Dynamically establishing communication between mobile equipment and a process controller
US10635092B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/31449
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of dynamically establishing a communication connection for mobile equipment (ME) to a process controller of an industrial processing facility (IPF) configured to run an industrial process. The process controller has a computing device includes a processor with a memory storing a different ME classes including a first ME class that the ME is in. The computing device is configured to implement dynamic establishment of a communication connection for ME to the process controller, including reading a representation of a first industrial protocol for the ME while docked at the process controller, translating the representation into a first industrial protocol address, and setting the first industrial protocol address as a first configuration instance in its industrial protocol infrastructure block to render the ME an attached ME. After undocking the ME, the process controller communicates with the ME while controlling the industrial process.
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