Apparatus and System for Determining, Optimizing or Monitoring at least one Process Variable

A system, comprising:

• a plurality of measuring units, each comprising a sensor element and measuring electronics;
• a sensor element;
• at least one control, evaluating and calculating unit arranged removed from said measuring units;
• an in- and output unit arranged removed from the measuring unit and the control, evaluating and calculating unit;
• and
• a database, in which are stored a plurality of data sets with raw, measured values of different measuring units and/or with further processed, raw, measured values of the different measuring units, wherein:
• said measuring electronics operates said sensor element and forwards the measurement signals via interfaces to said control, evaluating and calculating unit as unprocessed, raw, measured value;
• said control, evaluating and calculating unit, using corresponding evaluating hardware and/or evaluating software, further processes raw, measured values delivered from the different measuring units and determines, improves and/or monitors the corresponding process variable and makes said process variable available via said in- and output unit;
• said measuring units are connected with said control, evaluating and calculating unit via corresponding communication connections;
• said communication connections are internet structures;
• the data sets reflect raw, measured values and/or further processed, raw, measured values, which have been ascertained as a function of different process—and/or device conditions in different applications directly or by simulation;
• and
• associated with each data set with raw, measured values and/or further processed, raw, measured values is a parameter set, which provides an optimized adjusting of a corresponding measuring unit of the different measuring units and/or the control, evaluating and calculating unit as a function of defined process—and/or device conditions.

A method for configuring a measuring unit of a system, said system comprising:

• a plurality of measuring units, each comprising a sensor element and measuring electronics;
• a sensor element;
• at least one control, evaluating and calculating unit arranged removed from said measuring units;
• an in- and output unit arranged removed from the measuring unit and the control, evaluating and calculating unit;
• and a database, in which are stored a plurality of data sets with raw, measured values of different measuring units and/or with further processed, raw, measured values of the different measuring units, wherein:
• said measuring electronics operates said sensor element and forwards the measurement signals via interfaces to said control evaluating and calculating unit as unprocessed, raw, measured value;
• said control, evaluating and calculating unit, using corresponding evaluating hardware and/or evaluating software, further processes raw, measured values delivered from the different measuring units and determines, improves and/or monitors the corresponding process variable and makes said process variable available via said in- and output unit;
• said software for said control, evaluating and calculating unit is downloadable from a server as a function of said respective measuring unit as apps or as an application oriented, software unit;
• said measuring units are connected with said control, evaluating and calculating unit via corresponding communication connections;
• said communication connections are internet structures;
• the data sets reflect raw, measured values and/or further processed, raw, measured values, which have been ascertained as a function of different process—and/or device conditions in different applications directly or by simulation;
• and associated with each data set with raw, measured values and/or further processed, raw, measured values is a parameter set, which provides an optimized adjusting of a corresponding measuring unit of the different measuring units and/or the control, evaluating and calculating unit as a function of defined process—and/or device conditions, said method comprising:
• establishing a communication connection between said measuring electronics to said server;
• downloading a changed configuration data set;
• and
• programming said control, evaluating and calculating unit via the changed configuration data.