Abstract: Methods for implementing an automation system (152) and corresponding systems (100) and computer-readable mediums (126). A method includes starting (602) a system orchestrator (168) and reading (604) a system configuration definition (156) and system manifest (158). The method includes reading (606) app configuration definitions (156) and app manifests (158) for one or more apps (154) based on the system configuration definition (156). The method includes defining (610) app configuration definitions (156) for one or more apps (154) based on the system configuration definition (156) and executing (614) the one or more apps (154) based on the app configuration definitions (156) and the app manifests (158). The method includes controlling (618) at least one external physical device (570) based on the one or more executing apps (154).

Abstract: A system and method for supervisory and control support in an industrial automation system, including a supervisory device with a software stack having a host operating system and a plurality of independent application containers Each container includes a modular application platform being associated with a base functionality for the supervisory device and a guest operating system layer integrated with the modular application platform according to a system integration. A one-time integration of system dependencies is executed during development of the container. The independent application containers are portable for direct deployment in an operating system of a type different than that of the host operating system and can run unchanged without requiring any change to component artifacts.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for building an application image on a target device of an industrial automation system is disclosed. The target device includes an internal storage medium organized into one or more logical volumes. The method includes identifying an external storage device connected to the target device. The method further includes extending a logical volume of the target device through integration between the internal storage medium and the external storage device. The method further includes initiating a build process for building the application image, wherein the extended logical volume is utilized by the build process. The build process necessitates more space than that used by a final artifact resulting from the build process. The method further includes, subsequent to the completion of the build process, shrinking the extended logical volume to its original state prior to the extension, enabling release of the external storage device from the target device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for building an application image on a target device of an industrial automation system is disclosed. The target device includes an internal storage medium organized into one or more logical volumes. The method includes identifying an external storage device connected to the target device. The method further includes extending a logical volume of the target device through integration between the internal storage medium and the external storage device. The method further includes initiating a build process for building the application image, wherein the extended logical volume is utilized by the build process. The build process necessitates more space than that used by a final artifact resulting from the build process. The method further includes, subsequent to the completion of the build process, shrinking the extended logical volume to its original state prior to the extension, enabling release of the external storage device from the target device.

Abstract: An industrial automation component, a computer program and a computer-readable medium and method for configuring an industrial automation component, wherein at least one feature of the industrial automation component that is not configurable with an engineering system supporting the component, non-supported feature, is configured by interpreting a description of a configuration of the at least one non-supported feature with an on-board compiler of the component and integrating the interpreted description to a basic configuration having been generated with the engineering system and with respect to at least one further feature, supported feature, of the component.

Abstract: In order to visualize screen content on a data visualization system in the context of monitoring and controlling the functionality of at least one device, which is networked in an installation-related and operational manner to form a device network, in a technical installation, in which each visualization aspect from a set of visualization aspects which is available for the device can be linked to device-specific operating data of device operating data provided by the installation, which device-specific operating data are respectively tied to this visualization aspect.

Abstract: A system and method for supervisory and control support in an industrial automation system, including a supervisory device with a software stack having a host operating system and a plurality of independent application containers Each container includes a modular application platform being associated with a base functionality for the supervisory device and a guest operating system layer integrated with the modular application platform according to a system integration. A one-time integration of system dependencies is executed during development of the container. The independent application containers are portable for direct deployment in an operating system of a type different than that of the host operating system and can run unchanged without requiring any change to component artifacts.

Abstract: In order to visualize screen content on a data visualization system in the context of monitoring and controlling the functionality of at least one device, which is networked in an installation-related and operational manner to form a device network, in a technical installation, in which each visualization aspect from a set of visualization aspects which is available for the device can be linked to device-specific operating data of device operating data provided by the installation, which device-specific operating data are respectively tied to this visualization aspect.

Abstract: An industrial automation component, a computer program and a computer-readable medium and method for configuring an industrial automation component, wherein at least one feature of the industrial automation component that is not configurable with an engineering system supporting the component, non-supported feature, is configured by interpreting a description of a configuration of the at least one non-supported feature with an on-board compiler of the component and integrating the interpreted description to a basic configuration having been generated with the engineering system and with respect to at least one further feature, supported feature, of the component.

Abstract: In an industrial automation environment, a three-tier architecture is used to offload human-machine-interaction (HMI) automation tasks to local mobile devices and then the cloud, to take advantage of distributed computing and processing resources and to add new features to the HMI panel system. A scheduling algorithm based on the characteristics of the HMI tasks distributes these tasks intelligently among the local HMI panel, mobile devices and the cloud, to best utilize the merits of each tier.

Abstract: A human-machine interface (HMI) application (26) uses parallel processing. The HMI engineering system (24) allows explicit specification (44) of different cores of a multi-core processor (16) for different elements and/or actions. The programmer may design the HMI application for concurrent operation. The HMI engineering system (24) or runtime system (28) may test (56) for data dependency amongst the elements or actions and automatically assigns different cores where data is independent. During runtime, different threads for the HMI application (e.g., different elements and/or actions) are scheduled for different cores.

Abstract: In an industrial automation environment, a three-tier architecture is used to offload human-machine-interaction (HMI) automation tasks to local mobile devices and then the cloud, to take advantage of distributed computing and processing resources and to add new features to the HMI panel system. A scheduling algorithm based on the characteristics of the HMI tasks distributes these tasks intelligently among the local HMI panel, mobile devices and the cloud, to best utilize the merits of each tier.

Abstract: A method for operating first or second control devices for controlling a technical installation with control data stored on a data medium in a predetermined format, wherein the control data is stored on the data medium in a first format such that this data can be processed directly for read/write operations by the first control device, during operation of the second control device first control data is converted into a second format such that the converted first control data can be processed directly for read/write operations by the second control device, and where second control data is converted during each access at runtime from the first format into a format that can be processed by the second control device, or the first control data is converted during each access at runtime from the second format into a format that can be processed by the first control device.

Abstract: A method for operating first or second control devices for controlling a technical installation with control data stored on a data medium in a predetermined format, wherein the control data is stored on the data medium in a first format such that this data can be processed directly for read/write operations by the first control device, during operation of the second control device first control data is converted into a second format such that the converted first control data can be processed directly for read/write operations by the second control device, and where second control data is converted during each access at runtime from the first format into a format that can be processed by the second control device, or the first control data is converted during each access at runtime from the second format into a format that can be processed by the first control device.

Abstract: A human-machine interface (HMI) application (26) uses parallel processing. The HMI engineering system (24) allows explicit specification (44) of different cores of a multi-core processor (16) for different elements and/or actions. The programmer may design the HMI application for concurrent operation. The HMI engineering system (24) or runtime system (28) may test (56) for data dependency amongst the elements or actions and automatically assigns different cores where data is independent. During runtime, different threads for the HMI application (e.g., different elements and/or actions) are scheduled for different cores.