Patent ID: 8881133

Claim:
A method for servicing a field device of automation technology connectable with a computer unit running an operating program for field devices, wherein the operating program comprises a frame application and an executable software component designed for the field devices, wherein the executable software component encapsulates the field devices' servicing functionalities, wherein the executable software component designed for the field device is divided into a generic basic software component and a software extension component, and wherein the generic basic software component is a Device Type Manager (DTM-F 1 ′), and the software extension component is a Windows Dynamic Link Library (DLL-F 1 ), the method comprising the steps of: using the generic basic software component for reading and writing of device parameters of the field devices and for providing a graphical, basic, user interface; and using the software extension component to deliver the service functionality of the field devices, wherein: in case the device DTM (DTM-F 1 ′), produces a write command for a device parameter, then this together with the value of the device parameter are forwarded via a communication Device Type Manager (COM-DTM), to the field device and transferred to a device software (DS-F 1 ), which executes the write command; the communication DTM (COM-DTM), forwards this write command, also simultaneously to the DLL-F 1 , so that said parameter is written into the DLL-F 1 with the same value; in case of an offline servicing, i.e. the field device F 1 is not physically present, the writing and reading of device parameters occurs only between the device DTM, DTM-F 1 ′, and the software extension component DLL-F 1 , the software extension component delivers properties of device parameters requires for presentation on the graphical, basic, user interface; the software extension component serves for calculating menu structures presented on the graphical, basic, user interface.