Abstract: A system for generating, editing, executing, monitoring and debugging an application program for controlling an industrial automation mechanism comprising components of logic, motion and/or process control. The programming and operating environments contain a single Man Machine Interface (MMI) with close and intuitive linkages between sequential programs and continuous programs that aid in the programming, operation and troubleshooting of application programs.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 1994
Date of Patent:
January 16, 1996
Assignee:
Automation System and Products, Inc.
Inventors:
Ahmad Sadre, Donald F. Baechtel, Mark S. Graber