Method for exchanging a first sensor with a second sensor
AssigneeEndress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
InventorStefan Robl
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Abstract
A method for exchanging a first sensor with a second sensor at a measuring point in a network-based measuring system comprises configuring the first sensor; storing the configuration of the first sensor with checksum and/or hash; exchanging the first sensor with the second sensor; and sending the stored configuration of the first sensor to the second sensor if the second sensor is to replace the first sensor; or sending the stored configuration of the first sensor to the second sensor if the second sensor is the same as the first sensor and the current configuration of the second sensor differs from the stored configuration of the first sensor; and assigning the original network address of the first sensor to the second sensor.
Claims14
A method for exchanging a first sensor with a second sensor at a measuring point in a network-based measuring system, the method comprising:
- wherein steps a) to g) are performed once when the first sensor is put into operation:
- a) connecting the first sensor to the network-based measuring system;
- b) requesting a network address from the first sensor;
- c) recognizing a specific location of the first sensor;
- d) identifying the first sensor;
- e) assigning a network address to the first sensor;
- f) configuring the first sensor;
- g) storing a configuration of the first sensor;
- h) exchanging the first sensor with the second sensor;
- i) requesting a network address from the second sensor;
- j) recognizing a specific location of the second sensor;
- k) identifying the second sensor;
- l) sending the stored configuration of the first sensor to the second sensor if the second sensor is to replace the first sensor;
- or sending the stored configuration of the first sensor to the second sensor if the second sensor is the same as the first sensor and a current configuration of the second sensor differs from the stored configuration of the first sensor;
- m) assigning the network address of the first sensor to the second sensor;
- and
- incrementing a counter for each second sensor if the second sensor is a replacement sensor.
A measuring system, comprising:
- a first sensor;
- a second sensor;
- and
- a network device with a control service that is configured for performing a method for exchanging a first sensor with a second sensor at a measuring point in a network-based measuring system, the method including:
- wherein steps a) to g) are performed once when the first sensor is put into operation:
- a) connecting the first sensor to the network-based measuring system;
- b) requesting a network address from the first sensor;
- c) recognizing a specific location of the first sensor;
- d) identifying the first sensor;
- e) assigning a network address to the first sensor;
- f) configuring the first sensor;
- g) storing a configuration of the first sensor;
- h) exchanging the first sensor with the second sensor;
- i) requesting a network address from the second sensor;
- j) recognizing a specific location of the second sensor;
- k) identifying the second sensor;
- l) sending the stored configuration of the first sensor to the second sensor if the second sensor is to replace the first sensor;
- or sending the stored configuration of the first sensor to the second sensor if the second sensor is the same as the first sensor and a current configuration of the second sensor differs from the stored configuration of the first sensor;
- m) assigning the network address of the first sensor to the second sensor;
- and
- incrementing a counter for each second sensor if the second sensor is a replacement sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.