FDT for EDDL-based field devices

• US 8,345,710 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2006
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems Incorporated (Emerson Electric Company), Risher-Rosemount Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fisher-Rosemount Systems Incorporated (Emerson Electric Company)
• Inventors: Garrett, Nicholas, Trebing, Stefan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hamza, Faruk
• Assistant Examiner(s): CRUTCHFIELD, CHRISTOPHER M
• Application Number:
  US11/558,668
• Publication Number:
  US 20080112388A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,244 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/466
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4185 characterised by the network communication
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31132 FDT interfacing profibus field device drivers DTM with engineering tool
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31334 Database with devices, configuration, of plant
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/32144 Define device description using dd files
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A Field Device Tool (FDT)-based application is provided. The FDT-based application includes at least one communication Device Type Manager (communication DTM) and a router Device Type Manager (DTM). The communication DTM corresponds with a type of communication protocol that an at least one plant asset follows. The communication DTM is configured to provide an interface for communication between the FDT-based application and the communication protocol that the plant asset follows. The router DTM is coupleable to an asset optimization device manager that includes electronic device description language (EDDL), the router DTM is configured to transfer data from the asset optimization device manager to the at least one communication DTM for communication with the plant asset.

Claims

1. A Field Device Tool (FDT)-based system comprising:

one or more processors;

a FDT-based application comprising;

at least one communication Device Type Manager (communication DTM) in the FDT-based application that corresponds with each type of communication protocol that an at least one plant asset follows, the communication DTM providing an interface for communication between the FDT-based application and the communication protocol that the plant asset follows;

an asset optimization device manager that includes electronic device description language (EDDL), the asset optimization device manager including functionality for parameterization and performing diagnostics on the plant asset;

a router Device Type Manager (router DTM)) in the FDT-based application coupled to the router DTM transferring data from the asset optimization device manager to the at least one communication DTM for communication with the plant asset to optimize the plant asset by parameterizing, and performing diagnostics on, the plant asset;

at least one device-specific Device Type Manager (device DTM) in the FDT-based application including specific information about the at least one plant asset, wherein the device DTM is created by a manufacturer of the at least one plant asset;

at least one generic Device Type Manager (generic DTM) in the FDT-based application including information that is non-specific to any plant asset, wherein the generic DTM is created by the FDT-based application, wherein the FDT-based application includes at least one of a device DTM or a generic DTM for each type of plant asset supported by the device DTM or generic DTM; and

a remote input/output gateway Device Type Manager (RIO gateway DTM) in the FDT-based application connecting the router DTM with the communication DTM.

2. The FDT-based system of claim 1, wherein the router DTM transfers data from the asset optimization device manager via an interface component.

3. The FDT-based system of claim 1, wherein the router DTM is further configured to distribute information from the plant assets to the asset optimization device manager.

4. The FDT-based system of claim 1, wherein the router DTM is interposed between the device and generic DTMs and the RIO gateway DTM.

5. The FDT-based system of claim 4, wherein the router DTM is further configured to transfer data from the at least one device DTM and the at least one generic DTM to the RIO gateway DTM for transfer of data to the communication DTM for communication with the plant asset.

6. An asset management system comprising:

one or more processors;

an asset optimization device manager that includes electronic device description language (EDDL) for optimizing a plant asset by parameterzing the plant asset and performing diagnostics on the plant asset;

a Field Device Tool (FDT)-based application comprising;

at least one communication Device Type Manager (communication DTM) that corresponds with a type of communication protocol that the plant asset follows, the communication DTM providing an interface for communication between the FDT-based application and the communication protocol that the plant asset follows;

a router Device Type Manager (router DTM) transferring data from the asset optimization device manager to the at least one communication DTM for communication with the plant asset to optimize the plant asset;

at least one device-specific Device Type Manager (device DTM) including specific information about the plant asset, wherein the device DTM is created by a manufacturer of the plant asset;

at least one generic Device Type Manager (generic DTM) including information that is not specific to any plant asset, wherein the generic DTM is created by the FDT-based frame application; and

a remote input/output gateway Device Type Manager (RIO gateway DTM) connecting the at least one device DTM and the at least one generic DTM to the communication DTM.

7. The asset management system of claim 6, wherein the router DTM transfers data from the asset optimization device manager via an interface component.

8. The asset management system of claim 6, wherein the router DTM is interposed between the device and generic DTMs and the RIO gateway DTM.

9. The asset management system of claim 8, wherein the router DTM is further configured to transfer data from the at least one device DTM and the at least one generic DTM to the RIO gateway DTM for transfer of data to the communication DTM for communication with the plant asset.

10. The asset management system of claim 8, wherein the router DTM is further configured to distribute data from the RIO gateway DTM to one of the device DTM, the generic DTM and the asset optimization device manager.