Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080320402 | Device and Method for Generating a User Interface Configuration for a Field Device - A device for generating a user interface configuration for at least one field device, measuring device, in particular a sensor or actuator, is provided. The device comprises a database and a user interface generating device, wherein the database is designed to store a plurality of device data for the field device, and wherein the user interface generating device is equipped to generate a user interface description file that is allocated to the at least one field device in a predeterminable user interface description language. The user interface description language is selectable from at least two user interface description languages. | 12-25-2008 |
20090083444 | Method for the Automatic Time Synchronisation of Devices in Network-Based Systems - A method is based on a communication- and data network for the automatic time synchronisation of field devices, namely fill-level measuring devices and pressure measuring devices as well as field-device control units. The method comprises the steps of: determining a current time value by the field device or by the field-device control unit, and providing a desired value in a central server. Furthermore, the method comprises the following steps: comparing the current time value with the desired value, and setting the current time value to the desired value when the desired value differs from the current time value by more than a predetermined threshold value. | 03-26-2009 |
20090303898 | Determining of Telegram Lengths - Described is a method for determining a telegram length in an operating apparatus for communicating between the operating apparatus and a field device via a network. The method comprises composing a first telegram in the operating apparatus. The first telegram comprises a predeterminable first telegram length, and the composed first telegram is despatched via the network to the field device. After the first telegram has been despatched, the operating apparatus waits for the receipt of a second telegram, which second telegram is received by the operating apparatus via the network. After successful receipt of the second telegram, the first telegram length is increased by a predeterminable value. Increasing the value takes place until receiving the second telegram fails. After the receipt of the second telegram has failed, the first telegram length that has resulted in successfully receiving the second telegram is provided. | 12-10-2009 |
20100023313 | Image Generation for Use in Multilingual Operation Programs - An image with text in a selected language for use in a multilingual operating program for a fill-level measuring device or a pressure measuring device is generated in that a text-free image is overlaid with the corresponding text modules in the selected language. This does not require changing the image. The overlay is controlled by means of a control file. | 01-28-2010 |
20100121999 | Generating of a Device Description for a Measuring Device - A method for generating a device description for a measuring apparatus in a target field bus protocol is described. The method comprises the reception of a first device description of the apparatus. The first device description of the apparatus comprises at least one variable. The at least one variable is related to a storage cell of the apparatus. The target field bus protocol is selected from a plurality of field bus protocols, and at least one block is formed from the at least one variable. The at least one block has a maximum block size that corresponds to the smallest maximum block size of at least two field bus protocols of the plurality of field bus protocols. The maximum block size can be transmitted via a field bus with a single request when the respective field bus protocol is used. Subsequently, the at least one block is provided as device description for the apparatus in the target field bus protocol. | 05-13-2010 |
20100299629 | PROCESS FOR DISPLAYING A PORTION OF A HISTORY GRAPH SELECTED BY A USER - The invention relates to a process for displaying a portion of a history graph selected by a user with an interactive element belonging to a computer-supported user interface with a graphic display, where the graphic data pertaining to the history graph is stored in a data storage. In accordance with the invention, a portion of the history graph which is expanded or augmented relative to the portion selected by the user is established from the graphic data, such that the portion selected by the user is surrounded by and simultaneously lies at the center of the associated expanded portion of the history graph. The graphic data of the expanded portion of the history graph is provided to the user interface, and the portion selected by the user is displayed on the graphic user interface in the form of a display section of the associated expanded portion of the history graph. | 11-25-2010 |
20110268273 | Data Processing Apparatus for a Field Device - A data processing apparatus for a field device of level measurement and/or pressure measurement technology is described. An input is adapted for receiving data from a measurement processing stage and an output is adapted for providing encrypted data. The encrypted data are marked for a recipient of the data as encrypted data. | 11-03-2011 |
20120182285 | SYSTEM FOR THE VISUALIZATION OF STATUS INFORMATION OF FIELD DEVICES - The invention concerns a system for the visualization of status information of at least one field device, which communicates by a bus system with an operating unit by means of a PC-based operating tool; according to the invention, it is provided that the PC-based operating tool has an interface for the data exchange with a mini-application embedded in a graphic user interface of the operating unit, and the status information is displayed by means of the mini-application. | 07-19-2012 |
20120198540 | Internet-based fill-level measurement value and diagnostic information polling system - An Internet-based fill-level measurement value and diagnostic information polling system includes several field devices, a central server and a processing unit that is connected to the server by way of the internet. In response to a user inquiry the server generates a certificate and an associated data object that characterizes the data that may be polled by the user. In response to an inquiry by the user, with which inquiry the certificate is sent along to the server, the server automatically transmits the requested data to the user if a check of the certificate shows that the user is authorized to receive this. | 08-02-2012 |
20130131833 | Method, computer program, computer-readable medium and processing unit for controlling field devices - For operating a field device in process automation, automatic cyclic monitoring of a communication interface of an arithmetic unit takes place. If a field device is connected to this communication interface, this is automatically detected. Thereafter, field device operating software is automatically started when the field device can be allocated to the field device operating software. After startup of the operating software, automatic determination of the suitable device driver takes place, which device driver is then uploaded. In this manner, operation of field devices, in particular in complex field device networks, may be greatly facilitated. | 05-23-2013 |
20130185004 | Retrieval of Measured Values, Diagnostic Information or Device Parameters - A system, a device and a method are for retrieval of measured values, items of diagnostic information or device parameters in level measurement, pressure measurement, flow measurement or limit detection. Provided in the measuring device is a flag which is raised when the measuring device changes a measuring device parameter, for example. An external control device receives this flag and, using said flag, can determine whether a device parameter has been changed in the measuring device. If this is the case, it requests the group of device parameters, associated with this device parameter, from the measuring device. In this manner, the transfer of data can be reduced. | 07-18-2013 |
20130275572 | Method for setting up temporary readiness of a field device to receive data and measuring system - A method is for setting up temporary readiness of a field device for process automation to receive data in which a time interval is communicated to the field device during which it should be in transmit/receive mode. After expiry of this time interval, the field device switches back to a power-saving mode. As this time interval is freely selectable by a remote user, it is possible as a result to specify a suitable time for field device maintenance. As a result, it is possible to facilitate field device maintenance of battery-operated field devices which are in power-saving mode for the majority of the time. | 10-17-2013 |
20140195015 | Method for monitoring and controlling field devices, control device, program elements and machine-readable medium - A method to control and manage field devices, a control device, a program element and a machine-readable medium are proposed. The method includes a first step of importing field device data comprising several subgroups of field device data. In a second step the points in time are detected at which the respective subgroup of imported field device data is created. In a third step each subgroup of imported field device data is assigned to a respective field device. Furthermore, in a fourth step a first group of subgroups of imported field device data is assigned to a first data type and in a fifth step a second group of subgroups of imported field device data is assigned to a second data type. Finally, the subgroups of imported field device data are displayed graphically in a diagram as a function of the points in time at which they were created and as a function of their data type. | 07-10-2014 |
20150088436 | Customer-specific configuration and parameterisation of level measurement devices during the ordering process - A level measurement device parameterisation system for configuring and/or parameterising a level measurement device includes a user computer and a central computer. The user computer creates configuration instructions and parameterisation instructions on the basis of user inputs and the central computer creates, on the basis thereof, at least part of the configuration information and/or parameterisation information for a level measurement device. The central computer is further configured to transmit control information to the user computer to provide the user interface. | 03-26-2015 |