A system for operating a physical measuring chain includes a plurality of physical measuring components at a measuring location. Each of the physical measuring components includes at least one physical sensor, at least one physical transmission means and at least one physical evaluation unit. An identification code is detected of each physical measuring component, and a data network transmits detected identification codes to a data processing unit located remote from the measuring location. The data processing unit includes at least one software and measuring component data. The software reads out measuring component data for transmitted identification codes and thereby generates a digital measuring chain including at least one digital sensor, at least one digital transmission means and at least one digital evaluation unit and the data network transmits the digital measuring chain to a computer unit at the measuring location.

A system for operating a physical measuring chain includes a plurality of physical measuring components at a measuring location. Each of the physical measuring components includes at least one physical sensor, at least one physical transmission means and at least one physical evaluation unit. An identification code is detected of each physical measuring component, and a data network transmits detected identification codes to a data processing unit located remote from the measuring location. The data processing unit includes at least one software and measuring component data. The software reads out measuring component data for transmitted identification codes and thereby generates a digital measuring chain including at least one digital sensor, at least one digital transmission means and at least one digital evaluation unit and the data network transmits the digital measuring chain to a computer unit at the measuring location.

The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a measuring transducer of process automation technology, comprising at least the following steps: starting the measuring transducer by starting its operating system, wherein the operating system provides at least one interface; starting at least one interpreter, wherein the interpreter accesses the interface; and executing an extension in the interpreter. The present disclosure further relates to a measuring transducer for implementing the method.

The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a measuring transducer of process automation technology, comprising at least the following steps: starting the measuring transducer by starting its operating system, wherein the operating system provides at least one interface; starting at least one interpreter, wherein the interpreter accesses the interface; and executing an extension in the interpreter. The present disclosure further relates to a measuring transducer for implementing the method.

Methods of planning network provisioning that incorporate real-world measurements of signal quality into simulations of signal quality under alternative configurations. In one embodiment, the disclosure includes a method of determining placements for access points in a wireless network, comprising ingesting a floor plan for a deployment site, determining initial placements for the access points, determining placements for sensors, each sensor configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one access point, measuring a signal metric for each sensor, based at least in part on the measured signal metric for each of the sensors, simulating a projected coverage map for a plurality of alternate placements for the access points, determining an placement of the access points, and presenting, to a user, the placement of the plurality of access points.

Methods of planning network provisioning that incorporate real-world measurements of signal quality into simulations of signal quality under alternative configurations. In one embodiment, the disclosure includes a method of determining placements for access points in a wireless network, comprising ingesting a floor plan for a deployment site, determining initial placements for the access points, determining placements for sensors, each sensor configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one access point, measuring a signal metric for each sensor, based at least in part on the measured signal metric for each of the sensors, simulating a projected coverage map for a plurality of alternate placements for the access points, determining an placement of the access points, and presenting, to a user, the placement of the plurality of access points.

The present disclosure relates to a controller apparatus for regenerating a particulate matter sensor. The controller apparatus includes a sensing module configured to detect a soot loading on a particulate matter sensor and generate a regeneration request indicating a desired regeneration temperature and a heating module configured to receive the regeneration request and send a heating command signal to a heating element based on the regeneration request. The controller apparatus also includes an electrical resistance module configured to detect an electrical resistance in the heating element, a calibration module configured to determine an actual temperature of the heating element based on a resistance-to-temperature model, and a temperature feedback module configured to modify the heating command signal according to the difference between the desired regeneration temperature and the actual temperature.

The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a measuring transducer of process automation technology, comprising at least the following steps: starting the measuring transducer by starting its operating system, wherein the operating system provides at least one interface; starting at least one interpreter, wherein the interpreter accesses the interface; and executing an extension in the interpreter. The present disclosure further relates to a measuring transducer for implementing the method.

The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a measuring transducer of process automation technology, comprising at least the following steps: starting the measuring transducer by starting its operating system, wherein the operating system provides at least one interface; starting at least one interpreter, wherein the interpreter accesses the interface; and executing an extension in the interpreter. The present disclosure further relates to a measuring transducer for implementing the method.

Methods of planning network provisioning that incorporate real-world measurements of signal quality into simulations of signal quality under alternative configurations. In one embodiment, the disclosure includes a method of determining placements for access points in a wireless network, comprising ingesting a floor plan for a deployment site, determining initial placements for the access points, determining placements for sensors, each sensor configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one access point, measuring a signal metric for each sensor, based at least in part on the measured signal metric for each of the sensors, simulating a projected coverage map for a plurality of alternate placements for the access points, determining an placement of the access points, and presenting, to a user, the placement of the plurality of access points.