Disclosed is an automation field device, comprising a sensor unit for registering a physical, measured variable of a medium; a first communication interface for connecting to a first communication network; a second communication interface for connecting to a second communication network; a first electronics unit embodied to convert the physical, measured variable registered by the sensor unit into a measured value, to provide the measured value via the first communication interface to the first communication network and to generate diagnostic- and/or maintenance information; a transmitting unit contained in the first electronics unit and embodied to transmit the diagnostic- and/or maintenance information generated by the first electronics unit; a second electronics unit including a receiving unit embodied to receive the diagnostic- and/or maintenance information transmitted by the transmitting unit embodied to provide the diagnostic- and/or maintenance information via the second communication interface to the second communication network.

Disclosed is a method of determining the remaining time interval until a measurement characteristic of a field device will have drifted outside of a predetermined tolerance range and a service action is required. The method includes predetermining a maximum tolerance of the measurement characteristic correlated/related to the measuring performance of the field device; registering continuously the measurement characteristic of the field device; estimating a lag time interval wherein the estimated lag time interval depends on the drift of the measurement characteristic of the field device in the process specific application; using a method of Artificial Intelligence to determine, at the end of the estimated lag time interval, the remaining time interval until the measurement characteristic of a field device will have drifted outside the predetermined maximum tolerance; and generating a message informing of the remaining time interval until the service action is required.

The invention relates to a field device of measuring and automation technology. The field device has a radio module for providing access to an operating electronics of the field device. Such access enables the exchange of information between the operating electronics and a user. The radio module can be turned on by a first input signal sequence composed of accelerations of the field device housing and can be turned off by a second input signal sequence. A field device of the invention is shown schematically in FIG. 1.

A method for configuring an interface device connected to a control device and a field device, wherein the method includes receiving a first machine learning application having a plurality of logical components connected in a pipeline, where the first machine learning application serves to analyze a signal from the field device utilizing a first machine learning model, generating a plurality of code blocks utilizing a translator based on the plurality of logical components of the first machine learning application, connecting the plurality of code blocks in accordance with the pipeline of the first machine learning application to generate a first output from the signal from the field device, and deploying the connected code blocks on firmware of the interface device including creating a virtual port connectable to the control device, and where the virtual port serves to transmits the first output to the control device.

Disclosed is a plug-in radio module for automation engineering for wireless data transmission, having at least a wired interface for connecting to a corresponding wired field device interface of a field device and radio module electronics having a radio antenna, wherein the radio module electronics are configured to use the wired interfaces to query at least one current value of the field device and to use the current value to adapt a paging interval and/or a radio data width for the wireless data transmission as appropriate, so that the radio module electronics perform an adapted-power mode of operation in which the wireless data transmission is matched to the power currently made available to the field device.

A notification control device includes a first communication status detector configured to detect a status of a first communication protocol of communication between a first device and a second device in a process control system, and a second communication status detector configured to detect a status of a second communication protocol of the communication. The first communication status detector inputs into an operation monitoring terminal first notification information to which tag information is added on the basis of notification common information in which a status of the first communication protocol, a status of the second communication protocol, and the tag information are associated and the detected status of first communication protocol. The second communication status detector inputs into the operation monitoring terminal second notification information to which the tag information is added on the basis of the notification common information and the detected status of second communication protocol.

A selector is provided for configuring field devices in a control system. A set of pins is connected to the field device. The field device configuration can be changed by interconnecting different pins in the pin set. Multiple pin selectors are provided with different arrangements of connectors for interconnecting the pins. Thus, the field device may be easily configured by connecting a particular pin selector onto the pins that matches the desired configuration.

The present disclosure relates to a framework application for device access software. The framework application can be installed on a host. At least one driver can be integrated into the framework application, said driver being designed for access to an associated field bus component of a field bus network. For each integrated driver, the framework application has a standard interface, via which data can be exchanged between the driver and the framework application. For at least some of the integrated drivers, the framework application has one or more proprietary interfaces in addition to the standard interface, via which proprietary interfaces data can be exchanged between the respective drivers and the framework application. Information regarding additional functionalities that are supported by the driver or by an associated field bus component can be transferred from the driver to the framework application via at least one of the proprietary interfaces.

A process device with diagnostics for use in an industrial process includes a process variable sensor or controller element which is configured to sense or control a process variable of a process fluid of the industrial process. Circuitry is coupled to the process variable sensor or control element and configured to measure or control a process variable of the industrial process. A wireless communication adapter includes wireless communication circuitry configured to communicate in the industrial process. The wireless communication circuitry is further configured to receive a process signal from another process device. Diagnostic circuitry is configured to diagnose operation of the industrial process as a function of the sensed process variable and the received process signal.

A selector is provided for configuring field devices in a control system. A set of pins is connected to the field device. The field device configuration can be changed by interconnecting different pins in the pin set. Multiple pin selectors are provided with different arrangements of connectors for interconnecting the pins. Thus, the field device may be easily configured by connecting a particular pin selector onto the pins that matches the desired configuration.