SERVER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORKING CONTROL NETWORKS AND DIRECT INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES WITH THE WORLD WIDE WEB

摘要

A scalable control data networking system which has an open ended architecture and which is platform and protocol independent. The server of this system accesses control data via a web browser over a network which receives data from a control network or direct I/O sources, translates the data to and from a generic control protocol, and manages communication of the generic control protocol with multiple clients. The server acts as a physical and network interface to the control network or direct I/O sources and translates the native control data or direct I/O data to and from a genericcontrol protocol format. The server also performs the function of managing communication with a plurality of clients using open standards such as the TCP/IP protocol. One or more embedded applets graphically display the control data and permit the user to monitor and regulate the control data.