Systems and methods for identifying foundation fieldbus linking devices
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1. A method for identifying Foundation Fieldbus linking devices, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a gateway device comprising one or more computers, a message from an external system associated with a Foundation Fieldbus linking device;
identifying, by the gateway device, the linking device from the received message;
determining, by the gateway device, an operational status for the identified linking device from the received message;
identifying, by the gateway device, a virtual address representative of the identified linking device;
determining, by the gateway device, whether the received message may be routed based solely upon the virtual address without determining a physical address; and
routing, by the gateway device, the message associated with operation of the identified linking device to the linking device or a linking device controller, wherein the virtual address is utilized to represent the linking device, and wherein the linking device controller directs communication of the message to the linking device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for identifying Foundation Fieldbus linking devices are described. A Foundation Fieldbus linking device may be identified by a gateway device that includes one or more computers. An operational status for the identified linking device may be determined by the gateway device. A virtual address representative of the identified linking device may be determined by the gateway device. A message associated with operation of the identified linking device may be provided by the gateway device to an external system, and the virtual address may be utilized to represent the linking device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for identifying Foundation Fieldbus linking devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a gateway device comprising one or more computers, a message from an external system associated with a Foundation Fieldbus linking device; identifying, by the gateway device, the linking device from the received message; determining, by the gateway device, an operational status for the identified linking device from the received message; identifying, by the gateway device, a virtual address representative of the identified linking device; determining, by the gateway device, whether the received message may be routed based solely upon the virtual address without determining a physical address; and routing, by the gateway device, the message associated with operation of the identified linking device to the linking device or a linking device controller, wherein the virtual address is utilized to represent the linking device, and wherein the linking device controller directs communication of the message to the linking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. 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; receive a message from an external system associated with a Foundation Fieldbus linking device; identify the linking device from the received message; determine an operational status for the identified linking device from the received message; identify a virtual address representative of the identified linking device; determine whether the received message may be routed based solely upon the virtual address without determining a physical address; route communication of the message associated with operation of the identified linking device to the linking device or a linking device controller, wherein the virtual address is utilized to represent the linking device, and wherein the linking device controller directs communication of the message to the linking device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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