Virtual communication relationship information extraction, availability determination and validation from foundation fieldbus device description files

A computer program product for virtual communication relationship extraction, availability determination and validation from a foundation fieldbus device descriptor (DD) file, the computer program product including a computer readable medium having instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

• obtaining the number of VCRs defined/available for fieldbus and linking devices coupled to a host system;
• identifying types of the VCRs for the fieldbus and linking devices;
• reporting a count of consumed VCRs and available VCRs for the fieldbus and linking devices;
• determining an availability of a total number of VCRs in the system;
• and
• in response to no availability of VCRs, generating a message on the host system.

A system for virtual communication relationship extraction, availability determination and validation from a foundation fieldbus device descriptor (DD) file, the system comprising:

• A processor configured to:
• obtain the number of VCRs defined/available for fieldbus and linking devices coupled to a host system;
• identify types of the VCRs for the fieldbus and linking devices;
• report a count of consumed VCRs and available VCRs for the fieldbus and linking devices;
• generate a report including a total number of VCRs, and a number of VCRs that have been consumed;
• generate warnings related to consuming VCRs;
• determine if a sum of consumed VCRs and available VCRs is greater an a total number of VCRs for the fieldbus devices and the linking devices;
• and
• in response to no availability of VCRs, generate a message on the host system that there are no available VCRs.