Abstract: A control system including a controller system and a support device is provided. The controller system controls a control target. The support device supports setting of the controller system. The support device includes a system-configuration input part, a threat analysis database, a threat-scenario creating part, a countermeasure database, a countermeasure creating part, and a security setting part. The countermeasure creating part creates a countermeasure scenario containing a countermeasure for each of protected assets of the controller system according to a threat scenario and countermeasures of the countermeasure database.

Abstract: A controller system is provided with a control unit, a security unit, and a presentation means (HMI). The security unit stores countermeasure scenarios corresponding to threat analyses concerning the device configuration and protected assets of the controller system, and sets security functions in accordance with the countermeasure scenarios. The presentation means presents a user with points requiring security countermeasures in the controller system in accordance with the countermeasure scenarios.

Abstract: A control system includes a control device, one or more information processing devices, and an arithmetic unit. The control device executes a control program controlling a control target while managing process data of the control program, and includes a communication processor that periodically transmits one or more data sets, each data set including a value of one or more process data. The information processing devices executes one or more applications using the process data included in the data sets. The arithmetic unit determines a transmission setting of the data set, and includes an acquirer that acquires the process data for each application, and a determiner that determines a number of data sets transmitted by the communication processor and the process data to be included in each data set according to an evaluation criterion regarding a communication load based on the process data for each application.

Abstract: This controller system includes: a program acquisition unit that acquires, by turning on the controller system, a control program from a server in which the control program is stored; a main storage device that stores the control program acquired by the program acquisition unit while electric power is supplied to the controller system; and a program execution unit that executes the control program stored in the main storage device.

Abstract: A control system includes a control device, an information processing device, a grouper, and a generator. The control device executes a control program controlling a control target while managing process data of the control program. The control device transmits one or more types of data sets storing a part of the process data according to a communication setting. The information processing device executes one or more applications using the process data by using the one or more types of data sets. The grouper allocates the process data designated to be used in the one or more applications to one or more groups. The generator generates the communication setting for the control device such that the process data allocated to the group are stored in one data set and transmitted for each of the groups grouped by the grouper according to an allocation result.

Abstract: A control system includes a controller, a transmission unit, an application executing unit, and a management unit. The controller executes a control program controlling a control target, and manages pieces of process data referred to or updated in the control program. The transmission unit transmits data sets including values of the pieces of process data managed by the controller, each of the data sets including one or more process data values. The application execution unit executes one or more applications using the value of the process data included in the data set transmitted by the transmission unit. The management unit determines a data set validating transmission in the data sets transmittable by the transmission unit according to the application executed by the application execution unit.

Abstract: A color chart is for performing color adjustment on an image forming apparatus. The color chart includes identification information and a color adjustment patch. The identification information is on an image forming apparatus to which color adjustment is to be applied. The color adjustment patch includes a plurality of color patches for performing color adjustment on the image forming apparatus indicated by the identification information.

Abstract: To provide a programmable display that enables content for coping with an event that has occurred to be promptly used. A programmable display that can communicate with a control device that controls production equipment includes a display; a storage device that stores a plurality of pieces of content that can be used by the programmable display; a detection part that detects a predetermined event that occurs in the production equipment; a learning part that learns a probability that each of 5 the plurality of pieces of content will be used under a condition that the predetermined event occurs by monitoring content used by the programmable display when the predetermined event is detected; and a specification part that specifies content having a high possibility of being used by the programmable display among the plurality of pieces of content based on the learned probability when the predetermined event is detected.

Abstract: A color chart is for evaluating printing quality of an image forming apparatus. The color chart includes identification information and a color evaluation patch. The identification information is on an image forming apparatus on which evaluation of printing quality is to be performed. The color evaluation patch includes a plurality of color patches for performing evaluation of printing quality on the image forming apparatus indicated by the identification information.

Abstract: A technique for managing, in a centralized manner, user accounts in a control system which includes two or more units is provided. A control system (2) is provided with first and second units (200, 300). The first unit (200), upon reception of an access request to the first unit (200) from an external device (500), requests the external device (500) to input a user account, and transmits the user account received from the external device (500) to the second unit (300). The second unit (300, U3) refers to registration information (330) defining account information of registered users, and, when the user account is determined to be registered, transmits to the first unit (200) a token indicating permission of access. The first unit (200) transmits the token received from the second unit (300) to the external device (500).

Abstract: Information for addressing an incident depending on the incident is given. A control system includes a controller that performs a control operation for controlling an object to be controlled and a security component connected to the controller, the security component being responsible for a security function of the control system. The security component includes a collection module configured to collect state information indicating an operating state of the control system, a sensing module configured to sense an incident in the control system based on the collected state information, and a notification module configured to give information for addressing the sensed incident.

Abstract: An object is to provide a function of managing data exchanged with an external device. A control device defines a publishing setting of a process value in accordance with information on one or both of an execution result of a control program and an operating state of the control device. The control device exchanges a data set including a part of one or more process values with the external device in accordance with the defined publishing setting.

Abstract: Provided is a configuration that is able to execute remote maintenance reliably with respect to a process execution unit for executing a safety control in accordance with a safety program. This safety system includes: a process execution unit for executing a safety control in accordance with a safety program; a communication unit that is directly connected to the process execution unit and mediates external access to a safety program held in the process execution unit; and a support device that is connected via a network to the communication unit and, in accordance with a user operation, executes maintenance, including an addition or a change, with respect to the safety program. The support device and the communication unit identify each other by means of information that has been exchanged in advance, and exchange data required for maintenance.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to reduce threats to the security of a control unit. This controller system is provided with: a control unit that performs a control calculation for controlling a controlled object; and a security unit that is responsible for security. The control unit comprises: a first interface that brokers data exchange with an external device; a communication controller that is responsible for communication with the security unit; and a restriction means that restricts data from being exchanged with the external device via the first interface if a connection between the control unit and the security unit is detected via the communication controller.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the novel problem of protecting against threats that can arise as a result of the development of networked or intelligent control devices and control systems. This controller system includes: a control unit that executes a control operation for controlling a control target; and a security unit that is connected to the control unit and oversees and manages security functions for the controller system. The security unit includes a detection means that detects whether any unauthorized intrusion into the controller system has occurred. The control unit includes a command transmission means that transmits commands for changing the behavior of the detection means of the security unit.

Abstract: There has been desired a technology for performing a publishing setting of a variable to an external device more easily. A development assistance device provides a development tool configured to develop a user program for controlling a controller. The user program includes at least one variable belonging to a predetermined namespace. The development tool is configured to accept, for the namespace, a publishing setting for causing the controller to determine whether to publish the variable belonging to the namespace to an external device that is communicatively connected to the controller. A communication interface transfers the user program and the publishing setting to the controller on the basis of acceptance of transfer operation of the user program by the development tool.

Abstract: Provided is a portable control device (100) comprising: a storage unit (105) for storing control data that includes a program for controlling a system and data used for the program; and a position control unit (104) for acquiring the position of the device itself. The portable control device (100) includes a main control unit (103) for deleting control data from the storage unit (105) when the position acquired by the position control unit (104) is outside a first area.

Abstract: Provided is a portable control device (100) comprising: a storage unit (105) for storing control data that includes a program for controlling a system and data used for the program; and a position control unit (104) for acquiring the position of the device itself. The portable control device (100) includes a main control unit (103) for deleting control data from the storage unit (105) when the position acquired by the position control unit (104) is outside a first area.

Abstract: There has been desired a technology for performing a publishing setting of a variable to an external device more easily. A development assistance device provides a development tool configured to develop a user program for controlling a controller. The user program includes at least one variable belonging to a predetermined namespace. The development tool is configured to accept, for the namespace, a publishing setting for causing the controller to determine whether to publish the variable belonging to the namespace to an external device that is communicatively connected to the controller. A communication interface transfers the user program and the publishing setting to the controller on the basis of acceptance of transfer operation of the user program by the development tool.

Abstract: To provide a technique of being capable of reducing design man-hours of a screen visually representing a state of a drive device than before. A display device receives an information model representing a state of drive device and defining a plurality of variables defined in a predetermined standard, and a display rule relating to screen. In display rule, a kind of a display object visually representing a value of the variable and a display definition relating to display of the display object are associated with each other with respect to a part or all of the plurality of variables. Display device acquires the display object and display definition corresponding to each variable of a display target included in information model from display rule, and disposes each of the display objects on screen according to the corresponding display definition.