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US 11,442,743 B2Granted
Adapter for device configuration and monitoring
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsXiaofeng Shi, Yanbin Zhang, Chirag L. Malkan, Zhen Wei, Vaithianathan Jothi, Benfeng Tang, Alvaro Sanchez, Steven T. Haensgen, David D. Brandt, John Caspers
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Abstract
For device configuration and monitoring, a processor receives configuration settings from an electronic device via the electronic device interface. The processor converts the configuration settings to hardware settings for a target device. The processor communicates the hardware settings to the target device via a target device interface.
Claims20
An adapter comprising:
- an electronic device interface that communicates with an electronic device via a first channel, wherein a second channel provides a parameter, and the electronic device interface pairs the electronic device with the first channel using the parameter, and the electronic device interface indicates the pairing;
- a target device interface that communicates with a target device disposed in an automation equipment cabinet;
- a processor;
- a memory that stores code executable by the processor to perform:
- receiving configuration settings from the electronic device via the electronic device interface;
- converting the configuration settings to hardware settings for the target device;
- and
- communicating the hardware settings to the target device via the target device interface.
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A system comprising:
- a target system comprising a plurality of target devices;
- a gateway device disposed in an automation equipment cabinet and that communicates with the plurality of target devices;
- an electronic device that executes a configuration application;
- an adapter that comprises an electronic device interface that communicates with the electronic device via a first channel, wherein a second channel provides a parameter, and the electronic device interface pairs the electronic device with the first channel using the parameter and the electronic device interface indicates the pairing, the adapter further comprising a target device interface that communicates with the plurality of target devices, and wherein the adapter performs:
- receiving configuration settings from the electronic device;
- converting the configuration settings to hardware settings for each of the plurality of target devices;
- and
- communicating the hardware settings to the plurality of target devices of the target system via the gateway device.
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A method comprising:
- pairing an electronic device interface with an electronic device via a first channel, wherein a second channel provides a parameter, and the electronic device interface pairs the electronic device with the first channel using the parameter, and the electronic device interface indicates the pairing
- receiving, by use of a processor, configuration settings via the electronic device interface from a configuration application of the electronic device;
- converting the configuration settings to hardware settings for a target device disposed in an automation equipment cabinet;
- and
- communicating the hardware settings via a target device interface to the target device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.