Abstract: The invention enables a device type manager (DTM) to implement through a field device tool (FDT) frame application, field device management capabilities that are outside the defined operating capabilities of the FDT frame application. The enables controlling a field device, through a device type manager (DTM) configured to control a field device based on control instructions received from a field device tool (FDT) frame application. The FDT frame application and the DTM and/or a DTM wrapper within the DTM may be implemented based on a first runtime environment and a first set of specifications that defines a first set of operating capabilities for the FDT frame application.

Abstract: A field device, which measures a physical quantity in a plant or processes the physical quantity, includes: an instruction unit configured to output a verification execution instruction signal for instructing execution of verification of the field device; an operation verifying unit configured to verify an operation of at least one element of the field device in response to the verification execution instruction signal and to verify an operation of the field device based on the verification result; and an output unit configured to output the verification result which is a result of verification of the operation by the operation verifying unit.

Abstract: A two-wire transmitter is connected to an external circuit via two transmission lines and outputs a current signal to the external circuit while using the external circuit as a power source. The two-wire transmitter includes: a measured data processing circuit that is connected to a sensor that outputs an electrical signal based on measured data and configured to output a first signal based on the measured data; a current output circuit configured to determine a current signal based on the first signal; and a shunt regulator circuit configured to determine a circuit voltage of the two-wire transmitter based on the first signal.

Abstract: An engineering support system that supports engineering of a process control system, includes: a storage; and a processor connected to the storage and that: transforms design drawings into semantic models and outputs the semantic models to the storage; and generates a combined semantic model by combining the semantic models based on a degree of similarity among the semantic models and outputs the combined semantic model to the storage, wherein each of the semantic models is expressed by first information indicating elements included in the design drawings and second information indicating a relationship between the elements.

Abstract: An optical fiber temperature distribution measurement system includes a temperature difference calculator configured to calculate a temperature difference between corresponding spatial resolution zones based on a first temperature distribution obtained by a return light from a first optical fiber part and a second temperature distribution obtained by a return light from a second optical fiber part, and an abnormality detector configured to calculate a temperature difference for evaluation for each spatial resolution zone, the temperature difference for evaluation being a sum of a temperature difference of each spatial resolution zone and a temperature difference of a spatial resolution zone adjacent thereto, and to determine that an abnormality has occurred in a roller near the spatial resolution zone when the calculated temperature difference for evaluation exceeds a reference value.

Abstract: An energy management system, provided with: a collector that collects information regarding energy efficiency of a production apparatus and a processor that performs at least one of monitoring, simulation, and optimization of energy efficiency in production activity performed by the production apparatus, on the basis of the information regarding energy efficiency collected by the collector, using a modeling unit in which information regarding energy efficiency of a constituent element of the production apparatus is modeled on the basis of a predefined rule.

Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a suction pressure acquirer configured to acquire suction pressure data indicating suction pressure of a pump, and a detector configured to detect occurrence of cavitation in the pump based on a variation coefficient of the suction pressure data during a detection target period.

Abstract: A sensor calibration device for calibrating a sensor device, includes a sensor reader configured to read, from a reference sensor, a physical quantity which is a reference of a calibration and detected by the reference sensor, and a sensor manager configured to convert the physical quantity read by the sensor reader into a reference measurement value, the sensor manager being configured to obtain a calibration target measurement value obtained by the sensor device measuring the physical quantity, and the sensor manager being configured to output, to the sensor device, a calibration instruction based on the reference measurement value and the calibration target measurement value.

Abstract: A circuit for outputting a pulse signal includes: a pulse transformer configured to include a primary coil and a secondary coil; a switch section configured to switch a direction of application of current; a primary-side capacitor disposed on a path for primary-side current; a rectifying section configured to rectify secondary-side voltage and output the rectified voltage; a secondary-side capacitor configured to be charged with the rectified voltage and release charge; a transistor configured to be switched on and off according to voltage of the secondary-side capacitor; and a controller configured to control timings when the switch section switches the direction of application of the primary-side current. And the controller is configured to perform control to switch the direction of application of the primary-side current, when primary-side voltage oscillates and changes to an opposite polarity at a start timing of one switching period of the switch section.

Abstract: A process control system includes a PC that is to be connected to a redundant network. The PC comprises a virtualization unit, and a real-time communication unit configured to operate as a separate process independent of the virtualization unit.

Abstract: A field device (1) includes an electronic circuit (200) connected to at least one of a sensor (600) and an actuator, a bimetal temperature switch (400) connected to a power source (100) in series with the electronic circuit (200) and configured to turn on when rising to a first temperature, a heating element (500) connectable to the power source (100) in parallel with the electronic circuit (200) and the temperature switch (400), and a housing (300) configured to house the electronic circuit (200), the temperature switch (400), and the heating element (500).

Abstract: A resonant sensor device includes a base and a detection substrate. The detection substrate includes a movable portion configured to move in a first direction, a supporter includes one or more supporting portions which extend in a direction along an intersecting plane intersecting the first direction, an intermediate fixing portion which is connected to the movable portion via the supporter, a connection portion which connects a mounting portion fixed to the base to the intermediate fixing portion in a second direction that is one direction along the intersecting plane, and a resonator at least partially embedded in the one or more supporting portions. The maximum dimension of the connection portion in a third direction orthogonal to the second direction in the intersecting plane is smaller than a maximum dimension of the supporter in the third direction.

Abstract: A data generating apparatus according to the one aspect of the present invention may include a converter configured to acquire conversion information in which a conversion rule is defined for converting first data acquired by performing a maintenance operation into second data processable by a facility maintenance management system and to convert the first data in accordance with the conversion rule defined in the acquired conversion information to generate the second data.

Abstract: An optical measurement apparatus includes: a moving mirror that changes an optical path length of one of two beams generated by splitting light subject to measurement; a drive mechanism that causes the moving mirror to reciprocate a predetermined distance in linear motion; a measured light receiver that detects intensity of light generated by superimposing the two beams; and a computation processor that sets a plurality of measurement ranges within the predetermined distance and calculates a measurement value based on a change in the light intensity detected by the measured light receiver for each of the measurement ranges.

Abstract: A waveform display device includes: an operation accepting unit for accepting operation by a user; and a display controller for generating waveform display screen including a program pattern waveform for program control and an actual measurement waveform based on measurement data obtained as a result of the program control, with the program pattern waveform and the actual measurement waveform being superimposed on each other, and a cursor indicating a section between a past time area showing a program pattern waveform and an actual measurement waveform in the past time and a future time area showing a future program pattern waveform. The operation accepting unit is configured to accept scroll operation for changing a position of the cursor in the waveform display screen. The display controller is configured to change the position of the cursor in the waveform display screen in accordance with the scroll operation.

Abstract: An event analysis device having an event collector for collecting event log data representing an operation history by a DCS operator; an event analyzer for analyzing the event log data, and extracting basic unit operations or unit operations representing an operation method based on operations of the DCS operator or an operation intention based on operations of the DCS operator; an operation sequence extractor for extracting operation sequences which the basic unit operations or the unit operations are aligned in accordance with time order in every service time period; an operation clusterer for clustering the operation sequences based on similarity among the operation sequences extracted in every service time period; and an operation procedure generator for analyzing the operation sequences clustered in same type, and estimating a structure of the operation procedure based on the operation of the DCS operator.

Abstract: A module connection structure includes a first module, a second module connected to the first module via connectors, and fixing members that fix the second module to the first module. The fixing members are movable between a fixed position at which the second module is inseparable from the first module and an unfixed position at which the second module is separable from the first module. At least one of the first module and the second module has fixing member holders that hold the fixing members located at least at the unfixed position.

Abstract: A valve opening and closing system includes: a site/center switching manual valve; a manual valve for opening and closing operation; an opening/closing switching electric driving valve that opens and closes a manual valve and that nullifies the manual valve for opening and closing operation; a center wireless transmitter that accepts and transmits an operation instruction including an opening and closing operation instruction and a forced closing operation instruction; and a site wireless transmitter, and a contact signal converter, the site side valve control device transmits both of the opening and closing operation instruction and the forced closing operation instruction to the contact signal converter when the site/center switching manual valve is switched to the center control side, and interrupts the opening and closing operation instruction and transmits the forced closing operation instruction to the contact signal converter when the site/center switching manual valve is switched to on site.

Abstract: An information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first acquirer configured to acquire measured data of a sensor, a second acquirer configured to acquire characteristic data of the sensor, the characteristic data having been acquired by maintaining the sensor, and a generator configured to generate teacher data in which the acquired characteristic data is associated as label information with the acquired measured data.