Patent ID: 11934168
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
importing wiring diagrams and alarm setpoints to an operating software executing on a hand-held device from a database, the operating software using the wiring diagrams and alarm setpoints to build an I/O loop check file for a first I/O loop of a plurality of I/O loops the operating software includes a library of predefined test types to select a type of test;
incorporating the type of test with the wiring diagrams and the alarm setpoints in the I/O loop check file;
installing a dongle adapted to simulate I/O signals on a first terminal block, the dongle making an electrical connection to each of the plurality of I/O loops, wherein the first terminal block includes a plurality of terminal sockets connected to the plurality of I/O loops;
transmitting via a communication link the I/O loop check file to the dongle for the first I/O loop;
instructing the dongle by the operating software to perform an I/O loop test on the first I/O loop by simulating I/O signals based on the I/O loop check file;
transmitting via the communication link the results of the I/O loop test to the operating software;
monitoring and tracking the first I/O loop test comparing the results of the I/O loop test to an expected result;
recording the results of the first I/O loop test by the dongle; and
uploading the results of the first I/O loop test to the operating software.