Field device and method for providing broadcast information

A method for providing broadcast information to a mobile communication device, comprising:

• selecting data stored in a field device;
• instructing a communication circuit of the field device to transmit the selected data in a publicly available broadcast mode;
• establishing a short-range communication connection with the mobile communication device;
• and
• using configuration data that the mobile communication device has sent to the field device after establishing the short-range communication connection, changing the selection of data sent in the publicly available broadcast mode;
• wherein the selected data are defined by a configuration value stored in a non-volatile memory of the field device;
• and
• wherein the field device is a level gauge, a pressure gauge, a level detector or a flow meter.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program element that, when executed on a control circuit of a field device, instructs the field device to perform a method comprising:

• selecting data stored in a field device;
• instructing a communication circuit of the field device to transmit the selected data in a publicly available broadcast mode;
• establishing a short-range communication connection with a mobile communication device;
• using configuration data that the mobile communication device has sent to the field device after establishing the short-range communication connection, changing the selection of data sent in the publicly available broadcast mode;
• wherein the selected data are defined by a configuration value stored in a non-volatile memory of the field device;
• and
• wherein the field device is a level gauge, a pressure gauge, a level detector or a flow meter.