Sensor and sensor network and method for the operation thereof
First Claim
1. A sensor for measuring at least one measurement variable, comprising:
- a measurement variable pick-up operatively arranged to measure the at least one measurement variable and convert the measurement variable into an electrical signal;
a converter operatively arranged to convert the electrical signal into measurement data;
a first communication interface operatively arranged to transmit the measurement data and further data according to a first protocol to and from a further sensor;
a second communication interface operatively arranged to;
collect the measurement data from the further sensor; and
,transmit the collected measurement data and further data from the further sensor according to a second protocol to an external device directly without a gateway function device; and
,a data interchange unit operatively arranged to;
interchange and adapt the measurement data between the converter, the first communication interface and the second communication interface according to changing requirements.
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Abstract
A sensor for measuring at least one measurement variable, a sensor network which has several sensors and a method for operating the sensor network. The sensor initially has a measurement variable sensor which is used to convert the measurement variable into an electric signal. A transducer is used to convert the electric signal into measurement data. The sensor has a first communication interface for transferring the measurement data and other data in accordance with a first protocol and a second communication interface for transferring the measurement data and other data in accordance with a second protocol. The sensor also has a data exchange unit for exchanging data between the transducer, the first communication interface and the second communication interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensor for measuring at least one measurement variable, comprising:
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a measurement variable pick-up operatively arranged to measure the at least one measurement variable and convert the measurement variable into an electrical signal; a converter operatively arranged to convert the electrical signal into measurement data; a first communication interface operatively arranged to transmit the measurement data and further data according to a first protocol to and from a further sensor; a second communication interface operatively arranged to; collect the measurement data from the further sensor; and
,transmit the collected measurement data and further data from the further sensor according to a second protocol to an external device directly without a gateway function device; and
,a data interchange unit operatively arranged to; interchange and adapt the measurement data between the converter, the first communication interface and the second communication interface according to changing requirements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sensor network, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors each having; a measurement variable pickup operatively arranged to measure at least one measurement variable and convert the at least one measurement variable into an electrical signal; a converter operatively arranged to convert the electrical signal into measurement data; a first communication interface operatively arranged to transmit the measurement data and further data according to a first protocol to and from the plurality of sensors; a second communication interface operatively arranged to; collect the measurement data from the plurality of sensors; and
,transmit the collected measurement data and further data according to a second protocol to an external device directly without a gateway function device; and
,a data interchange unit operatively arranged to; interchange and adapt the measurement data between the converter, the first communication interface and the second communication interface according to changing requirements, wherein; the sensors are connected to one another via the first communication interface; and
,a control room interface, formed by the second communication interface of one of the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a sensor network comprising sensors, which each have a measurement variable pick-up operatively arranged to convert the measurement variable into an electrical signal, a converter operatively arranged to convert the electrical signal into measurement data, a first communication interface, which connects the sensors to one another and transmits the measurement data and further data according to a first protocol among the sensors, a second communication interface operatively arranged to collect the measurement data from the sensors and transmit the measurement data and further data according to a second protocol to an external device directly without a gateway function device, and a data interchange unit operatively arranged to interchange and adapt the measurement data between the converter, the first communication interface and the second communication interface according to changing requirements, and a control room interface, which is formed by the second communication interface of one of the sensors, the method comprising the following steps:
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transmitting the measurement data from a first of the sensors via the first communication interface of the first sensor to another of the sensors which has the control room interface; and
,transmitting the measurement data from the first sensor and measurement data from the another sensor having the control interface via the control room interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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