Field Device with Separated Memory Areas
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1. A field device for measuring one of a filling level, a pressure and a density of a medium in a container, comprising:
- a data memory storing data of program modules, the data memory including at least two memory areas;
a first memory area and a second memory area, the first area being separated from the second area,wherein the data of program modules includes first data and second data, the first data being is required for a safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-critical, the second data not being required for the safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-uncritical, andwherein the first memory area stores the first data and the second memory area only stores the second data.
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Abstract
A field device for measuring a filling level, a pressure or a density of a medium in a container includes data memory with two memory areas that are separated from one another. First data for safety-critical program modules is stored in the first memory area. Second data for safety-uncritical program modules is stored in the second memory area. The two memory areas are separated from one another. All access to these memory areas is controlled by a memory management unit.
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1. A field device for measuring one of a filling level, a pressure and a density of a medium in a container, comprising:
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a data memory storing data of program modules, the data memory including at least two memory areas;
a first memory area and a second memory area, the first area being separated from the second area,wherein the data of program modules includes first data and second data, the first data being is required for a safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-critical, the second data not being required for the safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-uncritical, and wherein the first memory area stores the first data and the second memory area only stores the second data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for measuring and determining one of a filling level, a pressure and a density of a medium in a container using a field device, comprising:
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executing first program modules that are required for a safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-critical, first data relating to the first program modules being stored in a first memory area of a data memory; and executing second program modules that are not required for the safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-uncritical, second data relating to the second program modules being stored in a second memory area of the data memory, wherein the first area is separated from the second area. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A program element for measuring and determining one of a filling level, a pressure and a density of a medium in a container using a field device, wherein the program element instructs a processor to carry out the following steps when it is executed on the processor:
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executing first program modules that are required for the safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-critical, first data relating to the first program modules being stored in a first memory area of a data memory; and executing second program modules that are not required for the safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-uncritical, second data relating to the second program modules being stored in a second memory area of the data memory, wherein the first area is separated from the second area.
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15. A machine-readable medium, on which a program element for measuring and determining one of a level, a pressure and a density of a medium in a container using a field device is stored, wherein the program element instructs a processor to carry out the following steps when it is executed on the processor:
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executing first program modules that are required for the safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-critical, first data relating to the first program modules being stored in a first memory area of a data memory; and executing second program modules that are not required for the safe operation of the field device and categorized as safety-uncritical, second data relating to the second program modules being stored in a second memory area of the data memory, wherein the first area is separated from the second area.
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