Abstract: A technique is provided for adapting or “relegending” interface device views. The views include static content and dynamic content. At least a part of the static content defined a look and feel of the interface screens, including screens in a design-time environment and a run-time environment. The adaptable static content may be loaded as bitmaps, JPEG files, and so forth, such as in HTML standard style sheets. The static content may be changed for various original equipment manufacturers, applications, and so forth, while allowing dynamic content to vary depending upon the software and application running on the interface device.

Abstract: An operator interface system with respect to an industrial automation device comprises text/symbol translation strings persisted in a computer-readable medium for utilization with the operator interface system. An interface component relays the translation strings to a client device that includes fonts that enables the client device to graphically render text/symbols abstracted by the translation strings in a desired language. For example, the translation strings can be Unicode strings.

Abstract: A machine can be accessed and controlled with the help of an interface device. The customizable interface device contains device elements that define features relating to the external representation and internal functionality of the interface device, as linked to one or more machines. An operator can use a configuration station to implement single or reoccurring queries that interact with the interface device and corresponding machines. In particular, the queries target the configuration of device elements in the interface device. The process can include temporarily unloading unused features from active memory and mirroring property changes initialized by a source. An emulator can assist in the configuration process by providing a preliminary software representation of the interface device hardware. A user can develop, test, and reconfigure functions on the emulator before loading the finalized platform to the interface device.

Abstract: A human machine interface (HMI) device comprises a power recognition component that determines at least one power source that is providing power to the HMI device, wherein the at least one power source is one of a host device providing power by way of a Universal Serial Bus connection, an AC power source, a DC power source, and a battery. A selector component can automatically select a subset of functionalities to enable with respect to the HMI from amongst several possible functionalities based at least in part upon the at least one determined power source.

Abstract: A technique is provided for exchanging data between software components in interface devices, monitoring devices, control devices, and so forth. Device elements are stored in the devices that are capable of communicating signals to one other, with each device element including a predetermined functionality. A connection is established between the device elements that facilitates event-based transfer of signals. A first of the device elements transfers data resulting from its functionality acting upon the received signals or the received signals themselves to a second device element. The transfer happens upon a receipt of the signals by the first device element. Each of the device elements made and act upon the signals in accordance with this respective functionality. The technique may used to cause interface elements to mirror one another.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method of reconfiguring a human-machine interface. In accordance with embodiments of the present techniques, a configuration application stored on a human-machine interface may be accessed by a remote configuration station via a browser that cooperates with a server resident on the human-machine interface. The configuration application is adapted to allow reconfiguration of the human-machine interface via the browser. Additionally, control objects may be accessible via the browser to create a display file in accordance with the present techniques. The display file may provide links to the control objects that are accessible to a user via the human-machine interface. Further, the display file may be implemented on the human-machine interface for display and execution of the links to the control objects.

Abstract: A configurable HMI is connected to one or more devices with which it is to operate via a network link. The HMI is also coupled to a configuration station, and configuration of the HMI may take place by interaction with the configuration station. Where one or more of the networked devices is unrecognized or unauthorized, configuration of the HMI may be limited. Messages may be returned from the HMI to the configuration station indicating, for example, that an emulator must be used for configuration. Interoperability of the HMI with approved devices is thereby promoted.

Abstract: A configurable HMI is coupled to a configuration station and to one or more networked components, such as an industrial controller. Connections may be established with the networked component, such as to read from or write to registers within the component. A list of available connections or registers is accessed from the component by the HMI. The HMI then tabulates or otherwise presents the information in a listing to the configuration station. The configuration station may then be used to select a connection from the listing to alter programming of the HMI to establish the connection.

Abstract: An electrical device may be configured by coupling the device to a human machine interface (HMI) that is equipped with software for interacting with a configuration station. The software may include components that can enumerate properties of objects on the device to be configured. The device to be configured provides a file to the server-enabled HMI, such as a schema file. The server-enabled HMI then enumerates properties of the objects or otherwise provides an indication of the properties to the configuration station. The properties may be altered by a user at the configuration station. The reconfigured properties are then transmitted from the server-enabled HMI back to the device to be configured.

Abstract: A processor architecture suitable for embedded systems and compatible with different kinds of external memory, executes a bootstrap program to determine the characteristics of the external memory before connection with the external memory. For this purpose, system storage structures such as cache, buffers, and registers are enlisted as temporary memory for the execution of the bootstrap program up to configuration of the external memory. External memory setup data may be obtained from a variety of sources including external flash memory or a network.

Abstract: An operator interface system with respect to an industrial automation device comprises text/symbol translation strings persisted in a computer-readable medium for utilization with the operator interface system. An interface component relays the translation strings to a client device that includes fonts that enables the client device to graphically render text/symbols abstracted by the translation strings in a desired language. For example, the translation strings can be Unicode strings.

Abstract: A processor architecture suitable for embedded systems and compatible with different kinds of external memory, executes a bootstrap program to determine the characteristics of the external memory before connection with the external memory. For this purpose, system storage structures such as cache, buffers, and registers are enlisted as temporary memory for the execution of the bootstrap program up to configuration of the external memory. External memory setup data may be obtained from a variety of sources including external flash memory or a network.