Patent ID: 11880194
Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program which, when executed by a control device of factory automation (FA), causes the control device to execute a logging method,
wherein the control device includes:
a storage medium interface to which an external storage medium is detachably attached;
a first connector that connects a first network to which a control target belongs;
a second connector that connects a second network to which an external instrument belongs; and
hardware circuit and/or at least one processor configured to implement:
a control arithmetic unit that executes control arithmetic processing using data related to the control of the target; and
a communication unit that exchanges the data with the external instrument by secure communication via the second network,

wherein the logging method includes:
logging information related to the secure communication performed by the communication unit; and
logging information related to control of a logging operation of the information related to the secure communication, and
wherein logging the information related to the secure communication includes storing the information related to the secure communication in the external storage medium attached to the storage medium interface.