Appendable system and devices for data acquisition, analysis and control
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1. An appendable device, comprising:
- a housing having a fastener configured to enable the appendable device to be mounted to a surface of an entity in a process control system;
a memory disposed within the housing;
an input/output interface disposed within the housing, wherein the input/output interface is adapted to communicate with at least one of a sensor or a control output operatively coupled to the appendable device; and
a processor disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is programmed to communicate with the input/output interface and to communicate information related to the at least one of the sensor or the control output, as the information becomes available, to another device via a communication network.
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Abstract
An appendable system includes a plurality of appendable devices that are adapted to interoperate with each other and/or a workstation via a communication network to monitor and/or control a process. Each of the appendable devices can communicate with one or more sensors and/or control outputs and includes a housing that facilitates mounting of the appendable device to a surface.
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1. An appendable device, comprising:
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a housing having a fastener configured to enable the appendable device to be mounted to a surface of an entity in a process control system; a memory disposed within the housing; an input/output interface disposed within the housing, wherein the input/output interface is adapted to communicate with at least one of a sensor or a control output operatively coupled to the appendable device; and a processor disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is programmed to communicate with the input/output interface and to communicate information related to the at least one of the sensor or the control output, as the information becomes available, to another device via a communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An appendable device, comprising:
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a housing having a fastener configured to facilitate surface mounting of the appendable device to an entity in a process control system; a power source disposed within the housing; a transceiver disposed within the housing; an antenna coupled to the transceiver and adjacent to the housing; a memory disposed within the housing; an input/output interface disposed within the housing; a sensor coupled to the input/output interface; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the transceiver and the input/output interface, wherein the processor is adapted to execute software stored in the memory to sense a parameter using the sensor and to use the transceiver and the antenna to transmit information associated with the sensed parameter to another device via a wireless communication network as the information becomes available. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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