Dynamic faceplates for multiple objects

摘要

A method in a UI of a process control system is disclosed. The UI is configured to be displayed on an electronic visual display unit connectable to the process control system. The UI is adapted to visually indicate a plurality of components included in at least a part of a process controlled by the process control system. At least one sub-UI, such as a faceplate, is generated, each sub-UI corresponding to a respective component of the plurality of components. The at least one sub-UI is displayed on the display unit. Each of the at least one sub-UI is adapted such that a number of operation information and/or control elements visually indicated in each sub-UI when the at least one sub-UI is displayed on the display unit depends on the number of sub-UIs that are displayed on the display unit at the same time. Furthermore, such a UI is disclosed.

主权项

1. A method performed in a user interface, UI, of a process control system, the UI being configured to be displayed on an electronic visual display unit connectable to the process control system, the method comprising:
displaying visual indications of a plurality of components included in at least a part of a process controlled by the process control system on the display unit, each component of the plurality of components being associated with a set having a plurality of elements, each of which elements is associated with operation of the component; generating at least one sub-UI, each sub-UI corresponding to a respective component of the plurality of components, each sub-UI being adapted to controllably visually indicate at least some of the elements of the set associated with the corresponding component and to enable a user to control an operational state of the corresponding component by means of user input provided to the sub-UI; displaying the at least one sub-UI on the display unit within a predetermined region of the UI, the predetermined region configured to display exclusively the at least one sub-UI, wherein all of the at least one sub-UI of any number displayed in the UI completely fills the predetermined region; generating and displaying at least two of the at least one sub-UI within the predetermined region; adapting each of the at least one sub-UI such that the size of each of the at least one sub-UI as displayed on the display unit within the predetermined region of the UI decreases with the number of sub-UIs that are displayed simultaneously on the display unit; and adapting each of the at least one sub-UI such that a number of elements visually indicated in each sub-UI when the at least one sub-UI is displayed on the display unit depends on the number of sub-UIs that are displayed simultaneously on the display unit, and such that, for each of the at least one sub-UI, a number of available operations that can be performed on the corresponding component by means of user input provided to the sub-UI depends on the number of sub-UIs that are displayed simultaneously on the display unit.