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US 12,645,195 B2Granted
Method for generating a twin sensor by way of parameter inheritance
AssigneeVEGA Grieshaber KG
InventorsFlorian Burgert, Tom Mulvey
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Abstract
A method for generating a twin sensor by parameter inheritance, the twin sensor being suitable for substituting a sensor including coupling a mobile terminal to the sensor to transmit signals, configuring the sensor by way of the mobile terminal, wherein the configuring is based on configuration parameters transmitted to the sensor by way of the mobile terminal, generating a one-to-one generation code for inheriting the parameters by way of a configuration module, based on the configuration parameters, and providing the generation code by the configuration module, for generating the twin sensor by way of inheriting the parameters, wherein the inheriting of the parameters is based on the generation code.
Claims20
A method for generating a twin sensor by parameter inheritance, the twin sensor being designed to be substituted for a sensor, comprising:
- coupling a mobile terminal to the sensor to transmit signals;
- configuring the sensor using the mobile terminal, wherein the configuring is based on configuration parameters transmitted to the sensor using the mobile terminal, when configuring the sensor by way of the mobile terminal, transmitting an identification code of the sensor from the sensor to the mobile terminal;
- generating a unique, one-to-one generation code for inheriting the configuration parameters by way of a configuration module, based on the configuration parameters and the identification code of the sensor;
- comparing, by the configuration module, the identification code and/or configuration parameters with corresponding entries in a configuration database, and generating and providing a new generation code for generating the twin sensor if the identification code and/or configuration parameters and/or a combination of identification code and configuration parameters do not exist in the configuration database, and providing a stored generation code for generating the twin sensor when the identification code and/or the configuration parameters and/or the combination of identification code and configuration parameters are stored in the configuration database to provide a one-to-one generation code;
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- providing the generation code by the configuration module, for generating the twin sensor by way of inheritance of the parameters, wherein the inheritance of the parameters is based on the generation code, wherein the generation code is an alpha-numerical code and uniquely characterizes a type of the sensor and/or the configuration parameter of the sensor.
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A sensor comprising:
- an interface for signal-wise coupling with a mobile terminal;
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- a storage configured to store configuration parameters,
- wherein the sensor includes a configuration module,
- wherein the sensor is configured to be coupled to a mobile terminal to transmit signals,
- wherein the sensor is configured using the mobile terminal, wherein the configuring is based on configuration parameters transmitted to the sensor using the mobile terminal,
- wherein the sensor is configured to generate a one-to-one generation code for inheriting the configuration parameters by way of the configuration module, based on the configuration parameters,
- wherein the sensor is configured to provide the generation code, for generating a twin sensor by way of inheritance of the parameters, and
- wherein the inheritance of the parameters is based on the generation code.
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A mobile terminal, comprising:
- processing circuitry;
- first wireless and/or wired transmission circuitry for signal-wise coupling of the processing circuitry to a sensor;
- second wireless and/or wired transmission circuitry for signal-wise coupling of the processing circuitry to a configuration server and/or a manufacturing server;
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- interface circuitry signal-coupled to the processing circuitry for manual input and output of values and configured to configure the sensor,
- wherein the processing circuitry of the mobile terminal is configured to be coupled to the sensor to transmit signals and to configure the sensor,
- wherein the configuring is based on configuration parameters transmitted to the sensor,
- wherein the mobile terminal is configured to provide a one-to-one generation code provided by way of a configuration module of the sensor and/or by way of a configuration module of the configuration server for generating a twin sensor by way of inheritance of the parameters, and
- wherein the inheritance of the parameters is based on the generation code.
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A system for generating a twin sensor, comprising:
- a configuration server having a configuration database and a configuration module for generating a one-to-one generation code;
- a manufacturing server for generating a parts list,
- wherein the configuration server and/or the manufacturing server comprises wireless and/or wired transmission circuitry for signal-wise coupling with a mobile terminal,
- wherein the mobile terminal including processing circuitry, first wireless and/or wired transmission circuitry for signal-wise coupling of the processing circuitry to a sensor, second wireless and/or wired transmission circuitry for signal-wise coupling of the processing circuitry to a configuration server and/or a manufacturing server, and interface circuitry signal-coupled to the processing circuitry for manual input and output of values and configured to configure the sensor,
- wherein the processing circuitry of the mobile terminal is configured to be coupled to the sensor to transmit signals and configured to configure the sensor, wherein the configuring is based on configuration parameters transmitted to the sensor using the mobile terminal,
- wherein a one-to-one generation code for inheriting the configuration parameters by way of a configuration module of the sensor and/or by way of a configuration module of the configuration server is generated based on the configuration parameters, and
- wherein the generation code is provided by the mobile terminal, for generating a twin sensor by way of inheritance of the parameters, wherein the inheritance of the parameters is based on the generation code.
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