Systems and methods for facilitating communication with foundation fieldbus linking devices
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying, by a gateway device comprising one or more computers, a plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices;
determining, by the gateway device, a single virtual address representative of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices,routing, by the gateway device, a message based on the single virtual address to a controller connected to the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, without the gateway device determining a physical address of the one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, wherein the controller is configured to identify the physical address of the one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices; and
facilitating, by the gateway device, communications between the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices and an external system, wherein the single virtual address is utilized to represent the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices to the external system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating communication with Foundation Fieldbus linking devices are described. A plurality of Foundation Fieldbus linking devices may be identified by a gateway device that includes one or more computers. A single virtual address representative of the plurality of linking devices may be determined by the gateway device. Communications between the plurality of linking devices and an external system may the be facilitated by the gateway device, and the virtual address may be utilized to represent the plurality of linking devices to the external system.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying, by a gateway device comprising one or more computers, a plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices; determining, by the gateway device, a single virtual address representative of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, routing, by the gateway device, a message based on the single virtual address to a controller connected to the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, without the gateway device determining a physical address of the one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, wherein the controller is configured to identify the physical address of the one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices; and facilitating, by the gateway device, communications between the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices and an external system, wherein the single virtual address is utilized to represent the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices to the external system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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at least one memory operable to store computer-executable instructions; at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to; identify a plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices; determine a single virtual address representative of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices; route, by a gateway device, a message based on the single virtual address to a controller connected to the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, without the gateway device determining a physical address of the one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, wherein the controller is configured to identify the physical address of the one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices; and facilitate communications between the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices and an external system, wherein the single virtual address is utilized to represent the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices to the external system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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identifying, by a gateway device comprising one or more computers, a plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices; determining, by the gateway device, a single virtual address representative of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices; routing, by the gateway device, a message based on the single virtual address to a controller connected to the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, without the gateway device determining a physical address of the one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, wherein the controller is configured to identify the physical address of the one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices; and providing, by the gateway device to an external system, information associated with operation of at least one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices, wherein the single virtual address is utilized to represent the at least one of the plurality of Foundation Fieldbus redundant linking devices. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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