The invention provides, in some aspects, improved apparatus for configuring a control system. The apparatus includes a model made up of objects representing devices of such a system, including, at least one device that defines and/or controls communications on at least a portion of a network within that...http://www.google.com/patents/US8127060?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8127060 - Methods and apparatus for control configuration with control objects that are fieldbus protocol-aware
