Method, computation apparatus, user unit and system for parameterizing an electrical device

US10073429B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Wiebke Froehner · Amberg, DE
• Thomas Werner · Baden, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 16, 2016
• Grant date: Sep 11, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 11, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/23258
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In a method for parameterizing an electrical device, a communication link is set up between a user unit and a computation apparatus. The latter provides a parameterization program for parameterizing the electrical device. The user unit is used to record settings made at the user end that affect the electrical device, and the recorded settings are used to form setting values for parameterizing the electrical device. A parameterization file containing the setting values is produced for the electrical device. In order to be able to perform parameterization of electrical devices, in particular electrical devices that are used in automation installations in a safety-critical environment, in a comparatively simple and inexpensive manner, the parameterization program for parameterizing the electrical device is executed by the computation apparatus and a user interface for the parameterization program is displayed by the user unit.