Abstract: Systems and methods for simulating operations of a Fieldbus system (FS). The FS (200) includes a Fieldbus interface module (FIM) coupled to field devices. The methods involve creating a simulation computer model (SCM) of the FS, generating simulation data records (SDRs), and running simulation software (SS). The SS is installed on a computer system (242), FIM (232, 234), or embedded device (222, 226). The SS simulates at least one operation of the FS. The SS uses at least a portion of the SCM and at least one of the SDRs. The SCM includes functional blocks and interconnections between the functional blocks. The functional blocks represent the FIM and/or field devices. The SDRs include data defining the SCM, a control strategy of the FS, and communication links between the FIM and field devices. The SDRs also include data defining the operating characteristics of the FIM and field devices.

Abstract: Systems (200, 230, 240) and methods (400) for event based execution of a Fieldbus process control strategy (FPCS) for simulation of an industrial process at least partially implemented by a Fieldbus system including a FIM (114, 116, 212, 214, 232, 234) and a field device (122, 124). The methods involve representing an implementation of the FPCS (702) as a Fieldbus data structure (FDS) comprising operational blocks (802, . . . , 818) representing operations of the FIM and a field device. The methods also involve creating a Link Active Schedule (LAS) using the FDS. The LAS (706) schedules software operations for simulating the field device operations. The methods further involve running simulation software installed on a computing device (222, 226, 232, 234, 242) for simulating the field device operations. The simulation software is configured for performing functional block executions of the software implementations identified and scheduled in the LAS.

Abstract: Systems (200, 230, 240) and methods (400) for event based execution of a Fieldbus process control strategy (FPCS) for simulation of an industrial process at least partially implemented by a Fieldbus system including a FIM (114, 116, 212, 214, 232, 234) and a field device (122, 124). The methods involve representing an implementation of the FPCS (702) as a Fieldbus data structure (FDS) comprising operational blocks (802, . . . , 818) representing operations of the FIM and a field device. The methods also involve creating a Link Active Schedule (LAS) using the FDS. The LAS (706) schedules software operations for simulating the field device operations. The methods further involve running simulation software installed on a computing device (222, 226, 232, 234, 242) for simulating the field device operations. The simulation software is configured for performing functional block executions of the software implementations identified and scheduled in the LAS.