Method of reprogramming memories in field devices over a multidrop network
US6055633A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method of downloading application information from a host device to a field device over a network providing communication and power to the field device, the method including the steps of stopping the normal data processing of a connected control device, halting operation of device components not critical to the download operation, reducing the operating frequency of a microprocessor included in the field device and transmitting a new device application over the network.
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