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System and method for accessing and presenting health information for field devices in a process control system

  • US 7,983,892 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2008
  • Issued: 07/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • generating a request for at least one of status information and diagnostic information associated with a field device in a process control system;

    providing the request to a communication manager through an emulator, the emulator emulating a device manager associated with at least the field device, the communication manager configured to communicate the request to the field device over a communication link using a specified protocol;

    receiving at least one of the status information and the diagnostic information from the field device through the communication manager and the emulator;

    interpreting at least one of the status information and the diagnostic information using a device description or electronic device description (DD/EDD) file associated with the field device; and

    generating and presenting a user interface based on at least one of the status information and the diagnostic information.

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