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Patent US5970430 - Local device and process diagnostics in a process control network having ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA field device for use in a process control network having a plurality of devices communicatively coupled by a two-wire, all-digital communication bus includes a connector that connects the field device to the two-wire, all-digital bus to enable all-digital communication over the bus, a memory that stores...http://www.google.com/patents/US5970430?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5970430 - Local device and process diagnostics in a process control network having distributed control functionsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5970430 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/922,938Publication dateOct 19, 1999Filing dateSep 3, 1997Priority dateOct 4, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2267527A1, CA2267527C, CN1232553A, CN1238776C, CN1598722A, CN100373274C, DE69717838D1, DE69717838T2, EP0929850A1, EP0929850B1, EP1022626A2, EP1022626A3, EP1022626B1, US6026352, WO1998014848A1Publication number08922938, 922938, US 5970430 A, US 5970430A, US-A-5970430, US5970430 A, US5970430AInventorsHarry A. Burns, Brent H. Larson, Larry K. BrownOriginal AssigneeFisher Controls International, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (39), Non-Patent Citations (32), Referenced by (117), Classifications (15), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLocal device and process diagnostics in a process control network having distributed control functionsUS 5970430 AAbstract A field device for use in a process control network having a plurality of devices communicatively coupled by a two-wire, all-digital communication bus includes a connector that connects the field device to the two-wire, all-digital bus to enable all-digital communication over the bus, a memory that stores a diagnostic test routine having a series of device or process diagnostic test instructions, and a controller that performs the device or process diagnostic test instructions stored in the memory to implement a device or process diagnostic test using the field device. A data collection unit within the field device collects diagnostic data generated during the diagnostic test and a communication unit communicates the collected diagnostic data over the bus to a host device for processing. The controller may include a program language interpreter adapted to interpret the diagnostic test instructions which may be provided to the field device from another one of the devices via the bus.
What is claimed is: 1. A field device for use in a process control network having a plurality of devices communicatively coupled by an all-digital communication bus, the field device comprising:a connector that connects to the all-digital bus to enable all-digital communication over the bus; a memory that stores a diagnostic test routine having a series of diagnostic test instructions; a controller that performs the diagnostic test instructions stored in the memory to implement a diagnostic test using an operational capability of the field device; a data collection unit that collects diagnostic data generated during the diagnostic test; and a communication unit that communicates the collected diagnostic data over the bus in an all-digital format. 2. The field device of claim 1, further comprising a positioner coupled to a valve having a moveable valve member and wherein the diagnostic test instructions specify movement of the valve member.
RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/726,262 filed Oct. 4, 1996 now abandoned.
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