Patent ID: 9436602
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G05B,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for indirectly addressing a number of cells in a memory by a program of an automation component in an industrial automation arrangement, an associated address being ascertained at the runtime of the program to access the number of cells in the memory, the method comprising: creating and storing, during writing the program, an association between a structure and at least a portion of addresses which are useable by the program, said association comprising a matrix or a table having a column or row in which authorized program portions, program blocks or functions with respective types of authorization are stipulated; ascertaining, by the program to access the number of cells in the memory at runtime, a relevant element of the structure; reading, by the program to access the number of cells in the memory at runtime, the address associated with the ascertained relevant element from a stored association; and utilizing, by the program to access the number of cells in the memory at runtime, the read address; wherein said reading and utilizing steps are performed by firmware in the automation component.