Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to replace field devices in process control systems
US8832236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B19/042
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to replace field devices in process control systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes recording, at a first process controller of a process control system, configuration data sent from a configuration subsystem of the process control system to a first field device to commission the first field device, detecting, at a second process controller of the process control system, replacement of the first field device with a second field device, and sending the recorded configuration data from the second process controller to the second field device when the replacement is detected to commission the second field device.
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