Patent ID: 9430589
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G05B,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A system for designing safety functions, comprising: a memory that stores executable components; and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components, the executable components comprising: an interface component configured to render an image of an industrial automation system and to receive, via interaction with the image, access point configuration data relating to a hazardous access point of the industrial automation system, wherein the access point configuration data comprises: zone information indicating a location of one or more zones on the image, access point information indicating a location, on the image, of the hazardous access point associated with the one or more zones, performance level information indicating a performance level requirement for the hazardous access point, and operating frequency information indicating an expected operating frequency of a safety system comprising one or more safety devices associated with the hazardous access point; a device search component configured to retrieve, from a safety device library, safety device data for the hazardous access point identifying a set of safety devices that satisfy the performance level and the expected operating frequency of the safety system specified by the access point configuration data, wherein the interface component is further configured to receive, as part of the access point configuration data, selection data indicating a selected safety device, from the set of safety devices, to be associated with the hazardous access point; and a safety function table generator configured to generate a table that tabulates the access point configuration data received via the interaction with the image to yield tabulated data conforming to a format required by a performance level verification system.