Abstract:
An energy control network may include a number of load control devices, such as dimmer switches, multi-button selector switch, occupancy sensors, and remote controllers, among others. These load control devices may be configured for wireless communication. Other wireless devices, such as laptops, tablets, and “smart” cellular phones may be configured to communicate with the load control devices of the energy control network. The load control devices and the other wireless communication devices may also be configured for Near Field Communication (NFC). NFC may be used to provide a load control device with its initial default configuration and/or an application specific configuration. Also, NFC may be used to transfer a configuration from one load control device that may have become faulty, to a replacement load control device. And NFC may be used to provide and trigger commands that may cause a load control load device to operate in a predetermined manner.
Abstract:
A method for connecting a field device (1) to an operating unit (2), and a field device (1) for use therewith, via which a connection between a field device and an operating unit can be implemented when the field device is mounted at a location that is difficult to access is achieved in that a query signal is transmitted to the field device (1) by the operating unit (2) and that a response signal is generated by the field device (1) as a reaction to the query signal, in that the field device (1) generates a blinking display and/or a change in color of the display and/or an acoustic signal and/or a change in an acoustic signal.
Abstract:
A motor drive system includes a motor drive processor, a motor drive memory component, a server, and a display that displays a machine readable code, wherein the motor drive forms a secure wireless connection with a smart device once the smart device has scanned the machine readable code.
Abstract:
A control processing method of an electric device for implementing an operation content indicated by an operation command received from a control terminal, the method including a step of discriminating whether the received operation command is a predetermined operation command, and a step of notifying the control terminal that the operation content indicated by the operation command has not been implemented without implementing the operation content indicated by the operation command, in a case where the received operation command is the predetermined operation command. Therefore, in a case where a command specification of an industry standard is designed, although the electric device receives an unsupported command, it is possible to obtain that the electric device is smoothly controlled.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for managing a programmable component may be present. A location on an object may be identified using a programming unit based on a position of the programming unit with respect to the object. Programming information for the programmable component may be identified based on the location on the object. The programmable component may be programmed using the programming information for the programmable component.
Abstract:
An kiosk device, which includes a receiver, a memory unit, a central processor, a decoder and a player, wherein the receiver receives signals transmitted from GPS (Global Positioning System) transmitters, or RFID (wireless radio frequency identification) transmitters which activate the central processor that controls the decoder to decode digital data stored in the memory unit and produce information guide data that can be automatically played back by the player. Accordingly, the present invention provides considerable ease of operation and convenience.
Abstract:
A mobile human machine interface for a monitoring operation of a spatially distributed control system in a factory or the like provides a location signal to a central processor holding the control program and relevant I/O data. Based on that location signal, the mobile HMI receives data relevant to the machines near its location. As the user moves through the factory, its location signal changes and the data and program which it executes changes accordingly. The user may identify him or herself to the mobile HMI providing for a second degree of discrimination in the type of data provided to the mobile HMI.
Abstract:
A method and mobile device for emulating a field device display of a field device within an industrial process facility. A processor executes a display emulation program that implements a method of wirelessly sending a request for current information describing current display features displayed on a field device display (FDD). The current display features include at least one display window having graphical unit interface (GUI) process data therein associated with the field device, at least one user control for controlling the field device and placement information defining locations on the FDD for the display window, the GUI process data and the user control. The method further includes wirelessly receiving the current display features from the field device. The method further includes displaying the display window including the GUI process data and the user control in respective locations on the mobile display based on the placement information.
Abstract:
A portable communication device including a processor and application software for managing data relating to one of: a maintenance check or service check of multiple distributed machines, a database storing position coordinates of the distributed machines to be checked and a positioning system for determining position coordinates of the portable communication device. The application software is configured to identify the machine being checked based on a comparison of the position coordinates of the distributed machines with the position coordinates of the portable communication device, and to select machine-specific machine service information relating to the identified machine.
Abstract:
A method and device for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool operative to physically detect a field device in the automation installation, logically incorporate it into the automation installation, and configure it in the automation installation, the configuration tool resorting for this purpose to a predefined first field-device-specific information packet which at least partially describes the functions and data of the field device and for this purpose has a predetermined set of predefined graphical elements. The configuration tool may have a set of freely defined graphical elements, each freely defined graphical element corresponding to a predefined graphical element of the field-device-specific information packet, the functionality and appearance of the freely defined graphical elements being freely definable, and the configuration tool being operative to extract the predefined graphical elements from the field-device-specific information packet and to replace them with freely defined graphical elements.