Appendable system and devices for data acquisition, analysis and control
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1. An appendable controller device for use in a process control system, comprising:
- a housing;
a memory disposed within the housing;
an input/output interface disposed within the housing, wherein the input/output interface is adapted to communicate directly via a wired communication connection with at least one of a sensor or a control output operatively coupled to the housing; and
a processor disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is programmed to communicate with the input/output interface to perform one or more process control functions using the at least one of the sensor or control output.
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Abstract
An appendable system includes a plurality of appendable devices that are adapted to interoperate with each other and/or a workstation via a communication network to monitor and/or control a process. Each of the appendable devices can communicate with one or more sensors and/or control outputs and includes a housing that facilitates mounting of the appendable device to a surface.
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1. An appendable controller device for use in a process control system, comprising:
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a housing; a memory disposed within the housing; an input/output interface disposed within the housing, wherein the input/output interface is adapted to communicate directly via a wired communication connection with at least one of a sensor or a control output operatively coupled to the housing; and a processor disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is programmed to communicate with the input/output interface to perform one or more process control functions using the at least one of the sensor or control output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An appendable communication device for use in a process control system, comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of control devices directly coupled to the housing via one or more hardwired communication connections, each of the plurality of control devices comprising one of a sensor adapted to sense a process plant parameter or a control signal line adapted to be connected to the control device to control a process plant parameter; and a wireless transceiver disposed within the housing and coupled to a processor and adapted to communicate, via a wireless communication link, one or more sensor signals to another device or to communicate one or more control signals received via the wireless communication link to the one or more control signal lines. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An appendable communication device for use in a process control system, comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of sensors disposed within or on the housing, each of the sensors adapted to detect a process plant parameter to produce a sensor signal; a wireless transceiver disposed within the housing and coupled to the sensors to communicate via a wireless communication link; and a communications engine adapted to communicate with another device via the wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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