Mobile Device Cloning Intelligent Industrial Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Industrial systems face challenges in efficiently backing up and cloning intelligent industrial devices, particularly in maintaining device identity and configuration across different devices, which is crucial for seamless replacement and replication within industrial networks.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device is used to obtain and create backups of intelligent industrial devices, including device identities and configurations, and configure secondary devices as clones by converting functionality descriptions into suitable configurations, enabling efficient cloning and replacement within industrial systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If traditional backup and cloning methods are used for intelligent industrial devices, then device configuration can be preserved, but the process is time-consuming and complex requiring multiple steps and tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple backup and cloning operations into a single integrated process executed by a mobile device. The mobile device performs configuration extraction, conversion, and device cloning in one continuous operation, eliminating the need for separate tools and multiple steps, thereby reducing both time and operational complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device acts as an intermediary between the source and target intelligent industrial devices. It extracts configuration data from the source device, converts it to the appropriate format, and transfers it to the target device, simplifying the overall process and reducing the time required for backup and cloning operations
2Manufacturing precision
If device configuration is cloned exactly as-is, then configuration accuracy is maintained, but compatibility issues arise when cloning between different device types or generations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the cloned device configuration parameters to match the target device's specifications. The mobile device extracts configuration data from the source device, converts it to the appropriate format for the target device type or generation, and then applies it, thereby maintaining configuration accuracy while ensuring compatibility across different device types
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device performs multiple functions including configuration extraction, format conversion, and device cloning in a single tool. This universal approach allows the system to handle cloning between different device types and generations while maintaining configuration accuracy through automated parameter transformation
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AI summary
A method includes using a mobile device, obtaining first intelligent device information for backup of a first intelligent industrial device of an industrial system, using the mobile device, creating a backup of the first intelligent industrial device including a first device identity and a first device configuration based on the first intelligent device information, and using the mobile device, configuring a second intelligent industrial device as a clone of the first intelligent industrial device based on the backup.