Process field device with radio frequency communication
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1. A process control transmitter for monitoring a process variable in an industrial process comprising:
- a process variable sensor configured to sense the process variable;
I/O circuitry configured to couple to a two wire process control loop and communicate on the process control loop;
wireless communication circuitry coupled to the two wire process control loop configured to transmit an RF signal; and
power supply circuitry coupled to the two wire process control loop including a voltage regulator, the power supply circuitry electronically connected in series with the process control loop, the voltage regulator configured to receive a voltage drop and responsively provide a regulated voltage output to power the wireless communication circuitry.
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Abstract
A field device for use in an industrial process control or monitoring system includes terminals configured to connect to a two-wire process control loop. The loop carries data and provides power to the field device. RF circuitry in the field device is provided for radio frequency communication. A power supply powers the RF circuitry using power received from the two-wire process control loop.
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1. A process control transmitter for monitoring a process variable in an industrial process comprising:
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a process variable sensor configured to sense the process variable; I/O circuitry configured to couple to a two wire process control loop and communicate on the process control loop; wireless communication circuitry coupled to the two wire process control loop configured to transmit an RF signal; and power supply circuitry coupled to the two wire process control loop including a voltage regulator, the power supply circuitry electronically connected in series with the process control loop, the voltage regulator configured to receive a voltage drop and responsively provide a regulated voltage output to power the wireless communication circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. Radio frequency (RF) communication apparatus configured to couple to a field device in a two-wire process control loop, comprising:
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first and second electrical connections configured to couple in series with the two-wire process control loop; a third electrical connection configured to couple to the two-wire process control loop, wherein the second and third electrical connections are configured to couple in parallel with the field device; and an RF circuit configured to receive power from the two-wire process control loop through the first and second electrical connections and transmit an RF signal which contains information related to data carried on the two-wire process control loop. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. A method for RF communicating with a two-wire process control loop, comprising:
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connecting first and second electrical connections in series to the two-wire process control loop and a field device; connecting a third electrical connection to the field device; allowing electrical current from the two-wire process control loop to flow from the first connection through the second connection and through the electrical third connection to the field device; transmitting an RF signal which contains information related to data carried on the two-wire process control loop. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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