Smart wireless adapter

A Smart Wireless Adapter for establishing communication between a Pneumatic or Analog measurement device and a measurement control and data acquisition system in an industrial system, the Smart Wireless Adapter comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor and the at least one memory device configured to:
• receive a value or signal indicative of one or more parameters measured by the Pneumatic or Analog measurement device;
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• wirelessly transmit data indicative of the value or signal to the measurement control and data acquisition system;
• wherein the data indicative of the value or signal is converted into a data form in accordance with one or more preferred modes of communication of the measurement control and data acquisition system, the one or more preferred modes of communication including one or more wireless communication protocols;
• wherein the preferred modes of communication are communicated from the measurement control and data acquisition system to the Smart Wireless Adapter;
• and
• wherein the preferred modes of communication include a plurality of preferred modes of communication, the at least one processor being configured to convert a digital signal associated with the value or signal from the Pneumatic or Analog measurement device based at least in part upon the one or more preferred modes of communication, and further wherein the data indicative of the value or signal is configured to include the converted digital signal.

A Smart Wireless Adapter for establishing communication between a digital Smart measurement device and a measurement control and data acquisition system in an industrial system, the Smart Wireless Adapter comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory device coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor and the at least one memory device configured to:
• receive at least one analog signal indicative of a value or values associated with one or more parameters measured by the digital Smart measurement device;
• receive at least one digital signal indicative of diagnostic information captured by the digital Smart measurement device;
• process the at least one analog signal and the at least one digital signal to generate one or more signals indicative of the at least one analog signal and the at least one digital signal, the one or more signals indicative of the at least one analog signal and the at least one digital signal provided in a form suitable for transmission to the measurement control and data acquisition system;
• and
• wirelessly transmit the one or more signals indicative of the at least one analog signal and the at least one digital signal;
• wherein one or more preferred modes of communication are communicated from the measurement control and data acquisition system to the Smart Wireless Adapter, the one or more preferred modes of communication including one or more wireless communication protocols;
• and
• wherein the preferred modes of communication include a plurality of preferred modes of communication, and further wherein the processing the at least one analog signal and the at least one digital signal to generate one or more signals indicative of the at least one analog signal and the at least one digital signal is performed based at least in part upon the one or more preferred modes of communication, and further wherein the wirelessly transmitting the one or more signals indicative of the at least one analog signal and the at least one digital signal includes the converted digital signal.