Control system having various capabilities
An integrated unitary internet protocol (IP) control system with a rapid spanning tree protocol (RSTP), multi-port high speed switch, supervisor, web display and/or an expansion plant input/output (IO) capabilities. The system may have communication modules associated with encrypted file subsystems integrated with an IO network. A resulting secure IP based communication network may be connected between a software framework and the hardware IO network.
1. An integrated network internet protocol (IP) control system comprising:
a software framework;
a hardware input/output (IO) subsystem connected to the software framework;
a direct digital control (DDC) subsystem connected to the hardware IO subsystem; and
a secure IP based communication network connected between the software framework and the hardware IO subsystem, the secure IP based communication network having a speed capability of at least one Gbps;
a function block engine situated at and connected to the software framework;
an IO network; and
a communication network connected to the software framework and the IO network, the communication network comprising:
a first serial communications module having a first encrypted file system associated with the software framework; and
a second serial communications module having a second encrypted file system associated with the IO network;
an HOA switch board;
a HOA driver connected to the second encrypted file system that permits a signal of the HOA driver go to the software framework, which via a wire sheet enables the function block engine to perform an action according to the signal of the HOA driver; and
wherein the software framework comprises event-driven software.
2. The integrated network IP control system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a hand-off-auto (HOA) driver connected to the secure IP based communication network; and
an HOA board connected to the HOA driver.
3. The integrated network IP control system of claim 1 ,
wherein a function block or combination of function blocks can be downloaded to the software framework in less than one second.
4. The integrated network IP control system of claim 3 , wherein the communications network is secure and has a speed of one Gbps or greater.
5. The integrated network IP control system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an IO driver connected to the second encrypted file system; and
an IO expansion module for expanding a bus for a multiple number of controllers.
6. The integrated network IP control system of claim 1 , wherein security of the secure IP based communication network employs secure socket layer (SSL) encryption and FOX security protocol.
7. The integrated network IP control system of claim 1 , wherein the event-driven software provides one or more items of a group comprising trends, alarms, histories, schedules, graphics, tags, and web servers.
8. An integrated network internet protocol (IP) control system comprising:
a software framework;
a hardware input/output (IO) subsystem connected to the software framework;
a direct digital control (DDC) subsystem connected to the hardware IO subsystem; and
a secure IP based communication network connected between the software framework and the hardware IO subsystem;
a function block engine situated at and connected to the software framework;
an IO network; and
a communication network connected to the software framework and the IO network, the communication network comprising:
a first serial communications module having a first encrypted file system associated with the software framework; and
a second serial communications module having a second encrypted file system associated with the IO network;
an HOA switch board;
an HOA driver connected to the second encrypted file system that permits a signal of the HOA driver go to the software framework, which via a wire sheet enables the function block engine to perform an action according to the signal of the HOA driver;
wherein a function block or combination of function blocks can be downloaded to the software framework in less than one second; and
wherein the software framework comprises event-driven software.
9. The integrated network IP control system of claim 8 , wherein the secure IP based communication network has a speed capability of at least one Gbps.
10. The integrated network IP control system of claim 8 , further comprising:
a hand-off-auto (HOA) driver connected to the secure IP based communication network; and
an HOA board connected to the HOA driver.
11. The integrated network IP control system of claim 8 , wherein the communications network is secure and has a speed of one Gbps or greater.
12. The integrated network IP control system of claim 8 , further comprising:
an IO driver connected to the second encrypted file system; and
an IO expansion module for expanding a bus for a multiple number of controllers.
13. The integrated network IP control system of claim 8 , wherein security of the secure IP based communication network employs secure socket layer (SSL) encryption and FOX security protocol.
14. The integrated network IP control system of claim 8 , wherein the event-driven software provides one or more items of a group comprising trends, alarms, histories, schedules, graphics, tags, and web servers.
15. An integrated network internet protocol (IP) control system comprising:
a software framework;
a hardware input/output (IO) subsystem connected to the software framework;
a direct digital control (DDC) subsystem connected to the hardware IO subsystem; and
a secure IP based communication network connected between the software framework and the hardware IO subsystem;
a function block engine situated at and connected to the software framework;
an IO network; and
a communication network connected to the software framework and the IO network, the communication network comprising:
a first serial communications module having a first encrypted file system associated with the software framework; and
a second serial communications module having a second encrypted file system associated with the IO network;
an HOA switch board; and
an HOA driver connected to the second encrypted file system that permits a signal of the HOA driver go to the software framework, which via a wire sheet enables the function block engine to perform an action according to the signal of the HOA driver.