Method and apparatus for configuring access to multi-variable field devices signals

US10649430B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Larry O. Jundt · Round Rock, US
• Julian K. Naidoo · Cedar Park, US
• Bruce Hubert Campney · Pflugerville, US
• Prashant Joshi · Santa Clara, US
• Daniel R. Strinden · Austin, US
• Cristopher Ian Sarmiento Uy · Manila, PH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 26, 2018
• Grant date: May 12, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 30, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P90/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods of configuring process control systems for operating process plants including multi-variable devices are disclosed herein. Multi-variable devices generate data associated with primary parameters and subsequent parameters. To facilitate configuration and use of subsequent parameters within process control systems, new device objects may be generated to represent the subsequent parameters. The new device objects may be generated as child device objects of parent device objects representing the multi-variable devices. Each child device object may also have a unique tag to identify the new device object within the process control system. The subsequent parameters of the multi-variable devices may thus be used within the process control system by reference to the tags of the corresponding child device objects.