System and Method for use in Automation Technology
AssigneeEndress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsEric Birgel, Simon Zuhlke, Stefan Maier, Amend Zenuni
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Abstract
A system for use in automation technology, especially in process and/or manufacturing automation technology, comprising: at least one field device equipped with a basic firmware, wherein the field device is configurable for a specific application by means of a specific application firmware; a superordinated unit, via which the at least one field device can be serviced, wherein, for servicing, a first operating program is provided and the first operating program has a service program part corresponding to the specific application firmware; and a bus, via which the superordinated unit communicates with the at least one field device by means of the operating program.
Claims14
1-13. (canceled)
A system for use in automation technology, especially in process and/or manufacturing automation technology, comprising:
- at least one field device equipped with a basic firmware, said field device is configurable for a specific application by means of a specific application firmware;
- a superordinated unit, via which the at least one field device can be serviced;
- a first operating program for servicing, said first operating program has a service program part corresponding to said specific application firmware;
- and
- a bus, via which said superordinated unit communicates with the at least one field device by means of said first operating program.
A method for configuring a system of automation technology, especially process- and/or manufacturing automation technology, for a specific application, wherein the system includes at least one field device, which is configurable for a specific application via at least one specific application firmware, a superordinated unit, via which the at least one field device can be serviced by means of a first operating program adaptable by individual service program parts, and a bus, via which the superordinated unit communicates with the at least one field device, and wherein the method at least comprises the steps of:
- configuring the at least one field device for the specific application by means of the specific application firmware;
- and
- adapting the first operating program by means of a service program part corresponding to the specific application firmware of the at least one field device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.