Cloud-based operator interface for industrial automation

摘要

A cloud-based operator interface system is provided that runs as a cloud service on a cloud platform. The cloud-based operator interface system collects industrial data from one or more industrial systems via respective cloud gateway devices. A set of predefined operator interface screens are stored on cloud storage associated with the operator interface system, and delivered to authorized Internet-capable client devices upon request. The industrial data received from the cloud gateways can be delivered to the client devices from the cloud platform via the operator interface screens. Additional cloud-side services can correlate and analyzes the industrial data on the cloud platform to facilitate additional reporting, alarming, and notification features.

主权项

1. A system that provides operator interface services using a cloud platform, comprising:
a memory; a processor that executes computer-executable components stored in the memory to implement the system, the computer-executable components comprising:
a gateway interface component configured to receive industrial data from an industrial system, wherein the gateway interface receives the industrial data on a cloud platform;a context component configured to add contextual metadata to at least a subset of the industrial data, wherein the contextual metadata comprises at least a hierarchical identification tag that identifies an origin of the subset of the industrial data within an industrial enterprise in terms of two or more hierarchical levels of the industrial enterprise, the two or more hierarchical levels comprising at least a plant facility level and a production area level; anda client interface component configured to send at least a subset of the industrial data from the cloud platform to a client device and render the subset of the industrial data on the client device based on the contextual metadata.