Apparatus and method for integrating wireless or other field devices in a process control system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving first information from a configuration tool in a process control system, the configuration tool associated with a first field device protocol;
converting the first information associated with the first field device protocol into second information associated with a second field device protocol; and
communicating the second information to a field device in the process control system.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for facilitating communication between, for example, a configuration tool in a process control system and a wireless field device (such as a wireless sensor or actuator). The configuration tool and the wireless field device use different protocols, and the apparatus converts between the different protocols. The protocol used by the configuration tool could include HART. From the perspective of the wireless field device, the apparatus could appear to support the application protocol of the wireless field device. From the perspective of the configuration tool, the apparatus could simulate a HART multiplexer. This may allow a user to use the configuration tool to configure, commission, and monitor the wireless field device, even when the user does not know or understand the protocol used by the wireless field device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving first information from a configuration tool in a process control system, the configuration tool associated with a first field device protocol; converting the first information associated with the first field device protocol into second information associated with a second field device protocol; and communicating the second information to a field device in the process control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one memory operable to store mapping information defining mappings between a first field device protocol and a second field device protocol; and at least one processor operable to; receive a first command associated with the first field device protocol; convert the first command into a second command associated with the second field device protocol using at least some of the mapping information; and communicate the second command over a network to a field device in a process control system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium and operable to be executed by a processor, the computer program comprising computer readable program code for:
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receiving first information from a source in a process control system, the first information associated with a first field device protocol; converting the first information associated with the first field device protocol into second information associated with a second field device protocol; and communicating the second information to a target in the process control system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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