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US 11,206,696 B2Granted
Unidirectional field device data transfer
AssigneeRosemount Inc.
InventorsBret J. Shiers, Jared E. Sweet, Ross C. Lamothe
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Abstract
A field device includes a process communication module, a graphical display and a controller. The process communication module is configured to communicate in accordance with a process industry standard communication protocol. The controller is operably coupled to the process communication module and the graphical display and is configured to responsively cause the graphical display to generate a machine-readable display output.
Claims15
A field device comprising:
- a process communication module configured to communicate in accordance with a process industry standard communication protocol;
- a graphical display;
- and
- a controller operably coupled to process communication module and the graphical display, the controller being configured to responsively cause the graphical display to generate a series of machine-readable display outputs;
- and
- a photosensitive sensor coupled to the controller and wherein the controller is configured to cause the graphical display to step through the series of machine-readable display outputs based on signals from the photosensitive sensor.
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