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

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method of configuring, via a computing device having a display device and an input device, monitor blocks and effect blocks associated with a process control system for a process plant, the method comprising:
causing the display device to display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface indicating 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;
enabling a user to input configuration data via the input device, including:
configuring one of the outputs of the first monitor block to serve as one of the inputs of the second monitor block,
configuring 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
designating 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

storing the configuration data on a computer readable medium associated with the first monitor block, the second monitor block, and the effect block.