Patent ID: 7962860
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G05B,H04L,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for graphically displaying and graphically engineering at least one network of devices of an automation system, comprising: displaying the at least one network in a general view; displaying schematically devices and network lines within the general view, wherein the devices have at least one network interface; displaying connections between the devices and to the network lines with connecting lines, wherein the connecting lines have a marking at an end connected to the network lines; selecting, within the general view, at least one device by a user for display in a detailed view; and activating, within the general view, the detailed view for the selected device by the user, wherein all network interfaces of the selected device respectively are displayed in the detailed view, wherein at least one temporary view of the selected device is displayed in a transition phase when the detailed view is activated.