Updating an industrial automation device
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorKimmo Hämynen
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Abstract
To update an industrial automation device, the industrial automation device may include electronic part-powered unit for connecting wirelessly to a low-power wide area network, the electronic part-powered unit including first identification information in the low-power wide area network and being arranged at least to receive data addressed to the first identification information and store the data received. The industrial automation device may also include a control unit for updating, in response to connecting the industrial automation device to the electrical network, one or more features in the industrial automation device by the data received.
Claims19
An industrial automation device comprising at least:
- at least one electronic part-powered unit for connecting wirelessly to a low power wide area network, said electronic part-powered unit including first identification information in the low power wide area network and being arranged at least to receive data addressed to the first identification information and store the data received in a memory of the industrial automation device;
- at least one power supply for connecting the industrial automation device to an electrical network;
- and
- at least one control unit for updating, in response to connecting the industrial automation device to the electrical network, one or more features in the industrial automation device by the data received and stored in the memory of the industrial automation device.
A method for updating an industrial automation device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by an electronic part-powered unit included in the industrial automation device, over a low power wide area network, data;
- storing, by the electronic part-powered unit, the data received in a memory of the industrial automation device;
- and
- updating, by the industrial automation device, in response to connecting the industrial automation device to an electrical network, one or more features in the industrial automation device by the data received and stored in the memory of the industrial automation device.
A system comprising:
- at least one industrial automation device comprising:
- at least one electronic part-powered unit for connecting wirelessly to a low power wide area network, said electronic part-powered unit including first identification information in the low power wide area network and being configured at least to receive data addressed to the first identification information and store the data received in a memory of the industrial automation device;
- at least one power supply for connecting the industrial automation device to an electrical network;
- and
- at least one control unit for updating, in response to connecting the industrial automation device to the electrical network, one or more features in the industrial automation device by the data received and stored in the memory of the industrial automation device;
- and
- at least one server configured to connect to a low power wide area network, send over the low-power wide area network to at least one of the at least one industrial automation device data including one or more updates to features in said at least one industrial automation device, said data being addressed to the electronic part-powered unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.