Automated creation of suitable preference menus for field devices
First Claim
1. A method for creating a preference menu for a field device, wherein the field device can be parameterized and configured by means of a large number of parameters, wherein the method features:
- compiling a device specification indicated by the customer at a purchase order for the field device and optionally other customer specifications as a preference menu, which comprises a selection of preferred parameters, which are particularly relevant to the respective device specification for the field device;
storing the preference menu with the selection of preferred parameters in a memory component of the field device;
readout of the preference menu from the field device via host computer, which is connected to the field device via a fieldbus;
transfer of the preference menu with a selection of preferred parameters from the field device to the host computer via the fieldbus; and
display of the preference menu on the host computer using a device connectivity software.
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Abstract
A method for creating a preference menu for a field device is described, wherein the field device can be parameterized and configured by means of a large number of parameters. The method involves compiling a device specification for the field device indicated by the customer for an order and, optionally, further customer specifications as a preference menu, which incorporates a selection of preferred parameters, which are particularly relevant to the respective device specification for the field device, and storing the preference menu with a selection of preferred parameters in a memory of the field device.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for creating a preference menu for a field device, wherein the field device can be parameterized and configured by means of a large number of parameters, wherein the method features:
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compiling a device specification indicated by the customer at a purchase order for the field device and optionally other customer specifications as a preference menu, which comprises a selection of preferred parameters, which are particularly relevant to the respective device specification for the field device; storing the preference menu with the selection of preferred parameters in a memory component of the field device; readout of the preference menu from the field device via host computer, which is connected to the field device via a fieldbus; transfer of the preference menu with a selection of preferred parameters from the field device to the host computer via the fieldbus; and display of the preference menu on the host computer using a device connectivity software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A fieldbus system, which features:
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a field device which can be parameterized and configured by means of a large number of parameters, wherein the field device features;
a sensing element;a fieldbus interface for connection to a fieldbus; and
a programmable nonvolatile memory, wherein;
a preference menu is stored in said programmable nonvolatile memory, which comprises a selection of preferred parameters, which are particularly relevant to said respective device specification for said field device;said preference menu is generated as a suitable selection of preferred parameters for said respective device specification for said field device by means of compiling a device specification for said field device and optionally other customer specifications; a host computer; a fieldbus, to which said field device and said host computer are connected, wherein; device connectivity software is installed on said host computer, with which said field device can be parameterized and configured via the fieldbus; and said device connectivity software installed on said host computer is designed to read out and display said preference menu from said field device, highlighted in a menu structure.
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