Resource optimization in a field device
AssigneeRosemount Inc.
InventorsEric Russell Lovegren, Robert Michael Weinberger
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Abstract
A field device assembly comprises a first process sensor, a wireless transceiver, and a processor. The first process sensor is disposed to sense a first process parameter. The wireless transceiver is configured to communicate wirelessly with a network manager. The processor is configured to process the sensed first process parameter, and to command the wireless transceiver and first process sensor to perform a first resource-intensive activity according to a first commissioned adaptive schedule whereby rates of the resource-intensive activity vary over time and/or based on sensed events.
Claims21
A field device assembly comprising:
- a first process sensor disposed to sense a first process parameter;
- a transceiver configured to communicate with a network manager;
- and
- a processor configured to process the sensed first process parameter, and configured to command the wireless transceiver and first process sensor to perform a first resource-intensive activity according to a first commissioned adaptive schedule whereby rates of the resource-intensive activity vary over time and/or based on sensed events.
A method of operating an industrial field device, the method comprising:
- commissioning the field device with a commissioned adaptive schedule;
- performing a resource-intensive activity at a scheduled rate that varies over time based on the commissioned adaptive schedule;
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- varying the scheduled rate in response to sensed events specified by the preset internal schedule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.