METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DISPLAY INFORMATION VIA A PROCESS CONTROL DEVICE
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1. An output device, comprising:
- a first sensor to acquire first information related to an industrial process at a first location in a process control environment;
a processor to communicate the first information to a controller and to receive second information from the controller, the second information generated at a separate device external to the output device at a second location in the process control environment different than the first location; and
a display to display the first information and the second information to enable monitoring of the industrial process at the first location.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to display information via a process control device are disclosed herein. An example method includes acquiring first information via a first sensor of a first output device. The first information is related to an industrial process. The example method also includes communicating the first information from the first output device to a controller and receiving second information in the first output device from the controller. The second information is based on the first information. The example method also includes displaying the second information via a display of the first output device.
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1. An output device, comprising:
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a first sensor to acquire first information related to an industrial process at a first location in a process control environment; a processor to communicate the first information to a controller and to receive second information from the controller, the second information generated at a separate device external to the output device at a second location in the process control environment different than the first location; and a display to display the first information and the second information to enable monitoring of the industrial process at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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acquiring, via a sensor of an output device, first information related to an industrial process at a first location in a process control environment; communicating, via a processor of the output device, the first information to a controller; receiving, via the processor, second information from the controller, the second information generated at a separate device external to the output device at a second location in the process control environment different than the first location; and displaying the first information and the second information via a display of the output device to enable monitoring of the industrial process at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause an output device to at least:
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communicate first information to a controller, the first information acquired via a sensor of the output device, the first information related to the industrial process at the first location in the process control environment; receive second information from the controller, the second information generated at a separate device external to the output device at a second location in the process control environment different than the first location; and display the first information and the second information to enable monitoring of the industrial process at the first location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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