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Methods and apparatus to transmit device description files to a host

  • US 9,182,757 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2011
  • Issued: 11/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to transmit device description files to a host, the method comprising:

  • communicatively coupling a field device to the host to provision the field device within a process control system; and

    in response to the field device receiving an indication that the host does not include a version of a device description file that corresponds to a version of the field device;

    determining, at the field device, a configuration of the device description file to be transmitted to the host, the determination based on comparing a device type of the host to a list of device types, the configuration of the device description file based on a screen size characteristic of the device type of the host;

    accessing the device description file from a memory of the field device;

    transmitting the device description file from the field device to the host.

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