Patent ID: 11914360
Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. An apparatus comprising:
means for storing;
instructions; and
means for executing the instructions, the executing means to:
provide a plurality of available safety applications for implementation by a safety trip device associated with a process control system to a user for selection, a first one of the safety applications being a first self-contained application defining a first complete set of logic functions and operations implemented in association with a first set of I/O signals, the first complete set of logic functions and operations pre-programmed independent of input from the user and stored as first pre-programmed instructions in the storing means, a second one of the safety applications being a second self-contained application defining a second complete set of logic functions and operations implemented in association with a second set of I/O signals, the second complete set of logic functions and operations pre-programmed independent of input from the user and stored as second pre-programmed instructions in the storing means, the first complete set of logic functions different than the second complete set of logic functions, the first set of I/O signals different than the second set of I/O signals;
in response to selection of the first safety application by the user, prompt the user to specify values for configuration settings associated with the first safety application, the first pre-programmed instructions defining the configuration settings; and
implement the first safety application based on the values for the configuration settings specified by the user and based on the first pre-programmed instructions.