Asset Data Modules Including an Integral Near Field Communication Interface
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1. A communication system for use with a control system of a process plant, the communications system comprising:
- at least one process plant asset;
an asset data module operatively coupled to the asset, the asset data module comprising a processor, a memory operatively coupled to the processor, and at least one input and at least one output operatively coupled to the memory;
the memory arranged to store original asset data, the memory further arranged to receive operational data associated with the asset via the input while the asset is in service within the process plant;
a control module stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the control module arranged to provide a control instruction to the asset and to monitor the operational data;
a near field communications interface configured to retrieve the original asset data and the operational data from the memory, the near field communications interface further configured to access the original asset data and the operational data whether the asset is in service or out of service; and
the near field communications interface configured to communicate with a reader to communicate the original asset data and the operational data to the reader to permit communication of the original asset data and operational data to the control system of the process plant.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to various assets utilized within manufacturing and process plants for monitoring and control purposes. The asset data modules of the present disclosure include an integral near field communications (NFC) interface configured to provide access to asset data stored within memory integral to the given asset.
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1. A communication system for use with a control system of a process plant, the communications system comprising:
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at least one process plant asset; an asset data module operatively coupled to the asset, the asset data module comprising a processor, a memory operatively coupled to the processor, and at least one input and at least one output operatively coupled to the memory; the memory arranged to store original asset data, the memory further arranged to receive operational data associated with the asset via the input while the asset is in service within the process plant; a control module stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the control module arranged to provide a control instruction to the asset and to monitor the operational data; a near field communications interface configured to retrieve the original asset data and the operational data from the memory, the near field communications interface further configured to access the original asset data and the operational data whether the asset is in service or out of service; and the near field communications interface configured to communicate with a reader to communicate the original asset data and the operational data to the reader to permit communication of the original asset data and operational data to the control system of the process plant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An asset data module for use with a process plant asset, the asset data module comprising:
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a integral processor operatively coupled to at least one input and at least one output; an integral memory operatively coupled to the processor, the input, and the output, the memory arranged to store original asset data, the memory further arranged to receive operational data associated with the asset via the input while the asset is in service within a process plant; a control module stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the control module arranged to provide a control instruction to the asset and to monitor the operational data; a near field communications interface configured to retrieve the original asset data and the operational data from the memory, the near field communications interface further configured to access the original asset data and the operational data whether the asset is in service or out of service; and the near field communications interface configured to communicate with a near field communications reader to permit communication of the original asset data and the operational data to a user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An asset data module for use with an asset of a process plant, comprising:
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an integral processor, wherein said integral processor is operatively coupled to at least one input and at least one output, the input arranged to receive operational data associated with a process plant operation; a control module stored on the memory and executable by the processor, the control module arranged to provide a control instruction to the asset and to monitor the operational data; an integral memory arranged to store original asset data, the memory further arranged to receive the operational data via the input while the asset is in service within the process plant; and the processor arranged to execute the control module to provide a control instruction to the asset and to monitor the operational data; a near field communications interface configured to provide access to said original asset data and said operational data stored within said memory to permit access to the original asset data and the operational data by a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of communicating process plant asset data related to an asset data module with a process plant digital automation system, comprising:
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providing an integral processor operatively coupled to at least one input and at least one output; providing an integral memory operatively coupled to the processor; storing original asset data in the memory; providing, while the asset is in service within the process plant, operational data associated with process plant operations to the input for storage in the memory; storing a control module on the memory for execution by the processor, the control module arranged to provide a control instruction to the asset and to monitor the operational data; storing an asset data access routine within a memory; and providing a near field communications interface configured to provide access to the original asset data and the asset operational data stored within the memory when the asset data access routine is executed. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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