Distributed diagnostic operations system
First Claim
1. A distributed operations system with integrated diagnostics having a bitbus and a fieldbus, the system comprising:
- a field device for generating a field operating characteristic;
a field processing module for receiving the field operating characteristic from the field device, the field processing module includes a field diagnostic component and a field communication component configured for communication over the bitbus, said field processing module is configured for generating field operating data including a field diagnostic parameter as a function of the field operating characteristic; and
an auxiliary processing module configured for communicating with the bitbus and receiving the field operating data, said auxiliary processing module including an auxiliary diagnostic component and an auxiliary communication component having a fieldbus interface and a gateway component, said auxiliary processing module configured for generating auxiliary field data as a function of the field operating data and for communicating the auxiliary field data over the fieldbus.
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Abstract
A distributed operations system having integrated diagnostics, a bitbus and a fieldbus and includes a field device for generating a field operating characteristic and a field processing module for receiving the field operating characteristic from the field device. The field processing module includes a field diagnostic component and a field communication component configured for communication over the bitbus. The field processing module is configured for generating field operating data including a field diagnostic parameter as a function of the field operating characteristic. An auxiliary processing module is configured for communicating with the bitbus and receiving the field operating data. The auxiliary processing module includes an auxiliary diagnostic component and an auxiliary communication component having a fieldbus interface and a gateway component. The auxiliary processing module is also configured for generating auxiliary field data as a function of the field operating data and for communicating the auxiliary field data over the fieldbus.
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78 Claims
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1. A distributed operations system with integrated diagnostics having a bitbus and a fieldbus, the system comprising:
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a field device for generating a field operating characteristic;
a field processing module for receiving the field operating characteristic from the field device, the field processing module includes a field diagnostic component and a field communication component configured for communication over the bitbus, said field processing module is configured for generating field operating data including a field diagnostic parameter as a function of the field operating characteristic; and
an auxiliary processing module configured for communicating with the bitbus and receiving the field operating data, said auxiliary processing module including an auxiliary diagnostic component and an auxiliary communication component having a fieldbus interface and a gateway component, said auxiliary processing module configured for generating auxiliary field data as a function of the field operating data and for communicating the auxiliary field data over the fieldbus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A distributed operations system with integrated diagnostics having a bitbus,
a first field device for generating a first field operating characteristic, and a second field device for generating a second field operating characteristic, the system comprising: -
a first field processing module for receiving the first field operating characteristic from the first field device, the first field processing module includes a first field diagnostic component and a first field communication component configured for communication over the bitbus, said first field processing module is configured for generating first field operating data including a first field diagnostic parameter as a function of the first field operating characteristic;
a second field processing module for receiving the second field operating characteristic from the second field device, the second field processing module having a second field diagnostic component and a second field communication component configured for communication over the bitbus, said second field processing module being configured for generating second field operating data including a second field diagnostic parameter as a function of the second operating characteristic; and
an auxiliary processing module configured for communicating with the bitbus and receiving the first field operating data from the first field processing module and the second field operating data from the second field processing module, said auxiliary processing module including an auxiliary diagnostic component and an auxiliary communication component having a fieldbus interface and a gateway component, said auxiliary processing module configured for generating auxiliary field data as a function of at least one of the first field operating data and the second field operating data and for communicating the auxiliary field data over a fieldbus. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A distributed operations system with integrated diagnostics having a bitbus, the system comprising:
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a first field device for generating a first field operating characteristic;
a second field device for generating a second field operating characteristic;
a field processing module for receiving the first field operating characteristic from the first field device and the second field operating characteristic from the second field device, the field processing module including a field diagnostic component and a field communication component for communicating with the bitbus, the field processing module being configured for generating field operating data including at least one of a first field diagnostic parameter as a function of the first field operating characteristic and a second field diagnostic parameter as a function of the second field operating characteristic; and
an auxiliary processing module configured for communicating with the bitbus and receiving the generated field operating data, said auxiliary processing module including an auxiliary diagnostic component and an auxiliary communication component having a fieldbus interface and a gateway component, said auxiliary processing module configured for generating auxiliary field data as a function of the received field operating data and for communicating the auxiliary field data over a fieldbus. - View Dependent Claims (78)
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