Patent ID: 11886159
Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A system for configuring monitor blocks and effect blocks for a process control system associated with a process plant, comprising:
a user interface;
a memory configured to store a set of computer-executable instructions; and
a processor interfaced with the user interface and the memory, and configured to execute the set of computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to:
cause the user interface to display a first monitor block, a second monitor block, and an effect block, wherein each respective one of the first monitor block, the second monitor block, and the effect block defines a different respective subset of logic from a cause and effect matrix associated with the process plant and indicates a respective plurality of cells arranged in a respective matrix having a first dimension and a second dimension, wherein positions along the first dimension indicate outputs, and positions along the second dimension correspond to inputs, such that the plurality of cells define input/output pairs based on the positions of the plurality of cells relative to the first and second dimensions,
enable a user to input configuration data via the user interface, including:
enable the user to configure one of the outputs of the first monitor block to serve as one of the inputs of the second monitor block,
enable the user to configure an additional one of the outputs of the first monitor block and one of the outputs of the second monitor block to serve as inputs to the effect block, and
enable the user to designate at least one of the plurality of cells of each of the first monitor block, the second monitor block, and the effect block as a trigger associated with the respective input/output pair for the respective cell and corresponding to a condition in the process plant, and

store the configuration data in the memory.