Patent ID: 8782599
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: G05B,G06F

Abstract:
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 computer executable instructions facilitating carrying out the steps of: providing, by the editor, a first LOGIC BLOCK editing mode wherein LOGIC BLOCK logic is represented by a graphical definition comprising instruction shapes and connections between the instruction shapes, wherein said definition further comprises object attributes for process control; providing, by the editor, a second LOGIC BLOCK editing mode wherein LOGIC BLOCK logic is represented by a text definition comprising lines of text instructions, wherein said definition further comprises object attributes for process control; switching, while a LOGIC BLOCK object is open in the editor, between the first and second LOGIC BLOCK editing modes, the switching comprising the sub-steps of: storing a first graphical representation and a first text representation of the LOGIC BLOCK logic; if the switching is from the second logic block editing mode to the first logic block editing mode: if the switching is from the first logic block editing mode to the second logic block editing mode: