Patent ID: 8959439
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G05B,G06F,Y02P

Abstract:
1. An industrial automation system comprising: at least one industrial automation component; at least one processor associated with the at least one industrial automation component, wherein the at least one processor are configured to carry out industrial automation tasks; at least one memory associated with the at least one processor; a first executable object stored on the at least one memory and instantiated by the at least one processor to perform a first industrial automation task; and a second executable object stored on the at least one memory and instantiated by the at least one processor to perform a second industrial automation task; wherein each of the first and the second executable objects comprises a plurality of properties, connections, and text, the first executable object is configured to perform the first industrial automation task by processing data based on a first type, and the second executable object is configured to perform the second industrial automation by processing data based on a second type, wherein the first type and the second type each comprises one of a text string, an integer, a floating point number, or a Boolean type; and wherein when instantiated, the first executable object is configured to define a first visual representation and the second executable object is configured to define a second visual representation, wherein the first visual representation and the second visual representation are configured to be displayed on different industrial automation devices.