Extraction of a foundation fieldbus device information for enhanced device selection and data validation
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAbhik Banerjee, Guruprasad Vishwanath Karkala, Raghavendra Rao Perampalli Nekkar, Kiran Kumar Somavarapu
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Abstract
A method for extracting and reporting a foundation fieldbus device description (DD) file for device selection and data validation can include obtaining the DD file for an intelligent field device (H1 device), extracting device information from the DD file, reading live data generated by the H1 device and generating a report including compliant values and functionality of the H1 device.
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A method for extracting and reporting a foundation fieldbus device description (DD) file for device selection and data validation, the method comprising:
- obtaining the DD file for an intelligent field device (H1 device);
- extracting device information from the DD file;
- reading live data generated by the H1 device;
- and
- generating a report including compliant values and functionality of the H1 device.
A computer program product for extracting and reporting a foundation fieldbus device description (DD) file for device selection and data validation, the computer program product including a computer readable medium having instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, the method comprising:
- obtaining the DD file for an intelligent field device (H1 device);
- extracting device information from the DD file;
- reading live data generated by the H1 device;
- and
- generating a report including compliant values and functionality of the H1 device.
A system for extracting and reporting a foundation fieldbus device description (DD) file for device selection and data validation, the system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- obtain the DD file for an intelligent field device (H1 device);
- extract supported and unsupported functionality of the H1 device;
- extract supported blocks and function parameters of the supported blocks;
- read live data generated by the H1 device;
- export the live data to an export file;
- generate a report including compliant values and functionality of the H1 device;
- and
- compare the compliant values from the report and the live data from the export file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.