device status into manageable steps

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11262728B2Address identification method, apparatus and system, and storage medium, processor and terminal
Publication Date: 2022.03.01 SIEMENS (CHINA) CO LTD
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AI summary

An address identification method, apparatus, system, storage medium, a processor and a terminal are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes: defining a screening library including at least one expected attribute value describing an expected state value of a device parameter to be addressed in an operating mode of an industrial device; acquiring a data group including an actual state value generated in the operating mode and an address where the actual state value is stored; for each address, extracting an actual attribute value, stored in the address, of the actual state value; comparing the actual attribute value with the expected attribute value, determining the actual state value corresponding to the actual attribute value which complies with the expected attribute value, and determining, from the data group, an address corresponding to the selected actual state value; and taking the selected address as a final address and outputting same.