Patent ID: 8570327

Claim:
A method for displaying a graphical representation of a physical control system, the method comprising: receiving in a processor a function block diagram file including a function block defining a logic process to be executed by the physical control system; receiving in the processor an animation instruction associated with the function block; receiving system data in a system controller, the system data indicative of a physical state of the physical control system, the system controller processing the system data using the logic process defined by the function block diagram file and outputting a control signal to the physical control system based on the processing using the logic process; receiving the system data in the processor; receiving in the processor a first graphic displaying the logic process from a function block library; processing with the processor the first graphic and the system data according to the animation instruction to render an updated first graphic reflecting the systems data; and displaying the function block and the rendered updated first graphic associated with the logic process on a display.