Interface for local configuration and monitoring of an industrial field device with support for provisioning onto an industrial wireless network and related system and method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- communicatively coupling a user device to a field device in an industrial control system to configure and provision the field device, wherein the user device is communicatively coupled to the field device using out of band access;
selecting an operating mode of the user device;
in response to selecting a first operating mode, providing configuration data from the user device to the field device using the out of band access to configure the field device; and
in response to selecting a second operating mode, providing provisioning data from the user device to the field device using the out of band access to provision the field device onto a wireless network;
wherein the out of band access to the field device is restricted by a network manager after the field device is connected to the wireless network to prevent unwanted configuration or monitoring of the field device by the user device without network authorization.
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Abstract
A method includes communicatively coupling a user device to a field device in an industrial control system in order to configure and provision the field device. The method also includes selecting an operating mode of the user device. The method further includes, in response to selecting a first operating mode, providing configuration data from the user device to the field device in order to configure the field device. In addition, the method includes, in response to selecting a second operating mode, providing provisioning data from the user device to the field device in order to provision the field device onto a wireless network. Providing the configuration data and the provisioning data could include communicating the provisioning data and the configuration data to the field device through an out-of-band communication interface. The out-of-band communication interface may include a direct wired interface or infrared interface.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a user device to a field device in an industrial control system to configure and provision the field device, wherein the user device is communicatively coupled to the field device using out of band access; selecting an operating mode of the user device; in response to selecting a first operating mode, providing configuration data from the user device to the field device using the out of band access to configure the field device; and in response to selecting a second operating mode, providing provisioning data from the user device to the field device using the out of band access to provision the field device onto a wireless network; wherein the out of band access to the field device is restricted by a network manager after the field device is connected to the wireless network to prevent unwanted configuration or monitoring of the field device by the user device without network authorization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface configured to communicate with a field device in an industrial control system, wherein the interface is configured to communicate with the field device using out of band access; and a controller configured to; in a first operating mode, initiate communication of configuration data to the field device using the out of band access to configure the field device; and in a second operating mode, initiate communication of provisioning data to the field device using the out of band access to provision the field device onto a wireless network; wherein the out of band access to the field device is restricted by a network manager after the field device is connected to the wireless network to prevent unwanted configuration or monitoring of the field device by the apparatus without network authorization. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a field device in an industrial control system; and a user device configured to configure and provision the field device, the user device comprising; an interface configured to communicate with the field device, wherein the interface is configured to communicate with the field device using out of band access; and a controller configured to; in a first operating mode, communication of configuration data to the field device using the out of band access to configure the field device; and in a second operating mode, initiate communication of provisioning data to the field device using the out of band access to provision the field device onto a wireless network; wherein the out of band access to the field device is restricted by a network manager after the field device is connected to the wireless network to prevent unwanted configuration or monitoring of the field device by the user device without network authorization. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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23. A method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a field device in an industrial control system to a user device, wherein the field device is communicatively coupled to the user device using out of band access; when the user device is operating in a first operating mode, receiving configuration data from the user device at the field device using the out of band access to configure the field device; and when the user device is operating in a second operating mode, receiving provisioning data from the user device at the field device using the out of band access to provision the field device onto a wireless network; wherein the out of band access to the field device is restricted by a network manager after the field device is connected to the wireless network to prevent unwanted configuration or monitoring of the field device by the user device without network authorization. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An apparatus comprising a field device that includes:
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an interface configured to communicate with a user device in an industrial control system, wherein the interface is configured to communicate with the user device using out of band access; and a controller configured to; when the user device is operating in a first operating mode, receive configuration data from the user device using the out of band access to configure the field device; and when the user device is operating in a second operating mode, receive provisioning data from the user device using the out of band access to provision the field device onto a wireless network; wherein the out of band access to the field device is restricted by a network manager after the field device is connected to the wireless network to prevent unwanted configuration or monitoring of the field device by the user device without network authorization. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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