摘要:
The invention relates to a method for operating an automation engineering field device which is connected to a higher level unit by a bus system and is provided with a characteristic identifying the device type. Apart of a (KF1) characteristic, at least one alternative characteristic (AKF1) is stored in a field device (F1) in order to identify a device type. Upon request, Said alternative characteristic (AKF1) is transmitted to the higher level unit (SPS) when said higher level unit (SPS) does not accept a (KF1) characteristic as a valid characteristic transmitted during previous requests, thereby making it possible to replace the field device in a simple and rapid manner.
摘要:
The invention relates to a field device (2) having at least one memory (8) and at least two modules (MV, S, HMI, KOM, X), which can each be exchanged in the field device (2) and which each have hardware and firmware assigned to the hardware. Firmware version information of a compatible firmware version combination of the modules (MV, S, HMI, KOM, X) of the field device (2) is stored in the at least one memory (8) or can be stored therein when the field device (2) is first put into use. Furthermore, the field device (2) is configured in such a manner that, when there is at least one module (MV, S, HMI, KOM, X) of the field device (2), a comparison can automatically be carried out between the firmware version thereof and the firmware version information stored in the memory (8), and that the module (MV, S, HMI, KOM, X) can automatically be converted to the firmware version according to the firmware version information if the comparison produces a deviation of the firmware version of the module (MV, S, HMI, KOM, X) from the firmware version of the firmware version information stored for the corresponding module (MV, S, HMI, KOM, X).
摘要:
A method for configuring a field device which is connected to a field bus, wherein the field bus is designed for Industrial Ethernet protocols, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a data package transmitted on the field bus is analyzed; an Industrial Ethernet protocol used in the data packet is ascertained; a protocol stack suitable for the ascertained Industrial Ethernet protocol is automatically activated.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for operating an automation engineering field device which is connected to a higher level unit by a bus system and is provided with a characteristic identifying the device type. Apart of a (KF1) characteristic, at least one alternative characteristic (AKF1) is stored in a field device (F1) in order to identify a device type. Upon request, Said alternative characteristic (AKF1) is transmitted to the higher level unit (SPS) when said higher level unit (SPS) does not accept a (KF1) characteristic as a valid characteristic transmitted during previous requests, thereby making it possible to replace the field device in a simple and rapid manner.