Self-configuring communication networks for use with process control systems
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a wireless enabled field device, comprising:
- receiving identification information associated with the wireless enabled field device;
comparing the identification information to configuration database information;
retrieving configuration information associated with the wireless enabled field device based on the comparison of the identification information to the configuration database information; and
sending the configuration information to the wireless enabled field device via at least one wireless communication link to configure the wireless enabled field device.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for configuring a communication network associated with a plurality of wireless enabled field devices. The disclosed methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture may compare identification information associated with a wireless enabled field device to configuration database information. Configuration information associated with the wireless enabled field device may be retrieved based on the comparison of the identification information to the configuration database information. The retrieved configuration information is sent to the wireless enabled field device via at least one wireless communication link to configure the wireless enabled field device.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a wireless enabled field device, comprising:
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receiving identification information associated with the wireless enabled field device;
comparing the identification information to configuration database information;
retrieving configuration information associated with the wireless enabled field device based on the comparison of the identification information to the configuration database information; and
sending the configuration information to the wireless enabled field device via at least one wireless communication link to configure the wireless enabled field device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for configuring a wireless enabled field device, comprising:
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a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is programmed to;
receive identification information associated with the wireless enabled field device;
compare the identification information to configuration database information;
retrieve configuration information associated with the wireless enabled field device based on the comparison of the identification information to the configuration database information; and
send the configuration information to the wireless enabled field device via at least one wireless communication link to configure the wireless enabled field device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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receive identification information associated with the wireless enabled field device;
compare the identification information to configuration database information;
retrieve configuration information associated with the wireless enabled field device based on the comparison of the identification information to the configuration database information; and
send the configuration information to the wireless enabled field device via at least one wireless communication link to configure the wireless enabled field device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of replacing a wireless enabled field device, comprising
storing an identifier associated with the wireless enabled field device in a memory accessible to a second wireless enabled field device; -
removing the wireless enabled field device;
installing the second wireless enabled field device in place of the removed wireless enabled field device;
processing a commissioning request associated with the second wireless enabled field device, wherein the commissioning request includes the identifier associated with the wireless enabled field device;
using the identifier associated with the wireless enabled field device to retrieve commissioning information from a database; and
sending the commissioning information to the second wireless enabled field device via at least one wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of establishing a communication network for use in a process control system having a controller and a plurality of wireless enabled field devices, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of wireless communication links available for routing communications between the wireless enabled field devices and the controller; and
automatically assigning ones of the plurality of wireless communication links to the wireless enabled field devices based on predetermined signal criteria. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for establishing a communication network for use in a process control system having a controller and a plurality of wireless enabled field devices, the system comprising:
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a memory;
a processor coupled to the memory and programmed to;
identify a plurality of wireless communication links available for routing communications between the wireless enabled field devices and the controller; and
assign ones of the plurality of wireless communication links to the wireless enabled field devices based on predetermined signal criteria. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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identify a plurality of wireless communication links available for routing communications between a plurality of wireless enabled field devices and a controller; and
assign ones of a plurality of the wireless communication links to the wireless enabled field devices based on predetermined signal criteria. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A wireless interface for use with a field device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver;
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and programmed to;
identify wireless communication links available to the field device;
select at least one of the available wireless communication links based on a predetermined signal characteristic; and
communicate with a process control system device via the selected at least one of the available wireless communication links. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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