Device and method for communicating data in a process control system
US6842660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/31181
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for communicating process data between a plurality of devices in a process control system, including receiving process data in an equipment interface system data format from an equipment interface system, and selecting a set of the process data received from the equipment interface system for communication to a process data control system. The method also includes configuring the selected set of process data from the equipment interface system data format into an open format for communication to the process data control system, and transmitting the configured process data to the process data control system.
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