Control system having various capabilities

Abstract

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 (TO) 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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An internet protocol controller comprising:
 a software structure comprising a web server and a direct digital control module or a function block engine;   a first communication module connected to the web server;   a communication link having a first end connected to the first communication module, and having a second end;   a second communication module connected to the second end of the communication link; and   an IO subsystem connected to the second communication module.   
     
     
         2 . The controller of  claim 1 , wherein the IO subsystem comprises one or more items of a group having a Sylk driver, a microset driver, an RS485 driver, and a physical IO. 
     
     
         3 . The controller of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a first encrypted file system connected to the first communication module; and   a second encrypted file system connected to the second communication module.   
     
     
         4 . The controller of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the Sylk driver is connected to an open RTOS secure boot;   the microset driver is connected to the second encrypted file system;   the RS485 driver is connected to the second encrypted file system; or   the physical IO is connected to an IO driver which in turn is connected to the second encrypted file system.   
     
     
         5 . The controller of  claim 2 , wherein when there is an RS485 driver, the RS485 driver is connected to a BACnet process, which in turn is connected to a JACE. 
     
     
         6 . The controller of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a multi-port switch having a speed of at least one Gbps; and   wherein one port is connected to a remote communication VPN connector, which is connected to a workbench for the software structure.   
     
     
         7 . The controller of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a rapid spanning tree protocol (RSTP) connected to the multi-port switch; and   wherein the RSTP allows a ring architecture for a multitude of controllers.   
     
     
         8 . A method for a controller comprising:
 connecting a live view wire sheet to an event driven software framework;   situating a function block engine in the software framework;   connecting a web server of the software framework to a first serial communication component;   connecting an IO system to a second serial communication component; and   connecting the first and second serial communication components to each other with a serial communication channel.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising connecting a multi-port switch, having a speed of at least one Gbps, to an RSTP, a remote communication connector, and a JACE. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein:
 signals on the first and second serial components and the serial communication channel are encrypted; and   the IO system sends and receives signals to and from one or more items of a group comprising wall modules, Sylk devices, microsets, sensors, HOA switches, and status indicators.