Patent ID: 8682459
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A device information setting apparatus, comprising: a storage format storing unit configured to store a first storage format of first device information in a first field device and a second storage format of second device information in a second field device, wherein the first storage format comprises information indicating storage areas of device parameters and an operation log in the first field device and the second storage format comprises information indicating storage areas of device parameters and an operation log in the second field device; an acquiring unit, implemented by a hardware processor, configured to acquire the first device information based on the first storage format; a conversion unit, implemented by the hardware processor, configured to convert the first device information into the second device information, based on the second storage format by replacing the device parameters of the second field device with the device parameters of the first field device and replacing the operation log of the second field device with the operation log of the first field device; and a writing unit, implemented by the hardware processor, configured to write the second device information in the second field device.