Beth A Filippo

US Patent:

20040181294, Sep 16, 2004

Filed:

Mar 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/385310

Inventors:

David Deitz - Austin TX, US
Will Irwin - Austin TX, US
Grant Wilson - Austin TX, US
Beth Filippo - Manchaca TX, US

International Classification:

G05B011/01
G05B015/00

US Classification:

700/019000, 700/020000, 700/026000

Abstract:

A configuration system for a process plant includes a routine that automatically provides an indication of the relationships between units and sub-elements of the units, such as equipment and control modules, present within a process plant to a data historian. The data historian, which may be a batch historian, stores these relationships in a configuration file or a database, collects events generated within the process plant and associates those events to the proper unit within the process plant using the stored relationships. The automatic updating of the data historian configuration file eliminates the need for a user to manually update the data historian with these relationships, either at the time the process plant is configured or each time a change is made to the configuration of the process plant.