CPC G05B 19/042 (2013.01) [G06F 9/22 (2013.01); G06F 9/30 (2013.01); G06F 9/3012 (2013.01); G06F 13/14 (2013.01); G06F 13/161 (2013.01); G06F 15/7867 (2013.01); G05B 2219/21007 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A process control system, comprising:
a process controller level including at least one process controller and
an input/output (I/O) module level including at least one I/O module coupled to the process controller;
wherein the process controller level and the I/O module level are communicatively coupled and both include control logic comprising control hardware or algorithm blocks; and
wherein the control logic in the process controller level and in the I/O module level are configured to execute and exchange data to perform process control for a process run by the process control system in a distributed fashion across the process controller level and the I/O module level, wherein the process controller level, a scanner level, and the (I/O) module level, are configured to execute operations simultaneously and exchange data.
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