Patent ID: 11868752
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A method comprising:
receiving, by processing circuitry communicatively coupled to a plurality of automation devices, automation device information identifying a number of available firmware versions to run on each of the plurality of automation devices;
receiving, by the processing circuitry, firmware compatibility information indicative of compatibility between the number of available firmware versions of each of the plurality of automation devices;
removing, by the processing circuitry, one or more incompatible firmware versions of the number of available firmware versions of one or more automation devices of the plurality of automation devices based on the firmware compatibility information;
determining, by the processing circuitry, one or more sets of compatible firmware versions based on remaining firmware versions of each of the plurality of automation devices, wherein each of the one or more sets of compatible firmware versions comprise at least one firmware version to run on each of the plurality of automation devices while remaining compatible with each other; and
providing, by the processing circuitry, one or more control signals to a number of the plurality of automation devices to install a selected set of compatible firmware versions of the one or more sets of compatible firmware versions based on receiving a user input.