Enhanced device alarms in a process control system
First Claim
1. A method of processing an alarm within a process control system, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a device alarm message from a field device, wherein the device alarm message has a first set of message fields including a first set of device information;
appending a second set of message fields containing a second set of device information associated with the field device to the device alarm message to form an enhanced device alarm message;
selecting a device alarm table based on the second set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message; and
mapping the first set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message to the selected device alarm table to identify a set of information fields containing displayable alarm information.
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Abstract
An alarm display and interface system method for use in a process control system enhances device alarm messages to enable the integrated display device alarms with process alarms. The system and method receives a device alarm message from a field device and the device alarm message has a first set of message fields including a first set of device information. The system and method appends a second set of message fields containing a second set of device information associated with the field device to the device alarm message based on the first set of device information to form an enhanced device alarm message and selects a device alarm table based on the second set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message. The system and method maps the first set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message to the selected device alarm table to identify a set of information fields containing displayable alarm information and displays a portion of the displayable alarm information.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of processing an alarm within a process control system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a device alarm message from a field device, wherein the device alarm message has a first set of message fields including a first set of device information;
appending a second set of message fields containing a second set of device information associated with the field device to the device alarm message to form an enhanced device alarm message;
selecting a device alarm table based on the second set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message; and
mapping the first set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message to the selected device alarm table to identify a set of information fields containing displayable alarm information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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12. A system for processing an alarm within a process control network having a field device, the system comprising:
a processor system communicatively coupled to a memory, wherein the processor system is programmed to receive a device alarm message from the field device, wherein the device alarm message has a first set of message fields including a first set of device information, wherein the processor system is further programmed to append a second set of message fields containing a second set of device information associated with the field device to the device alarm message to form an enhanced device alarm message and to select a device alarm table based on the second set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message and wherein the processor system is programmed to map the first set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message to the selected device alarm table to identify a set of information fields containing displayable alarm information.
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22. A system for processing alarms within a process control network, the system comprising:
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a computer readable medium;
a first routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to be executed by a processor system that receives a device alarm message from a field device, wherein the device alarm message has a first set of message fields including a first set of device information;
a second routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to be executed by the processor system that appends a second set of message fields containing a second set of device information associated with the field device to the device alarm message to form an enhanced device alarm message;
a third routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to be executed by the processor system that selects a device alarm table based on the second set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message; and
a fourth routine stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to be executed by the processor system that maps the first set of device information within the enhanced device alarm message to the selected device alarm table to identify a set of information fields containing displayable alarm information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for processing a device alarm within a process control network having a field device, the system comprising:
a processor system communicatively coupled to a memory, wherein the processor system is programmed to receive a device alarm message from the field device, wherein the device alarm message has a first set of device information stored within the field device, and wherein the processor system is further programmed to append a second set of device information associated with the field device to the device alarm message to form an extended device alarm message and to use the first set of device information within the extended device alarm message to identify a set displayable alarm information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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