A computer-implemented method for providing a generic diagnosis model at a node of an automation network, wherein the automation network has multiple subordinate field bus segments, each having multiple field bus subscribers, connected to the node and the method comprises the following steps: provision of specific diagnosis information by the field bus subscribers of the respective field bus segment; combination of the specific diagnosis information provided by the field bus subscribers at the node; transfer of all combined diagnosis information to the generic diagnosis model, wherein the specific diagnosis information is additionally enriched with meta information, so that the generic diagnosis model can be used to access specific diagnosis information of the respective field bus subscriber.

An automation system, a controller, a field device and method for operating the automation system, wherein a first field device is provided for an operation on site with an operating unit, where depending on an operator input, the first field device transmits a request for a provision of data to the controller, which returns to the field device corresponding data relating to functionalities in the automation system lying outside the first field device, and where information corresponding to the data is output on the operating unit of the first field device such that an on-site display in the automation system of existing measurement values that were previously not available on the first field device, or a configuration of automation functions which do not run on the first field device is advantageously permitted.

A method and apparatus for producing an image of an input/output arrangement for an industrial automation system, comprising storing in a field bus coupler at least one image data file containing image data, transmitting the image data from the image data file to a service computer connected with the field bus coupler, and generating and displaying in the service computer an image that is a function of the image data transmitted from the field bus coupler. Additional image data may be stored in a module for transmittal to the service computer via a sub-bus and the field bus coupler, thereby to generate and display in the service computer a resultant image that is a function of both the image data and the additional image data.

A master device is configured to perform a method that includes receiving highway addressable remote transducer (HART) device data of a HART slave device connected to PROFIBUS RIO Slave. The method also includes identifying a device description (DD) file associated with the HART slave device using the HART device data that is collected automatically based on the PROFIBUS slave Profile index before even configuring the HART device in the system. The method further includes performing one or more device communication functions with the HART slave device to collect the data automatically.

An automation device includes a master module, and a slave unit having a slave modules, where an interface module (IM) of the slave modules of the slave unit is connected to the master module via a bus, where each of the modules is parameterizable using a message transmitted to the IM by the master module, the message includes a data area for each of the slave modules for parameterization of each of the slave modules, and the message includes a data area for each slave module for its parameterization, wherein at least one default parameter data record is stored in at least one of the slave modules, and wherein a data record index, which is stored in that data area of the message which is provided for the at least one slave module is provided for accessing the at least one default parameter data record.

A master device is configured to perform a method that includes receiving highway addressable remote transducer (HART) device data of a HART slave device connected to PROFIBUS RIO Slave. The method also includes identifying a device description (DD) file associated with the HART slave device using the HART device data that is collected automatically based on the PROFIBUS slave Profile index before even configuring the HART device in the system. The method further includes performing one or more device communication functions with the HART slave device to collect the data automatically.

The present disclosure includes a master device, a plurality of slave devices performing a communication through Profibus and a configuration tool providing network configuration information of Profibus DP by generating the network configuration information, wherein the configuration tool includes an automatic configuration module configured to request the master device of information relative to the plurality of slave devices in response to an automatic configuration command inputted through a user communication module, to receive the information and provide profiles of relevant types by determining the types of the plurality of slave devices using the received information, and a network configuration information configured to generate the network configuration information in response to the types and profiles determined by the automatic configuration module and to provide the network configuration information to the master device.

An adapter for an automation field device comprises a first communications interface designed for linking to a HART or 4-20 mA communications loop; a second communications interface designed for linking to a Foundation Fieldbus or Profibus PA Fieldbus based on Manchester Bus Powered transmission technology; an electronics unit with operating software that instructs the electronics unit to convert HART or 4-20 mA telegrams sent by the field device and incoming at the first communications interface into Foundation Fieldbus- or Profibus PA-compatible telegrams and to output same via the second communications interface, and/or to convert Foundation Fieldbus or Profibus PA telegrams incoming at the second communications interface into HART- or 4-20 mA-compatible telegrams and to output same via the first communications interface; and a power supply unit designed to tap electrical energy from the Foundation Fieldbus or Profibus Fieldbus via the second communications interface.