Patent ID: 9058031
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. An automation controller system, comprising: an integral memory module configured to store process control functions for control of automation devices of a process controlled by the automation controller, wherein the process utilizes a plurality of operational components for regulating process variables through automated process control; a central processing unit configured to monitor, via an input/output module, data from the automation devices of the process controlled by the automation controller; a detachable display and memory module; a retention feature configured to toollessly couple with the detachable display and memory module; and a controller connector configured to communicatively couple with a display connector of the detachable display and memory module such that the automation controller and the detachable display and memory module are communicatively coupled, wherein the central processing unit is configured to transmit data for presentation on a display of the detachable display and memory module and configured to receive data from a memory and/or a data entry feature of the detachable display and memory module when the detachable display and memory module is communicatively coupled to the automation controller; wherein the memory of the detachable display and memory module is configured to store at least one process control function and the central processing unit is configured to incorporate the at least one process control function into the process control functions stored in the integral memory module; wherein the central processing unit is configured to control, via the input/output module, the automation devices based on the process control functions stored in the integral memory module, wherein the process control functions are provided to the central processing unit in response to the data monitored by the central processing unit; and wherein processing functions of the display and memory module are directly provided by the central processing unit of the automation controller.