System and method of addressing and configuring a remote device
OwnerBryce Nakataniinventor
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Abstract
A system and method of addressing and configuring a remote device implement a dynamic device addressing and configuration protocol. Equipment such as industrial automation devices may be dynamically coupled to a communications network, providing flexibility and redundancy in network device configuration. Industrial automation devices may be assigned both network address information as well as operational parameters according to a dynamic protocol.
Claims36
A method of addressing and configuring a remote device;
- said method comprising:
- identifying an input/output device coupled to a network;
- assigning a network address to said device in accordance with a dynamic protocol;
- and
- configuring said device with operational parameters in accordance with a dynamic protocol.
An apparatus comprising:
- a device identifier configured to identify an input/output device coupled to a network;
- an address assigner operative in accordance with a dynamic network addressing protocol to assign a network address to said device;
- and
- an operational parameter assigner operative in accordance with a dynamic protocol to transmit data and instructions related to operational parameters to said device.
A computer readable medium encoded with data and computer executable instructions for addressing and configuring a remote device;
- the data and instructions causing an apparatus executing the instructions to:
- identify an input/output device coupled to a network;
- assign a network address to said device in accordance with a dynamic protocol;
- and
- configure said device with operational parameters in accordance with a dynamic protocol.
A network-based monitor and control system comprising:
- an input/output device coupled to a network;
- a host coupled to said network and configured to exchange data and instructions with said device;
- and
- an address management server coupled to said network and operative to assign a network address to said device in accordance with a dynamic protocol.
An input/output device operative in a network-based monitor and control system;
- said device comprising:
- a data port selectively coupled to one of a sensor and an actuator;
- a network interface enabling bi-directional data communication between said device and a remote network client;
- and
- a control module coupled to said data port and to said network interface and operative to exchange data and instructions between said data port and said network interface, said control module being operative to receive a network address through said network interface in accordance with a dynamic protocol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.