Abstract: An input-output apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a lower-level layer interface connected to a field device, a higher-layer interface connected to a controller, a maintenance interface connected to a setting apparatus, a switch, and a control device. The switch switches between a first connection and a second connection. The control device, in an engineering mode, permits the switch to transition freely between the first connection and the second connection, and in an operation mode, controls the switch to switch to the first connection and prohibits communication through the maintenance interface.

Abstract: A communication processing apparatus includes: an application unit that causes application software to be executed; and a real-time communication unit that receives communication requests from the application software and performs transmission and reception of data based on the communication requests. The real time unit includes: a request buffer that temporarily stores the communication requests received from the application software; a real-time communication-unit interface unit that, when the communication requests are data transmission requests, extracts the data transmission requests from the request buffer and performs transmission processing; and a self-diagnostic unit that detects a diagnostic index related to processing of the real-time communication unit, and transmits a notification of operation status of the real-time communication unit to the real-time communication-unit interface unit when the diagnostic index is within a predetermined range.

Abstract: An optical measurement apparatus includes: a moving mirror that changes an optical path length of one of two beams generated by splitting light subject to measurement; a drive mechanism that causes the moving mirror to reciprocate a predetermined distance in linear motion; a measured light receiver that detects intensity of light generated by superimposing the two beams; and a computation processor that sets a plurality of measurement ranges within the predetermined distance and calculates a measurement value based on a change in the light intensity detected by the measured light receiver for each of the measurement ranges.

Abstract: A redundant PC system includes a plurality of redundant PCs which is to be connected through a network. Each of the redundant PCs includes hardware on which an interface for connection to the network is mounted and a host OS configured to operate on the hardware. The host OS is provided with a virtualization unit, and a redundant unit and a real-time communication unit, the redundant unit and the real-time communication unit being configured to operate as separate processes independent of the virtualization unit. The redundant unit is configured to perform a control monitoring for making a PC redundant via a universal interface.

Abstract: A wireless relay device for relaying packets via a wireless network includes an aggregator and a transfer controller. The aggregator is configured to aggregate a plurality of sets of data respectively included in a plurality of first packets transmitted from a plurality of wireless devices in the wireless network and under the wireless relay device to generate a second packet. The plurality of first packets is addressed to the wireless relay device. The transfer controller is configured to transfer the second packet to a transfer destination.

Abstract: A proxy-selection system includes an expert rule module that stores a respective set of expert rules applicable to each target device, each expert rule having a respective selection-weight factor. The intelligence module includes logic to acquire, from the separator, the categorized device data for each target device; logic to search, from the expert rule module, a respective set of expert rules which are all applicable to each target device; logic to apply the respective set of expert rules searched for each target device; logic to calculate the respective selection-weight factors of all of the respective set of expert rules applied; and logic to select one or more proxy computers based on a result of the calculation of the selection-weight factors.

Abstract: A system and method for managing and analyzing plant design data includes a configuration item manager allows automatic configuration item management, intend of manual configuration item management, by automatically acquiring the design data which is synchronized with the actual plant, while preventing the design data analyzer from analyzing the design data in work status which has been changed but has not yet been applied to the plant, not synchronized with the actual plant.

Abstract: A setting system 1 includes a device configuration database DB1 that stores setting data in a first format in which a device parameter to be set to a field device 11 and identification information that logically identifies the device parameter are associated, and for which authority prescribed in advance is required in order to change the stored data, and in which, using device configuration information specifying the physical structure of the field device 11 and the setting data in the first format obtained by reference to the database DB1, setting data is generated in a second format in which physical information specifying the physical address at which the device parameter is to be set is associated with the device parameter, and is set to the field device. According to this setting system, it is possible to perform exchange of a field device without any requirement for engineering by a system engineer, thereby avoiding a device in production efficiency.

Abstract: A field device commissioning system includes a commissioning tool, a communication module and an IO module. The commissioning tool is configured to communicate with a client in a plurality of communications. The commissioning tool is configured to perform a parallel execution of executing a plurality of loop processing logics that includes at least one input loop check or at least one output loop check in parallel for all of a plurality of channels which belongs to each slot in each unit, in accordance with the plurality of request for executions of loop checks from the client in the plurality of communications. The commissioning tool is configured to perform in series a plurality of the sequential executions for a plurality of the slots in each unit, wherein each execution including the plurality of loop processing logics. The commissioning tool may be configured to perform in series a plurality of sets of the plurality of the sequential execution for a plurality of the units.

Abstract: A wireless relay device that performs relay of data over a wireless network includes: a manager that manages a second wireless network different from a first wireless network that the own device joins; and a transfer controller that transfers data transmitted to the own device over the second wireless network, to a preset transfer destination over the first wireless network.

Abstract: A flow computing apparatus includes: a first computation controller; a second computation controller; and an access controller, wherein the first computation controller: computes a flow rate of a fluid from sensor data indicating a state of the fluid; and generates transaction information indicating the flow rate of the fluid, the second computation controller computes a management index related to supply of the fluid based on at least a part of the sensor data or index values computed during the computation of the flow rate of the fluid by the first computation controller, and the access controller restricts at least a change in a function of the first computation controller.

Abstract: An inspection work support device that supports inspection work performed in a plant, includes: a storage that stores an apparatus ledger in which apparatus information of an apparatus installed in the plant is registered, and an inspection list which indicates a list of inspection targets; an indicator that indicates the inspection target to be inspected based on the inspection list; an acquisition part that acquires apparatus specification information which is required for specifying the apparatus; a search part that searches the apparatus ledger based on the apparatus specification information acquired by the acquisition part to obtain the apparatus information; and a display that displays the inspection target indicated by the indicator and the apparatus information obtained by the search part.

Abstract: A quality control server includes a data controller and a quality information provision unit. The data controller receives measurement data, acquired by a sensor attached to a product, through sensor communication devices installed at installation locations along a distribution route of the product, each sensor communication device being associated with information indicating a responsible party for the installation location, and records the measurement data. The quality information provision unit associates received measurement data from the plurality of predetermined installation locations with the information indicating the responsible party for the installation location on the basis the received measurement data, location information indicating locations where the sensor communication devices are installed, and the distribution route.

Abstract: An I/O module includes a base plate, a plurality of universal circuits, and an option module. The base plate includes a plurality of connection terminals. A plurality of field devices is electrically connectable to the connection terminals. The universal circuits correspond to the connection terminals. The universal circuits are provided on the base plate, and configured to perform an input of analog signals from the field device, an output of analog signals to the field device, an input of discrete signals from the field device, and an output of discrete signals to the field device. The option module is detachably provided in the base plate. The option module is provided between a first connection terminal of the connection terminals and a first universal circuit of the universal circuits. The option module includes a first circuit configured to performing transmitting and receiving of signals between the first connection terminal and the first universal circuit.

Abstract: The invention provides methods, systems and computer programs for optimizing standard operating procedure for a control system. The invention comprises (i) recording a sequence of control system operator actions, (ii) identifying a control system process corresponding to the recorded sequence of control system operator actions, (iii) retrieving a standard operating procedure associated with the identified control system process, (iv) determining a first set of deviations between (a) the recorded sequence of control system operator actions and (b) the standard operating procedure, (v) determining a second set of deviations between (c) a set of KPI values associated with the recorded sequence of control system operator actions and (d) a set of KPI values associated with the standard operating procedure, and (vi) modifying the standard operating procedure to reduce deviation between (e) the recorded sequence of control system operator actions and (f) said standard operating procedure.

Abstract: An information collecting device controls a plant based on process data acquired from controllers and field devices connected to the controllers. The information collecting device includes an arithmetic controller and an update controller. The arithmetic controller collects first information which is engineering information of the plant and second information which is device information from a controller, a field device or a combination of both selected from the controllers and the field devices. The update controller generates third information based on a definition in which the first information and the second information are set in advance, and updates the third information in a storage based on a preset update cycle.

Abstract: An information collecting system collects information associated with (i) a controller connected to a control network and (ii) a host device connected to an information network located at a level higher than the control network, and includes a management device and an information collecting mediation device. The management device is connected to the information network, collects information associated with the host device, transmits an acquisition request for information associated with the controller to the information network, and manages the collected information associated with the host device and information associated with the controller.

Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for detection of anomaly events or error events within a process environment by implementing a hybrid of centralized classifier models and edge node based classifier models.

Abstract: A notification control device includes a first communication status detector configured to detect a status of a first communication protocol of communication between a first device and a second device in a process control system, and a second communication status detector configured to detect a status of a second communication protocol of the communication. The first communication status detector inputs into an operation monitoring terminal first notification information to which tag information is added on the basis of notification common information in which a status of the first communication protocol, a status of the second communication protocol, and the tag information are associated and the detected status of first communication protocol. The second communication status detector inputs into the operation monitoring terminal second notification information to which the tag information is added on the basis of the notification common information and the detected status of second communication protocol.

Abstract: A management system for a plant facility is disclosed. The system includes a first field device that measures a process value, a first control node that calculates a first control value based on the process value, a second field device that operates according to the first control value, and an application node that configures one or more parameters for calculating the first control value. The first control node compares the first control value with a second control value calculated by one of the first field device, a second control node, and the application node. When determining that the first and the second control value are identical, the first control node sets the first control value to the second field device.