MEASUREMENT TRANSMITTER HAVING A PLURALITY OF FIELDBUS ADDRESSES AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING MEASURED VALUES FROM SUCH A MEASUREMENT TRANSMITTER
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Abstract
A measurement transmitter having an interface for transmission of measured values via a fieldbus, wherein communication via the fieldbus occurs according to a fieldbus protocol, wherein the number of measured values provided by the measurement transmitter exceeds the number of measured values retrievable by means of a basic command of the fieldbus protocol, wherein the measurement transmitter has a plurality of fieldbus addresses, and wherein a logic unit is provided, which serves so to distribute the measured values among the plurality of fieldbus addresses of the measurement transmitter that the measured values are retrievable via the plurality of fieldbus addresses of the measurement transmitter by means of the basic command.
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20 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A measurement transmitter having:
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an interface for transmission of measured values via a fieldbus; and a logic unit, wherein; communication via the fieldbus occurs according to a fieldbus protocol; the number of measured values provided by the measurement transmitter exceeds the number of measured values retrievable by means of a basic command of the fieldbus protocol; the measurement transmitter has a plurality of fieldbus addresses; and said logic unit serves so to distribute the measured values among the plurality of fieldbus addresses of the measurement transmitter that the measured values are retrievable via the plurality of fieldbus addresses of the measurement transmitter by means of a basic command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for retrieving measured values, provided by a measurement transmitter, which is connected to a fieldbus and has a plurality of fieldbus addresses, wherein communication via the fieldbus occurs according to a fieldbus protocol, and wherein the number of measured values provided by the measurement transmitter exceeds the number of measured values retrievable by means of a basic command of the fieldbus protocol, the method comprises the steps of:
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distributing the measured values among the plurality of fieldbus addresses of the measurement transmitter; and retrieving the measured values from the measurement transmitter by means of the basic command via the different fieldbus addresses. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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