CN105629903A - Method and equipment for automatically generating interface in industrial system - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for a first device in an industrial system, wherein the industrial system includes a first device and a second device, the first device is configured to Protocol operation, the second device includes descriptive information for the second device, the method includes: the first device identifies the second device; the first device receives a response from the second device to the identification; the first device receives from the second device according to the communication protocol Acquire description information; and the first device generates one or more interfaces for the second device according to the description information. A method for a second device in an industrial system, and a first device and a second device for an industrial system are also provided. The methods and devices according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can improve the degree of automation of industrial systems, increase efficiency, and reduce costs at the same time.

Description

Method and device for automatically generating interfaces in industrial systems

technical field

The present disclosure relates to industrial automation systems, and in particular to methods and devices for automatically generating interfaces in industrial automation systems.

Background technique

In an industrial automation system, generally there is a monitoring device, which is used to monitor and control various operating devices in the industrial automation system. Generally speaking, monitoring equipment generally has a Human Machine Interface (Human Machine Interface, HMI), which is used to perform human-computer interaction operations, such as receiving configuration parameters and control commands for operating equipment input by users, and providing users with various information in the system. Operate the operating status of the equipment for user monitoring, or provide alarm information for certain operating status. Operating equipment such as motors, controllers, relays, switches, etc. Usually, the HMI of the monitoring device is a general-purpose device. For different industrial automation systems, the user needs to program the HMI of the monitoring device to form an HMI interface (screen) for monitoring and controlling each operating device. This work requires professional technicians to consult the technical manuals of each operating device to determine what data each operating device can provide, how to obtain the data, and how to control the device, and then program each device one by one. The programming work for the monitoring equipment HMI is not only complicated, but also requires debugging of the program. Moreover, when new equipment is added to the system, old equipment is replaced, or existing equipment is upgraded, professional and technical personnel are required to reprogram the monitoring equipment HMI or modify existing programs, and re-debug the programs. Therefore, the traditional industrial automation system requires high specialization requirements for the HMI of the monitoring equipment, and the workload is very heavy.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for automatically generating an HMI interface of a monitoring device in an industrial system. In this solution, each device connected to the HMI stores description information about the device, and the HMI automatically converts the description information into an HMI interface. This solution provides a communication mechanism that enables HMI to automatically discover each device in the industrial system and obtain the description information of each device. This solution enables the monitoring equipment HMI to be used in the system without prior programming, so that even non-professional technicians can integrate the monitoring equipment HMI into the system without programming and debugging programs for each operating equipment in the industrial system . Therefore, the monitoring device HMI according to various embodiments of the present disclosure is easy to use, and can automatically adapt to the addition, replacement, or upgrade of operating devices in the system, greatly improving efficiency and reducing costs.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for a first device in an industrial system, wherein the industrial system comprises the first device and a second device, the first device being configured according to The communication protocol of the first device and the second device operates, the second device includes description information for the second device, the method includes: the first device identifies the second device; The first device receives the second device's response to the identification; the first device obtains the description information from the second device according to the communication protocol; and the first device obtains the description information according to the description Information is generated for one or more interfaces of the second device.

According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the operation of the first device identifying the second device includes: the first device identifying the second device according to an address identifier indicating the second device .

According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the operation of the first device identifying the second device includes: the first device scans the industrial system to identify the second device.

According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure, after the first device acquires the description information from the second device according to the communication protocol, the method further includes: the first device determines Whether the interface for the second device has been generated; when it is determined that the interface for the second device is not generated, the first device generates one or more interfaces for the second device according to the description information; And when it is determined that the interface for the second device has been generated, the first device determines whether the generated interface corresponds to the description information of the second device.

According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure, it further includes: when it is determined that the generated interface for the second device does not correspond to the description information, the first device generates an interface again according to the description information One or more interfaces for the second device.

According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure, the description information includes: information about the state of the second device; and/or information about the control of the second device.

According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure, the communication protocol is an industrial field bus protocol.

According to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present disclosure, there are one or more second devices.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for a second device in an industrial system, wherein the industrial system comprises a first device and the second device, the second device being configured according to The communication protocol of the first device and the second device operates, the second device includes description information for the second device, and the method includes: the second device for the first device identifying and sending a response; and the second device providing the descriptive information to the first device according to the communication protocol.

According to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present disclosure, the operation of the second device sending a response to the identification of the first device further includes: the second device sends the instruction to the first device, The address identifier of the second device is sent in response.

According to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present disclosure, the operation of the second device sending a response to the identification of the first device further includes: the second device responding to the industrial system by the first device A response is sent upon scanning for identification of the first device.

According to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present disclosure, the description information includes: information about the state of the second device; and/or information about the control of the second device.

According to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present disclosure, the communication protocol is an industrial field bus protocol.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a first device for an industrial system, the industrial system includes the first device and a second device, the first device is configured to A communication protocol operation between a device and the second device, the second device includes description information for the second device, and the first device further includes: an identification unit configured to identify the second device; a receiving response unit configured to receive a response from the second device to the identification; an obtaining unit configured to obtain the description information from the second device according to the communication protocol; and a generating unit configured to configured to generate one or more interfaces for the second device according to the description information.

According to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present disclosure, wherein the identifying unit is further configured to identify the second device based on an address identifier indicating the second device.

According to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present disclosure, the identification unit is further configured to scan the industrial system to identify the second device.

According to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present disclosure, it further includes: a first judging unit configured to determine whether the generating unit has generated an interface for the second device.

According to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present disclosure, it further includes: a second judging unit configured to, when the first judging unit determines that an interface for the second device has been generated, determine that the generated interface for the second device Whether the interface of the second device corresponds to the description information.

According to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present disclosure, the description information includes: information about the status of the second device; and/or information about the control of the second device.

According to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present disclosure, the communication protocol is an industrial field bus protocol.

According to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present disclosure, there are one or more second devices.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a second device for use in an industrial system, wherein the industrial system includes a first device and the second device, the second device is configured to A communication protocol operation between a device and the second device, the second device further includes: a storage unit configured to store description information about the second device; a sending response unit configured to respond to the sending a response to the identification of the first device; and a sending information unit configured to provide the description information to the first device according to the communication protocol.

According to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure, the sending response unit is further configured to send a response to the address identifier indicating the second device sent by the first device.

According to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure, the sending response unit is further configured to send a response to the identification of the first device when the first device scans the industrial system.

According to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure, the description information includes: information about the status of the second device; and/or information about the control of the second device.

According to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present disclosure, the communication protocol is an industrial field bus protocol.

Through the embodiments of various aspects of the present disclosure, the monitoring equipment in the industrial system can automatically obtain information from various operating equipment, and generate a monitoring equipment HMI interface for each operating equipment, and provide various methods for applying these embodiments , so that it can adapt to system changes and obtain information from various automatic operating equipment, and update the HMI interface of the monitoring equipment for each operating equipment, which greatly improves efficiency, reduces costs, and improves the automation of industrial systems.

Description of drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure will be readily understood by reading the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, several embodiments of the present disclosure are shown by way of illustration and not limitation, in which:

Fig. 1 shows an exemplary industrial system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first device and a plurality of second devices connected to each other;

Fig. 2 schematically shows a flow chart of a method for a first device in an industrial system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 3 schematically shows a flow chart of a method for a second device in an industrial system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 4 schematically shows a flow chart of a method for a first device in an industrial system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 5 schematically shows a flow chart of a method for a first device in an industrial system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 6 schematically shows a first device and a second device for an industrial system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 7 schematically shows an interface of a first device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 8 schematically shows an interface of a first device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, and

Fig. 9 schematically shows a flowchart of a method for a first device in an industrial system using MODBUS as a communication protocol according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

detailed description

Hereinafter, the principle and spirit of the present disclosure will be described with reference to several exemplary embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that these embodiments are described only to enable those skilled in the art to better understand and implement the present disclosure, rather than to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.

Industrial automation systems generally have interconnected monitoring devices and at least one operating device. As shown in FIG. 1 , the industrial system has a monitoring device 10 and a plurality of operating devices 20 . The monitoring device 10 and the plurality of operating devices 20 can be connected to each other through industrial Ethernet, for example. The monitoring device 10 may be a centralized monitoring device or a distributed monitoring device, and may be one or more. Each monitoring device 10 includes an HMI 100, which is typically, for example, a touchscreen monitoring computing device. The HMI 100 of the monitoring device 10 is used to perform human-computer interaction operations, such as receiving configuration parameters and control commands for the operating device input by the user, and providing the user with the operating status of various operating devices in the system for the user to monitor, or for some The running status provides alarm information, etc. The operating device 20 may be, for example, a motor, a conveyor belt, a sensor, a switch, an intelligent relay, or an intelligent controller.

Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 respectively show flowcharts of methods for a first device and a second device in an industrial system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for the first device and the method for the second device cooperate with each other, which is the concept of the same invention. Therefore, the method for the first device and the method for the second device are combined below to describe the embodiments of the present disclosure. Detailed description.

The first device is realized as HMI 100 , and the second device is realized as operation device 20 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for a first device 100 in an industrial system and a method for a second device 20 in an industrial system are provided, wherein the industrial system includes the first device 100 and the second device 20 The second device 20, the first device 100 is configured to operate according to a communication protocol for the first device 100 and the second device 20. The communication protocol can be, for example, the bus protocol MODBUS used in the industrial field, or other common industrial communication protocols. The industrial system, for example, may be a network that communicates according to MODBUS or other common industrial communication protocols.

The second device 20 includes description information for the second device 20 . The descriptive information includes information about the status of the second device 20 and/or information about the control of the second device 20 . Information about the state of the second device 20, for example, may be the operating state of the device 20, the type and attribute of the state, the address stored in the second device 20 of the state, and the method for obtaining these states from the second device 20. method etc. The operating state may be, for example, the state of a switch, the temperature profile of the motor, the running state of the motor, and the like. Information about the control of the second device 20 may include, for example, control commands and configuration parameters of the second device 20, types and attributes of the control commands and configuration parameters, methods for sending commands and setting parameters to the device, and the like. The control commands may be, for example, start, decelerate, stop, switch on/off commands of the motor, and the like. In addition, the description information may also include a communication protocol according to which the first device 100 and the second device 20 communicate. This descriptive information can also be referred to as a configuration file for the second device 20 .

Referring to FIG. 2, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method for the first device 100 in the industrial system includes: step 201, the first device 100 identifies the second device 20; step 202, the first device 100 receives the second device 20 20 a response to the identification; step 203, the first device 100 acquires the description information from the second device 20 according to the communication protocol; and step 204, the first device 100 generates a response to the second device 20 according to the description information One or more interfaces of .

Referring to FIG. 3, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method for the second device 20 in the industrial system includes: step 301, the device 20 sends a response to the identification of the first device 100; step 302, the second device 20 according to the The above-mentioned communication protocol provides the description information for the second device 20 to the first device 100 .

Through the above-mentioned method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first device 100 can automatically convert the state information and control information of the second device 20 into an interface of the first device 100 according to corresponding rules, and the interface can be an interface or It is a plurality of interfaces, such as a status information interface and a control information interface for the second device 20 . For multiple second devices 20 , the first device 100 generates multiple interfaces corresponding to each second device 20 . These interfaces can be arranged in a manner that is convenient for the user to use, and some interfaces can also be marked differently according to the user's preference or the importance of the second device 20 . The corresponding rules of these conversion interfaces can be configured differently for the convenience of users. What is important is that these one or more interfaces for the second device 20 are automatically generated, and the status information and control information for the second device 20 are displayed on the display screen of the HMI, which greatly facilitates monitoring and control, and improves The degree of automation of industrial systems.

Fig. 4 schematically shows a flowchart of a method for a first device in an industrial system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. As a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes: Step 401 , the first device 100 accepts an address identifier indicating the second device 20 set by a user. As shown in FIG. 7 , it schematically shows the interface displayed by the touch screen HMI100, which is a dialog window, and the user can input an identifier indicating the address of the second device 20 in the network through the interface of the HMI, such as 192.168.1.100 , after the user enters an address identifier and clicks the "Connect this device" button. According to step 402 , the first device 100 sends an identification to the second device 20 , that is, the first device 100 sends an address identifier indicating the second device 20 to the second device 20 . The second device 20 sends a response to the first device 100 for the identification of the first device 100 . According to step 403, if the first device 100 cannot receive a response from the second device 20, then according to step 404, the first device 100 displays an error message, such as "address cannot be found"; according to step 403, if the first device 100 receives Upon receiving a response from the second device 20, according to step 405, the first device 100 acquires description information from the second device 20 according to the communication protocol. And, according to step 406 , it is judged whether the first device 100 has generated one or more interfaces for the second device 20 . According to step 407, if no interface for the second device 20 is generated and stored in the first device 100, the first device 100 generates one or more interfaces for the second device 20 according to the description information; according to step 408, If an interface for the second device 20 has been generated and/or stored in the first device 100 , it is determined whether the generated and/or stored interface corresponds to the description information of the second device 20 . If it is determined that the generated interface for the second device 20 does not correspond to the description information, then according to step 407, the first device 100 generates one or more interfaces for the second device 20 again according to the description information; The generated interface for the second device 20 corresponds to the description information, and this process ends.

Through the above method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first device 100 can identify the second device 20 through the address identifier used for setting, automatically obtain the description information about the second device 20 from the second device 20, and automatically generate One or more interfaces for the second device 20 .

Fig. 5 schematically shows a flowchart of a method for a first device in an industrial system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. As another preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the first device 100 can scan multiple devices 20 in the network, and automatically identify new devices according to the scanning results. This is particularly advantageous for automatic discovery of new or updated devices in the network. The method includes: step 501 , the first device 100 scans network addresses, for example, scans network address segments specified by the user or defaulted by the first device 100 one by one to identify the second device 20 . According to step 502, when the first device 100 receives a response from the second device 20, optionally, when it can be determined that the device indicated by the network address is a new device, the HMI interface displays "New device found, whether to target the new device Generate interface?", as shown in Figure 8, the user can click the "Yes" or "No" button. If “Yes” is clicked, the first device 100 generates one or more interfaces for the second device 20 according to the description information acquired from the second device 20 .

It should be noted that FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 only schematically show two simple interfaces of the human-computer interaction interface. According to the methods and devices of various embodiments of the present disclosure, those skilled in the art can design according to needs to meet user needs. interface. For example, when determining whether the first device 100 has generated an interface for the second device, or when determining whether the generated interface corresponds to the description information of the second device, a message of the judgment result is displayed to the user on the HMI interface, Provide more information for users to monitor industrial systems.

According to step 502, when the first device 100 does not receive a response from the second device 20, according to step 503, the first device 100 scans for the next network address.

According to step 504, when the first device 100 receives the response from the second device 20, the first device 100 obtains the description information from the second device 20 according to the communication protocol. According to step 505 , it is judged whether the first device 100 has generated and/or stored one or more interfaces for the second device 20 . According to step 506, if no interface for the second device 20 is generated and stored in the first device 100, the first device 100 generates one or more interfaces for the second device 20 according to the description information; according to step 507, If the interface for the second device 20 has been generated and/or stored in the first device 100, it is determined whether the generated and/or stored interface corresponds to the description information of the second device 20; The generated interface for the second device 20 does not correspond to the description information, then according to step 506, the first device 100 generates one or more interfaces for the second device 20 again according to the description information; if it is determined that the generated The interface for the second device 20 corresponds to the description information, then the process continues to step 503, and continues scanning for devices in the network.

Optionally, the interface of the HMI 100 may also display the judgment result to the user when the interface for the second device 20 has been generated and/or stored in the first device 100 , so that the user can learn more information. Similarly, when judging whether the generated and/or stored interface corresponds to the description information of the second device 20 , the interface of the HMI 100 may display the judging result to the user.

Fig. 6 schematically shows a first device and a second device for an industrial system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The industrial system includes a first device 100 and a second device 20 each configured to operate according to a communication protocol for the first device 100 and the second device 20 .

Wherein, the first device 100 includes at least an identifying unit 101 configured to identify the second device 20; a receiving response unit 102 configured to receive a response of the second device 20 to the identification; an acquiring unit 103 configured to configured to obtain the description information from the second device 20 according to the communication protocol; and a generating unit 104 configured to generate one or more interfaces for the second device according to the description information.

Correspondingly, the second device 20 includes at least a storage unit 421 configured to store description information about the second device 20 ; a sending response unit 422 configured to send the first device 100 an identification 100 to send a response; and a sending information unit 423 configured to provide the description information to the first device 100 according to the communication protocol. The description information of the second device 20 has been described in detail above, and will not be repeated here.

Optionally, the first device 100 further includes a first judging unit and a second judging unit, wherein the first judging unit is configured to determine whether the generating unit 104 has generated an interface for the second device 20 . The second judging unit is configured to determine whether the generated interface for the second device 20 corresponds to its description information when the first judging unit determines that the generating unit 104 has generated the interface for the second device 20 . Optionally, the first device 100 further has a storage unit for storing the generated interface for the second device 20 .

Through the above methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication mechanism for discovering devices in the network and obtaining device information is established, through which the HMI can find corresponding devices in the network and obtain device description information. The communication mechanism is a unified agreement between HMI and equipment during design.

Fig. 9 schematically shows a flowchart of a method for a first device in an industrial system using MODBUS as a communication protocol according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Next, with reference to FIG. 9 , the communication mechanism will be described through a specific example by taking the MODBUS communication protocol as an example.

Exemplary communication protocol: MODBUS

Function code: 1000 (get device information)

Address index:

0-3 4-7 8-N (N+1)-(N+2)

Fixed logo Device information length Device Information check code

According to step 901 shown in Figure 9, the first device HMI100 scans for the industrial system, that is, the network, specifically, the first device 100 sends a message of MODBUS function code 1000; reads the index 0- The value of 3. According to step 902, the first device 100 determines whether a response from the second device 20 has been received? If yes, according to step 903, the first device 100 judges whether the received response is a fixed identifier; if yes, according to step 904, the first device 100 discovers and identifies the second device, and then acquires the description of the second device information. After the description information is acquired, according to step 905, it is judged whether the first device 100 already has an interface corresponding to the second device. If it is yes, it means that the interface corresponding to the second device has been generated and/or stored in the first device 100, then according to step 906, it is judged whether the description information of the second device has been updated; If the descriptive information of the device is inconsistent with the generated and/or stored interface corresponding to the second device in the first device 100, then according to step 907, the first device 100 generates and stores a new interface according to the descriptive information of the second device .

Through the above FIG. 9 , taking the MODBUS communication protocol as an example, the steps of the method for the first device in the industrial system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are shown in more detail.

It should be noted that although in the above detailed description several units or means of an apparatus are mentioned, this division is by no means mandatory. Actually, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the features and functions of two or more devices described above may be embodied in one unit or device. Conversely, the features and functions of one device described above may be further divided to be embodied by a plurality of units or devices.

In addition, while operations of methods of the present disclosure are depicted in a particular order in the figures, this does not require or imply that operations must be performed in that particular order, or that all illustrated operations must be performed, to achieve desirable results. Conversely, the steps depicted in the flowcharts may be performed in an altered order. Additionally or alternatively, certain steps may be omitted, multiple steps may be combined into one step for execution, and/or one step may be decomposed into multiple steps for execution.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure can be realized by hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware. The hardware part can be implemented using dedicated logic; the software part can be stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system such as a microprocessor or specially designed hardware. Those skilled in the art will understand that the above-mentioned devices and methods can be implemented using computer-executable instructions and/or contained in processor control code, such as on a carrier medium such as a magnetic disk, CD or DVD-ROM, such as a read-only memory ( Such code is provided on a programmable memory of firmware) or on a data carrier such as an optical or electronic signal carrier. The disclosed device and its device can be implemented by hardware circuits such as very large scale integrated circuits or gate arrays, semiconductors such as logic chips, transistors, etc., or programmable hardware devices such as field programmable gate arrays, programmable logic devices, etc., It can also be realized by software executed by various types of processors, or by a combination of the above-mentioned hardware circuits and software such as firmware.

While the present disclosure has been described with reference to several specific embodiments, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed. The present disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. The scope of the appended claims is to be accorded the broadest interpretation thereby encompassing all such modifications and equivalent structures and functions.

Claims (26)

1. the method for the first equipment in industrial system, wherein said industrial system includes described first equipment and the second equipment, described first equipment is configured to according to the communication protocol operations for described first equipment and described second equipment, described second equipment includes the description information for described second equipment, and described method includes:

Second equipment described in described first equipment identification;

Described first equipment receives the response for described identification of described second equipment;

Described first equipment obtains described description information according to described communication protocol from described second equipment; And

Described first equipment generates the one or more interfaces for described second equipment according to described description information.

2. method according to claim 1, the operation of the second equipment described in wherein said first equipment identification includes:

Described first equipment is the second equipment according to the address designator identification of described second equipment of instruction.

3. method according to claim 1, the operation of the second equipment described in wherein said first equipment identification includes:

Described industrial system is scanned identifying described second equipment by described first equipment.

4. the method according to any one of claim 1-3, wherein said first equipment according to described communication protocol from described second equipment obtain described description information operation after, described method also includes:

Described first equipment determines whether to generate the interface for described second equipment;

When determining the interface not generated for described second equipment, described first equipment generates the one or more interfaces for described second equipment according to described description information; And

When determining the interface generated for described second equipment, described first equipment determines that whether the described interface generated is corresponding with the description information of described second equipment.

5. method according to claim 4, wherein also includes:

When determining that the interface for described second equipment generated is seasonable with described description Asymmetry information, described first equipment generates the one or more interfaces for described second equipment again according to described description information.

6. the method according to claim 1,2,3 or 5, wherein said description information includes:

Information about the state of described second equipment; And/or

Information about the control of described second equipment.

7. the method according to claim 1,2,3 or 5, wherein said communication protocol is industrial Fieldbus protocols.

8. the method according to claim 1,2,3 or 5, wherein said second equipment is one or more.

9. the method for the second equipment in industrial system, wherein said industrial system includes the first equipment and described second equipment, described second equipment is configured to according to the communication protocol operations for described first equipment and described second equipment, described second equipment includes the description information for described second equipment, and described method includes:

Described second equipment sends response for the identification of described first equipment; And

Described second equipment provides described description information according to described communication protocol to described first equipment.

10. method according to claim 9, its described second equipment sends the operation of response and also includes for the identification of described first equipment:

Described second equipment sends response for the address designator indicating described second equipment of described first equipment transmission.

11. method according to claim 9, wherein said second equipment sends the operation of response and also includes for the identification of described first equipment:

Described second equipment sends response when described industrial system is scanned by described first equipment for the identification of described first equipment.

12. the method according to any one of claim 9-11, wherein said description information includes:

Information about the state of described second equipment; And/or

Information about the control of described second equipment.

13. the method according to any one of claim 9-11, wherein said communication protocol is industrial Fieldbus protocols.

14. the first equipment for industrial system, described industrial system includes described first equipment and the second equipment, described first equipment is configured to according to the communication protocol operations for described first equipment and described second equipment, described second equipment includes the description information for described second equipment, and described first equipment also includes:

Recognition unit, is arranged to described second equipment of identification;

Receive response unit, be arranged to the response receiving described second equipment for described identification;

Acquiring unit, is arranged to and obtains described description information according to described communication protocol from described second equipment; And

Generate unit, be arranged to and generate the one or more interfaces for described second equipment according to described description information.

15. the first equipment according to claim 14, wherein said recognition unit is further configured to the second equipment described in the address designator identification according to described second equipment of instruction.

16. the first equipment according to claim 14, wherein said recognition unit is further configured to be scanned described industrial system identifying described second equipment.

17. the first equipment according to any one of claim 14-16, also include:

First judging unit, is arranged to the interface determining whether described generation unit has generated for described second equipment.

18. the first equipment according to claim 17, also include:

Second judging unit, is arranged to when described first judging unit determines the interface generated for described second equipment, it is determined that whether the interface for described second equipment generated is corresponding with described description information.

19. according to the first equipment described in claim 14,15,16 or 18, wherein said description information includes:

Information about the state of described second equipment; And/or

Information about the control of described second equipment.

20. according to the first equipment described in claim 14,15,16 or 18, described communication protocol is industrial Fieldbus protocols.

21. according to the first equipment described in claim 14,15,16 or 18, wherein said second equipment is one or more.

22. the second equipment for industrial system, wherein said industrial system includes the first equipment and described second equipment, described second equipment is configured to according to the communication protocol operations for described first equipment and described second equipment, and described second equipment also includes:

Memory element, is arranged to and stores the description information about described second equipment;

Send response unit, be arranged to the identification for described first equipment and send response; And

Send information unit, be arranged to and provide described description information according to described communication protocol to described first equipment.

23. the second equipment according to claim 22, wherein said transmission response unit is further configured the address designator indicating described second equipment for sending for described first equipment and sends response.

24. the second equipment according to claim 22, wherein said transmission response unit is further configured for sending response when described industrial system is scanned by described first equipment for the identification of described first equipment.

25. the second equipment according to any one of claim 22-24, wherein said description information includes:

Information about the state of described second equipment; And/or

Information about the control of described second equipment.

26. the second equipment according to any one of claim 22-24, wherein said communication protocol is industrial Fieldbus protocols.