Electrical Field Device For Use In Process Automation

An electrical field device for use in process automation, which is arranged at an installation site in the process, comprising:

• a transponder arrange in an area of the installation site, the transponder having a memory data with predetermined information about the process environment of the field device;
• a reader unit for non-contact reading of the data;
• and
• an evaluation unit for evaluation of the information for the functions to be executed by the field device within the framework of the process automation.

A system for use in a process automation, comprising:

• a field device, comprising:
• a memory unit for storage of data,
• an evaluation unit for evaluation of the data in storage for a function to be executed by the field device within the framework of the process automation, and
• a bus to communicate with a process automation system;
• and
• a transponder arranged in an area of the installation site, the transponder having a memory unit with data about the process environment of the field device,
• wherein the transponder sends the processing environment data to the field device and the data is stored in the memory unit of the field device