Self-arbitrated resources for industrial control systems

摘要

An industrial control system is provided. The system includes two or more industrial control resources that are employed to operate a control process. This includes at least one arbitration component installed with each of the industrial control resources, where the arbitration component is employed to resolve priorities between the industrial control resources.

主权项

1. An industrial control system, comprising:
an industrial automation resource device, including a microprocessor, enabled to perform a manufacturing task and configured to:
exchange arbitration parameters with at least one other industrial automation resource device enabled to perform the manufacturing task, wherein the arbitration parameters comprise a last used attribute that describes at least one of first material coating an inlet of the industrial automation resource device from a previous manufacturing task or a second material coating an outlet of the industrial automation resource device from the previous manufacturing task;determine whether the industrial automation resource device or the at least one other industrial automation resource device is to be employed to perform the manufacturing task based upon the exchanged arbitration parameters and a set of arbitration rules;in response to a determination that the industrial automation resource device is to be employed to perform the manufacturing task, send assertion information to the at least one other industrial automation resource device indicating that the industrial automation resource device is to be employed to perform the manufacturing task.