Apparatus for transmitting and/or receiving measurement data of a field device with passive adapter interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9760516-B2
Application number	US-201314427149-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2013
Priority date	Sep 13, 2012
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

A system for communication with a field device, comprising: an apparatus which includes a communication module and an adapter. The communication module includes a connection region and a communication area. The communication area includes at least one communication interface for communication for the field device. A first connecting structure is provided on the connection region, and a second connecting structure provided on an adapter, wherein the second connecting structure is embodied complementary to the first connecting. The adapter includes an interface, and the adapter is embodied passively A display/servicing device, wherein the interface is embodied for connection to the display/servicing device, wherein the display/servicing device is embodied as a portable mobile device, wherein the mobile device is embodied for single-use battery- or rechargeable battery operation, and wherein the first connecting, the second connecting structure and the interface are embodied as plug contacts.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for communication with a field device, for transmitting and/or receiving measuring-, state- and/or service signals of the field device, control signals for the field device, as well as for display of the same, comprising:
an apparatus, said apparatus includes a communication module and an adapter, said communication module includes a connection region and a communication area, said communication area includes at least one communication interface for communication for the field device, and wherein first connecting means are provided on the connection region, and second connecting means are provided on said adapter, said second connecting means are embodied complementary to said first connecting means, said adapter includes an interface, and said adapter is embodied passively; and
a display/servicing device, wherein:
said interface is embodied for connection to said display/servicing device;
said display/servicing device is embodied as a portable mobile device;
said mobile device is embodied for single-use battery- or rechargeable battery operation; and
said first connecting means, said second connecting means and said interface are embodied as plug contacts.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said communication interface is embodied as a wired interface, especially as an Ex-i interface.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said communication interface is embodied as a wireless interface.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
said wireless interface is an interface according to one of the standards, Bluetooth, Z-Wave, ANT, IEEE 802.11, especially WLAN, or IEEE 802.15.4, especially ZigBee.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein:
said communication for the field device is instantaneously available.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said mobile device is a mobile telephone, smart phone, personal digital assistant or a tablet-PC, and said interface is embodied for connection to said mobile telephone, smart phone, personal digital assistant or the tablet-PC.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said mobile device is a display in a housing;
said display in a housing includes a motherboard;
said communication module is positioned in said housing;
interface is embodied as an internal interface in said housing, as a plug-in card for the motherboard; or
said communication module is integrated into said motherboard.

8. The system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein:
said display in said housing meets the requirements for Ex-protection.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said mobile device is a portable computer, notebook, sub-notebook, netbook or desk note.

10. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said mobile device is a virtual sensor, a service unit or a measurement transmitter.

11. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said interface is a USB interface.

12. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said communication module and said adapter are embodied as one unit.

13. The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said service signals are signals for diagnosis, maintenance and/or calibrating.

14. An arrangement comprising:
at least one system as claimed in claim 1 and at least one field device, wherein:
a transmitting/receiving unit is provided in the field device for communication with said at least one system;
said transmitting/receiving unit is embodied as a plug-in card in the field device, integrated into the field device, as a plug-on module for the field device or as a plug-in module for the field device.

15. The arrangement as claimed in claim 14 , wherein:
the field device is a sensor, an actuator, a virtual sensor, a measurement transmitter and/or a displayless measurement transmitter.

Assignees

• Endress + Hauser Conducta Ges Für Mess—Und Regeltechnik Mbh + Co Kg
• Endress & Hauser Conducta Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Robl Stefan
• Jahl Gunter

Classifications

• G05B19/4185

  characterised by the network communication · CPC title

• G05B2219/31131

  Field device with gateway functions for communication with pc and other field devices · CPC title

• Y02P90/18

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• G06F13/385 Primary

  for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices · CPC title

• G05B2219/31205

  Remote transmission of measured values from site, local to host · CPC title