AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE ON INDUSTRIAL DEVICES

• Main Authors: CHIBIZOV SERGEY, BRIAN JR HARRY A, GARRABRANT FRANCIS C
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 15.12.2020
• Subjects: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PHYSICS; REGULATING

An system (100) for updating firmware on an industrial device (130) includes a user interface device (110) storing a computer program (200) with executable instructions (210, 212, 214, 220, 222); oneor more industrial devices (130) comprising firmware; and a communication network (120) interfacing with the user interface device (110) and the industrial device (130) and adapted to transmit data, wherein the computer program (200) of the user interface device (110) comprises instructions (210) to scan the communication network (120) and to identify an industrial device (130) that requires an update of the firmware, and wherein the computer program (200) of the user interface device (110) comprises further instructions (214) to update the firmware on the industrial device (130) via the communication network (120) after establishing communication with the industrial device (130). Further, a method (300) and a computer program (200) for updating firmware on industrial devices (130) are provided. 一种用于更新工业设备(130)上的固