Multiple deployment of applications with multiple configurations in an industrial automation environment

摘要

Systems and methods are provided to implement a design apparatus for applications in an industrial automation environment. The design apparatus is configured to maintain multiple configuration settings in connection with an application project. At deployment-time, a particular configuration can be selected and utilized when building an application for installation on a target device. The same application project can be utilized to deploy the application to multiple systems through selection of different configurations.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
identifying, by a system including a processor, a plurality of devices to which to install an application; analyzing, by the system, the devices to determine respective characteristics of the devices; analyzing, by the system, respective environments in which the devices are located and generating respective environmental information for the devices for use in producing respective specialized applications from the application for the devices, wherein the environmental information for a device comprises at least one of a network topology of other devices in communication with the device, installed manufacturing machines in the environment in which the device is located, or installed automation equipment in the environment in which the device is located; generating, by the system, respective configuration information for the devices based upon the respective characteristics and the respective environmental information of the devices; producing, by the system, the respective specialized applications from the application for the devices based upon the respective configuration information; deploying, by the system, to a first device of the plurality of devices a first specialized application corresponding to the first device; deploying, by the system, to a second device of the plurality of devices a second specialized application corresponding to the second device, and wherein the first specialized application is different from the second specialized application, and the first device is associated with a first industrial process and the second device is associated with a second industrial process that is different from the first industrial process.