APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADVANCED ALARMING IN FIELD DEVICE PROTOCOLS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing an identification of multiple device-specific parameters to a user, the device-specific parameters associated with a field device;
receiving a selection of at least one of the device-specific parameters from the user;
upon receipt of the selection of the at least one device-specific parameter, providing an identification of multiple bits associated with the at least one selected device-specific parameter to the user;
receiving a selection of at least one of the bits from the user; and
saving the at least one selected device-specific parameter and the at least one selected bit as a custom alarm condition.
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Abstract
A method includes providing an identification of multiple device-specific parameters to a user, where the device-specific parameters are associated with a field device. The method also includes receiving a selection of at least one of the device-specific parameters from the user. The method further includes, upon receipt of the selection of the at least one device-specific parameter, providing an identification of multiple bits associated with the at least one selected device-specific parameter to the user. The method also includes receiving a selection of at least one of the bits from the user. The method further includes saving the at least one selected device-specific parameter and the at least one selected bit as a custom alarm condition. A selected criticality option or a selected priority option can be saved as part of the custom alarm condition. The custom alarm condition can be loaded into a controller of a process control system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing an identification of multiple device-specific parameters to a user, the device-specific parameters associated with a field device; receiving a selection of at least one of the device-specific parameters from the user; upon receipt of the selection of the at least one device-specific parameter, providing an identification of multiple bits associated with the at least one selected device-specific parameter to the user; receiving a selection of at least one of the bits from the user; and saving the at least one selected device-specific parameter and the at least one selected bit as a custom alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a processing unit configured to; provide an identification of multiple device-specific parameters to a user, the device-specific parameters associated with a field device; receive a selection of at least one of the device-specific parameters from the user; upon receipt of the selection of the at least one device-specific parameter, provide an identification of multiple bits associated with the at least one selected device-specific parameter to the user; and receive a selection of at least one of the bits from the user; and a memory configured to store the at least one selected device-specific parameter and the at least one selected bit as a custom alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code for:
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providing an identification of multiple device-specific parameters to a user, the device-specific parameters associated with a field device; receiving a selection of at least one of the device-specific parameters from the user; upon receipt of the selection of the at least one device-specific parameter, providing an identification of multiple bits associated with the at least one selected device-specific parameter to the user; receiving a selection of at least one of the bits from the user; and saving the at least one selected device-specific parameter and the at least one selected bit as a custom alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification