Electronic device for an industrial electrical installation, and a communication module, method, and computer promgram therefor

A communication module of an electronic device for an industrial electrical installation, which is set up for data communication via a first communication link with control electronics of an electrical equipment, wherein the control electronics of the electrical equipment has a memory and the memory of the control electronics comprises a parameter memory in which operating parameters of the electrical equipment are stored, and which is set up for data communication via a second communication link with an external computer device,

• wherein the communication module is set up to receive, via the first communication link, a metadata record which is stored in the memory of the control electronics of the electrical equipment and contains access information and display information,
• wherein the access information enables the communication module to access the individual operating parameters stored in the parameter memory and the display information describes the intended display of the individual operating parameters stored in the parameter memory within a user interface,
• wherein the communication module is arranged to read the access information and the display information from the metadata record,
• wherein the communication module is set up to query a number of operating parameters from the parameter memory of the control electronics via the access information via the first communication link and store the queried operating parameters in the form of parameter data in the memory of the communication module, and
• wherein the communication module is arranged to store the display information in the form of display data in the memory of the communication module.

A method for operating an electronic device for an industrial electrical installation, wherein the electronic device comprises at least one electrical equipment and a communication module, and the electrical equipment has control electronics with a memory and the memory of the control electronics comprises a parameter memory in which operating parameters of the electrical equipment are stored, and wherein the communication module has a memory and is set up for data communication with the control electronics of the electrical equipment via a first communication link and for data communication with an external computer device via a second communication link, the method comprising:

• receiving a metadata record, which is stored in the memory of the control electronics of the electrical equipment and contains access information and display information, via the first communication link, wherein the access information enables the communication module to access the individual operating parameters stored in the parameter memory and the display information describes the intended display of the individual operating parameters stored in the parameter memory within a user interface;
• reading the access information and the display information from the metadata record;
• querying a number of operating parameters from the parameter memory of the control electronics via the access information via the first communication link and storing the queried operating parameters in the form of parameter data in the memory of the communication module;
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• storing the display information in the form of display data in the memory of the communication module.