Patent ID: 9342979
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G05B,G08C

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a detachably connectable radio unit for a field device of automatic control technology wherein detachably connectable means being able to connect the radio unit to the field device and to disconnect the radio unit from the field device without performing any changes on the field device side save from installing and uninstalling physical contact between the radio unit and the field device by means of a connector, and a field device comprising a field bus interface and a service interface, wherein the field device is a sensor or an actuator, wherein the radio unit is equipped with an appropriate service plug connector for connecting the radio unit to the service interface in the field device, wherein the radio unit (RU) enables a radio connection via a radio network to a service unit (SU), and wherein the radio unit (RU) reads an identifier of the field device (F 1 ) from a memory in the field device (F 1 ) and uses the identifier of the field device for registration of the radio unit in the radio network.