Patent ID: 11914351
Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A system for integrating a plurality of installation modules each having at least one process-technical unit, hardware for carrying out a function of a technical process, and control technology for controlling the hardware, to form a modularly constructed overall installation,
wherein the installation modules are spatially arranged and, according to a description of an overall installation, are connected mechanically and electrically to one another, in such a way that, between the installation modules, at least one coupling for data exchange is formed via one or more communication protocols, comprising:
a central server unit which is coupled to the installation modules for data exchange and on which a configuration of the overall installation is stored, wherein each installation module knows at least one access path to the stored configuration before its launch, so that after the installation modules have been started, they are set up for:
forming a connection to the saved configuration via the access path, autonomously reading configuration data respectively intended for the installation module to be read via the access path,
forming the necessary communication connections to at least one other installation module according to the configuration data read out, which includes both forming links between individual data objects and calling service interfaces and the installation modules then providing the relevant function thereof to the outside via data points and services.