Component type adaptation in a transducer assembly
First Claim
1. A transducer assembly, comprising:
- a transducer intraconnection bus;
a limited number of transducer components chosen from a larger number of interchangeable types of transducer components, the limited number of transducer components connecting to the transducer intraconnection bus and including at least one transducer component of a type having a functional variation selected from the group of plant communication protocol, fluid variable, operator control, embedded control and display functional variations;
one of the connected transducer components being a sensor module sensing a fluid variable and having an adaptation circuit that, during an adaptation interval, exchanges type data over the transducer intraconnection bus with other transducer components; and
, at the end of the adaptation interval, the sensor module stores data representing a selected method of communication that is adaptable to the types connected; and
the sensor module having a communication circuit coupled to the intraconnection bus, the communication circuit using the selected method of communication during an operational interval following the adaptation interval.
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Abstract
A transducer intraconnection bus connects a limited number of transducer components chosen from a larger number of types of transducer components. The transducer components include functional variations in plant communication protocol, fluid variable, operator control, embedded control and display functional variations. One transducer component is a sensor module that exchanges type data over the transducer intraconnection bus during an adaptation interval. At the end of the adaptation interval, a method of communication is selected that is adaptable to the types connected. During an operational interval following the adaptation interval, the selected method of communication is used on the transducer intraconnection bus.
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15 Claims
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1. A transducer assembly, comprising:
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a transducer intraconnection bus;
a limited number of transducer components chosen from a larger number of interchangeable types of transducer components, the limited number of transducer components connecting to the transducer intraconnection bus and including at least one transducer component of a type having a functional variation selected from the group of plant communication protocol, fluid variable, operator control, embedded control and display functional variations;
one of the connected transducer components being a sensor module sensing a fluid variable and having an adaptation circuit that, during an adaptation interval, exchanges type data over the transducer intraconnection bus with other transducer components; and
, at the end of the adaptation interval, the sensor module stores data representing a selected method of communication that is adaptable to the types connected; and
the sensor module having a communication circuit coupled to the intraconnection bus, the communication circuit using the selected method of communication during an operational interval following the adaptation interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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