Interface for local configuration and monitoring of an industrial field device with support for provisioning onto an industrial wireless network and related system and method
US9405285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/25428
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method includes communicatively coupling a user device to a field device in an industrial control system in order to configure and provision the field device. The method also includes selecting an operating mode of the user device. The method further includes, in response to selecting a first operating mode, providing configuration data from the user device to the field device in order to configure the field device. In addition, the method includes, in response to selecting a second operating mode, providing provisioning data from the user device to the field device in order to provision the field device onto a wireless network. Providing the configuration data and the provisioning data could include communicating the provisioning data and the configuration data to the field device through an out-of-band communication interface. The out-of-band communication interface may include a direct wired interface or infrared interface.
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