Patent ID: 9618925
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G05B,G06F

Claim:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer executable instructions for providing a multi-mode editor that facilitates editing a LOGIC BLOCK object for use in a process control system, the LOGIC BLOCK object comprising a control block configured to perform LOGIC BLOCK logic when executed, the computer executable instructions facilitating carrying out the steps of: providing, by the editor, a first LOGIC BLOCK editing mode wherein the LOGIC BLOCK logic is represented by a graphical definition comprising instruction shapes and connections between the instruction shapes; providing, by the editor, a second LOGIC BLOCK editing mode wherein the LOGIC BLOCK logic is represented by a text definition comprising lines of text instructions; and switching, while the LOGIC BLOCK object being edited is open in the editor, between the first and second LOGIC BLOCK editing modes, the switching comprising the sub-steps of: