Abstract: A mounting assembly for mounting a measuring insert for determining and/or monitoring at least the temperature of a medium in/on a pipe or a vessel includes a holding member for accommodating said measuring insert, wherein said holding member a fastening means for detaching and fixing the measuring insert at a defined position relative to the pipe or vessel, and a shield unit for insulating at least said part of the measuring insert accommodated by said holding member against the environment. The shield unit is embodied so that it at least partially surrounds said holding member and said part of the measuring insert accommodated by said holding member, and includes an opening for receiving said measuring insert and a fastening unit for detaching and fixing said shield unit to the pipe or vessel.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer arrangement for a clamp-on ultrasonic, flow measuring point includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, each adapted to radiate ultrasonic signals into the measuring tube and/or to receive ultrasonic signals emerging from the measuring tube, wherein a first group of first ultrasonic transducers is arranged on a first side of the measuring tube, and a second group of second ultrasonic transducer is arranged on a second side of the measuring tube opposite the first side, wherein at least one first/second ultrasonic transducer is adapted to receive ultrasonic signals of at least one second/first ultrasonic transducer, respectively, wherein adjoining ultrasonic transducers of the first group have, in each case, first separations from one another, and wherein adjoining ultrasonic transducers of the second group have, in each case, second separations from one another.

Abstract: A Coriolis measuring sensor of a Coriolis measuring device includes: at least a pair of measuring tubes; a support body; at least one exciter; and at least two electromagnetic sensors per pair of measuring tubes, wherein the electromagnetic sensors are configured to mask interference magnetic fields and to detect local inhomogeneous magnetic fields generated by magnet devices of the sensor according to a winding direction and/or an interconnection configuration of coils of the magnet devices.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for parametering an apparatus for determining and/or monitoring a predeterminable fill level, wherein the apparatus includes a sensor unit and an electronics. The method includes determining an influence interval for a received signal received by the sensor unit as a function of an environmental parameter, determining a first value for the received signal or for a variable derived from the received signal corresponding to a first switch state, determining a second value for the received signal or for a variable derived from the received signal corresponding to a second switch state, and determining a third value for the received signal or for a variable derived from the received signal corresponding to a first switching point based on the first switch state and/or the second switch state and taking into consideration the at least one influence interval.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ultrasonic transducer arrangement of a clamp-on ultrasonic, flow measuring point having a plurality of clamp-on ultrasonic transducers, wherein the arrangement is configured to be applied on measuring tubes of various diameters, without necessitating new orienting of the ultrasonic transducers of the ultrasonic transducer arrangement.

Abstract: Disclosed is a measuring sensor of a measuring device for detecting a mass flow rate. The measuring sensor comprises a measuring tube, a vibration exciter, and at least two vibration sensors. The vibration exciter and the vibration sensors each have a coil apparatus having at least one coil and at least one magnetic apparatus. The coil apparatus comprises a printed circuit board having at least one printed circuit board layer, wherein the coil is formed by means of an electrically conductive conductor track, wherein the coil is arranged on the first side and/or second side of a printed circuit board layer, wherein the printed circuit board comprises at least two contact-making elements for connecting the coil to an electronic measuring and/or operating circuit of the measuring device by means of connection elements, and is characterized in that at least one contact-making element has a hole.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a radio module designed to exchange information; an interface device designed to receive a SIM card, the interface device having a data interface, a clock interface, a reset interface and a supply interface designed to supply power to the SIM card; and a circuit board, on which the radio module and the interface device are arranged and electrically connected to one another; characterised in that the radio module has a voltage specification circuit and an associated voltage output, which voltage specification circuit is designed to specify an operating voltage for the SIM card, a fourth electrical connection having a decoupling circuit with power-limited output to the supply interface, which decoupling circuit is designed to decouple the voltage specification and energy supply of the SIM card from one another.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a measuring assembly comprising: a metallic measuring tube open on both sides for carrying a medium, wherein the measuring tube has an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface, and at least two apertures, wherein the two apertures extend from the outer circumferential surface to the inner circumferential surface; a dielectric cladding layer, which rests on the inner circumferential surface of the measuring tube; a first microwave antenna, which is arranged in the measuring tube and with which contact can be made through the first aperture; a second microwave antenna which is arranged in the measuring tube and with which contact can be made through the second aperture; wherein the dielectric cladding layer forms a dielectric waveguide, via which microwaves can, at least to some extent, reach from the first microwave antenna to the second microwave antenna.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for electrically contacting a control/evaluation electronics of a field device of automation technology with an external energy supply and/or a controller, wherein the control/evaluation electronics of the field device is arranged on a circuit card, wherein at least one terminal box is provided, in which a plurality of adjoining electrical connection terminals are provided, wherein the electrical connection terminals serve, in each case, for accommodating an electrical connecting element, wherein the electrical connecting elements are connected mechanically and electrically with the circuit card, in each case, via a solder pad, and wherein there are provided between each two solder pads vacancies in the circuit card, which are so embodied that the length of the leakage preventing distance between the solder pads satisfies a predetermined ignition protection type.

Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetically inductive flow measuring probe for determining flow rate and/or flow velocity of a medium, which includes a front part with a front end having a center, a housing, a magnetic field producing means arranged in the housing for producing a magnetic field passing through the front end, and a measuring- and evaluation unit, and characterized in that there are arranged on the front end and forming galvanic contact with the medium three measuring electrodes, which form three measuring electrode pairs, and in that the measuring- and evaluation unit is adapted to register induced measured voltages between at least two measuring electrode pairs, especially three measuring electrode pairs, and to ascertain flow rate and/or flow velocity of the medium as a function of the registered voltages.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for obtaining emergency device access for field devices in process automation technology by means of a security token. The method includes the field device receiving and storing a public key before an emergency occurs; connecting the security token to the field device; sending a challenge from the field device to the security token; calculating a response to the challenge by means of a private key on the security token and sending the response from the security token to the field device; and granting emergency access if the response is correct.

Abstract: A magnetic-inductive flowmeter for ascertaining flow velocity and/or volume flow of a medium includes a measuring tube for conveying the medium, a magnetic field producing apparatus and at least one electrode assembly, which is installed in the measuring tube such that it forms a galvanic contact with the medium, wherein the electrode assembly has an electrode body, wherein the electrode body is stylus-shaped and has a front end surface, characterized in that a pressure measuring transducer is coupled with the electrode body, wherein the pressure measuring transducer is contactable with the pressure acting on the front end surface, and the electrode assembly includes a temperature sensor, which is adapted to ascertain a measurement signal dependent on temperature of the medium.

Abstract: An interface adapted for connecting a fluid measurement point includes a body including at least two connection locations, wherein the body has fluid ducts, each of which has a connection location, wherein the fluid ducts have at their connection locations first duct axes, wherein the connection locations are especially coplanar, wherein the connection locations are adapted for connecting process connectors from a connection direction for sealed communication with the fluid ducts, wherein the fluid ducts are adapted via the process connectors to supply, and drain, a medium, respectively, to and from the fluid measurement point, wherein the interface has at least one holding element for releasably securing at least one process connector to the body, wherein the holding element has at least one process connector seat, wherein the holding element is adapted to be moved into an end position (EP) effecting the securement.

Abstract: A PAM transceiver configured to process an electrical data signal having at least three states includes an electronic circuit comprising: a data interface configured to connect to a duplex communication channel; a first circuit section connected to the data interface; and a second circuit section connected to the data interface. The first circuit section includes an equalizer for compensating for distortions in the data signal and an interpreter downstream of the equalizer for recognizing symbols. The second circuit section includes a delay unit for time-shifting the data signal and an MMA processor for recognizing a signal phase of the data signal. The first circuit section and the second circuit sections are routed to the MMA processor. The second circuit section has a finite impulse response filter configured to monotonize an impulse response of the communication channel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a Coriolis measuring sensor for detecting a mass flow rate or a density of a medium flowing through a measurement tube of the Coriolis measuring instrument. The measurement tube has an inlet and an outlet designed to convey the medium between the inlet and the outlet; an exciter; and two sensors; the measuring sensor comprising a supporting element having a chamber designed to house the measurement tube at least in portions. The magnet device comprises a magnetically conductive holder for magnets and a first pair of magnets arranged on the holder on a first face of the coil device, with the magnets designed to cause a magnetic field perpendicularly to a cross-sectional plane of the coil, and the magnetic field of a first magnet of the pair is oriented so as to be opposite to the magnetic field of a second magnet of the pair.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a sensor cap with at least one main body and a membrane for an optochemical or electrochemical sensor for determining and/or monitoring the concentration of an analyte in a measuring medium, a corresponding sensor cap, and a corresponding sensor. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a permeable membrane is provided with a surface for contacting the measuring medium, as well as a main body with at least one sector for connecting to the membrane. At least part of the membrane and main body are welded, wherein the membrane is at least partially applied to the at least one sector of the main body and a connection between the main body and membrane is sealed against the measuring medium.

Abstract: A radar-based fill-level measuring device, comprises the following parts: a semiconductor component for producing electrical high-frequency signals or for determining the fill-level value from the received high-frequency signals; a dielectric waveguide placed in contact with the semiconductor component to couple the high-frequency signals as radar signals into an antenna and/or to couple received radar signals from the antenna as electrical signals into the semiconductor component; a potting encapsulation, which encapsulates at least the waveguide radially such that a defined cavity is formed between the waveguide and the potting encapsulation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a field device comprising: a connection terminal; field device electronics; an internal interface for connecting an electronic module; the electronic module having at least one electronic component for realizing an additional functionality; a capacitor, which is designed to provide an additional first auxiliary energy amount to the component if the component of the electronic module has an energy demand exceeding the main power; a battery, which is designed to provide a second auxiliary energy amount to the at least one component if the at least one component of the electronic module has an energy demand exceeding the main power and the first auxiliary energy amount, wherein the battery provides the second auxiliary energy amount to the component only if the main power and the first auxiliary energy amount are not sufficient for the energy supply of the component.

Abstract: A monitoring method includes monitoring variables that change over time and are continuously measured during repeated executions of a dynamic process. The measurement data include training data in a training period and monitoring data measured subsequently to the training period. Vectors are continuously determined based on the measurement data, the vector components of which comprise respective rates of change of the measured values of the individual measured variables determined for a series of successive points in time on the basis of the measurement data, wherein the points in time of each series cover a time window of a duration and the time windows of successive vectors are shifted. The vectors are stored as a reference cluster. The vectors are compared with the reference cluster. An anomaly is determined when a vector is outside the reference cluster.

Abstract: Disclosed is a measurement pickup for determining the mass flow rate of a liquid comprising: at least one measurement tube for carrying the liquid having an inlet-side end section and an outlet-side end section; a support body on which the measurement tube is mounted an exciter for exciting vibrations of the measurement tube; at least one vibration sensor for detecting vibrations of the measurement tube; an operating and evaluation circuit for driving the exciter, for receiving the signals of the vibration sensor, and for ascertaining a measured value representing the mass flow rate. The operating and evaluation circuit comprises an adaptive low-pass filter for filtering the sequence of measured values representing the mass flow rate, wherein the low-pass filter has at least one filter parameter dependent on at least one adaptive controlled variable that, for its part, is dependent on the gas content of the test medium.