US 12,314,027 B2
Collecting data on an industrial automation device
Ville Särkimäki, Helsinki (FI); and Zhongliang Hu, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed by ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/806,195.
Claims priority of application No. 21179551 (EP), filed on Jun. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0397883 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. G05B 19/406 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 11/3668 (2025.01)
CPC G05B 19/406 (2013.01) [G05B 19/0426 (2013.01); G06F 11/3684 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31316 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for a mobile device, the method comprising:
running a remote assistance application for industrial automation devices;
establishing, using the remote assistance application, a first connection to an industrial automation device and a second connection to a shared data storage, wherein the first connection is a local connection between the mobile device and the industrial automation device, the mobile device being located at an industrial site where the industrial automation device is located, and wherein the second connection is over at least one network;
detecting in the remote assistance application a first user input triggering a test for the industrial automation device;
causing sending via the first connection from the mobile device at least a set of parameter values with an indication of a test to the industrial automation device, wherein the indication of the test is a set of instructions comprising at least instructions to back up existing parameters before the test is run and to restore the existing parameters after the test ends;
receiving a second user input to start the test, wherein the second user input is different from the first user input;
causing sending from the mobile device to the industrial automation device via the first connection a command to start to run the test;
receiving data from the industrial automation device via the first connection; and
forwarding the data to the shared data storage via the second connection.