WIRELESS FIELD MAINTENANCE ADAPTER
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1. A wireless field maintenance adapter comprising:
- a power source;
a controller coupled to the power source;
a low-power radio-frequency communication module coupled to the controller;
a wireless process communication protocol module coupled to the controller; and
wherein the controller is configured to communicate through the wireless process communication protocol module based on information received from the low-power radio-frequency communication module.
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Abstract
A wireless field maintenance adapter includes a power source, a controller, a low-power radio-frequency communication module, and a wireless process communication protocol module. The controller is coupled to the power source. The low-power radio-frequency communication module is also coupled to the controller. The wireless process communication protocol module is coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to communicate through the wireless process communication protocol module based on information received from the low-power radio-frequency communication module.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless field maintenance adapter comprising:
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a power source; a controller coupled to the power source; a low-power radio-frequency communication module coupled to the controller; a wireless process communication protocol module coupled to the controller; and wherein the controller is configured to communicate through the wireless process communication protocol module based on information received from the low-power radio-frequency communication module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of determining as found/as left information relative to a wireless field device, the method comprising:
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coupling a handheld field maintenance tool to a wireless field maintenance adapter; generating a request with the handheld field maintenance tool for as found/as left data; constructing wireless process communication signals based on the request and transmitting such signals to the wireless field device; receiving as found/as left data from a wireless field device as wireless process communication information; and storing the as found/as left data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of conducting a proof test of a process communication loop or segment using a handheld field maintenance tool, the method comprising:
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coupling the handheld field maintenance tool to a wireless field maintenance adapter; initiating a proof test with the handheld field maintenance tool; interacting with at least one wireless process device with the wireless field maintenance adapter; and recording proof test results. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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