Operator's Device for the Detection of a Required Sensor or Actuator, and Corresponding Method

• US 20090284390A1
• Filed: 11/28/2006
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Lahner, Frank, Thamm, Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/086,404
• Publication Number:
  US 20090284390A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.490
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25062 Detect physical location of field device

Abstract

There is described an operator'"'"'s device which communicates in a wireless manner with sensors and/or actuators. Positional data of the sensors/actors as well as the ways to get to the same are stored in the memory of the operator'"'"'s device. Access data is evaluated and displayed in a program and processing unit of the operator'"'"'s device in order to find a sensor or actuator required in a system when a signal is received.

Claims

1-4. -4. (canceled)

5. An operator'"'"'s device for a wireless control of sensors and/or actuators, which are distributed in a system and which each comprise a transmit and receive unit, comprising:

a data input device;

a display unit to display access information for the detection of the sensor or actuator;

a storage device, wherein locating data are stored in the storage device; and

a program and processing unit to evaluate a signal received by a sensor or actuator in conjunction with the stored locating data for the actuators and/or sensors.

6. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the locating data are positional data, wherein the positional data are coordinates for the positions of the individual sensors and/or actuators.

7. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the locating data are routes in the system leading to the sensors and/or actuators.

8. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the locating data are routes in the system leading to the sensors and/or actuators.

9. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the program and processing unit determines an individual item of identification data for each sensor and/or actuator from the signal.

10. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the program and processing unit determines an individual item of identification data for each sensor and/or actuator from the signal.

11. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the program and processing unit determines an individual item of identification data for each sensor and/or actuator from the signal.

12. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the program and processing unit determines an individual item of identification data for each sensor and/or actuator from the signal.

13. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the program and processing unit determines the signal strength from the signal and evaluates this for the access information.

14. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the program and processing unit determines the signal strength from the signal and evaluates this for the access information.

15. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the program and processing unit determines the signal strength from the signal and evaluates this for the access information.

16. The operator'"'"'s device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the program and processing unit determines the signal strength from the signal and evaluates this for the access information.

17. A method for a detection of a required sensor or actuator from several sensors and/or actuators distributed in a system, comprising:

providing sensors and/or actuators each of which comprise a transmit and receive unit;

providing an operator'"'"'s device to communicate, which at least has a data input, a display unit, and a storage device;

assigning an item of identification data to the required sensor or actuator via the data input; and

evaluating at least one signal received by a sensor or actuator in conjunction with positional data for sensors/actuators stored in the storage device as well as for routes of the system and thereupon indicating an item of access information for the detection of the required sensor or actuator on the display unit.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein coordinates for the individual sensors and/or actuators as well as for routes in the system leading to the sensors and/or actuators are stored.

19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the data stored are positional data.

20. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the identification data is an identification number or name.