Patent · US Active

System and method for implementing an extended safety instrumented system

US8676357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fieldbus Foundation · US

Inventors

Habil. Josef Boercsoek · Philippsburg, DE
Juergen Hoelzel · Mannheim, DE
Hans-Dieter Wacker · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2006
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P90/02
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, safety-related objects are provided. Also, an extended safety-related protocol provides for authenticating communications between safety-related components over an existing black channel, such as one using a fieldbus Architecture.

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