Abstract: Disclosed is a field device adapter for wireless data transfer for connection to a field-device-internal interface provided for a display, comprising: an interface for connection to the field-device-internal interface; a radio module configured to wirelessly transmit a data packet on a low-power wide-area network, wherein the radio module is further configured to only transmit the data packet and not to receive any data packets; adapter electronics configured to limit an energy provided via the field-device-internal interface to a predefined value and to charge a stored energy source with the limited energy. The adapter electronics are further configured to monitor a state of charge of the stored energy source and, based on the state of charge, to provide the radio module with an energy originating from the stored energy source for transmitting the data packet.

Abstract: A field device adapter for wireless data transfer, comprises at least: an adapter housing; an adapter electronics unit arranged in the adapter housing, the adapter electronics unit comprising a first supply circuit, which is introduced into the first connection line, for providing a first supply voltage from a loop current flowing in the first connection line, and a second supply circuit, which is introduced into the second connection line, for providing a second supply voltage from the loop current flowing in the second connection line, wherein the adapter electronics unit further comprises a HART modem and a wireless module with an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving, and the adapter electronics unit is configured such that the first supply circuit supplies the HART modem with the first supply voltage, and the second supply circuit supplies the wireless module with the second supply voltage.

Abstract: A wiper motor having a gearbox housing which comprises a pot-shaped main body for forming a receiving space for a gear mechanism is disclosed. An opening in the main body can be closed by a gearbox cover, and a plurality of latching connections, which act in the direction of a joining direction between the main body and the gearbox cover, are formed between the main body and the gearbox cover. Each comprise an elastically deformable first latching element and a second latching element which interacts with the first latching element in a form-fitting manner, and wherein centring means are provided on the gearbox housing for the play-free positioning of the gearbox cover relative to the main body in a rotational angle position, which extends perpendicularly to the joining direction, between the main body and the gearbox cover.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper motor (10; 10a), having a gearbox housing (12) which preferably has a pot-shaped main body (16) for configuring a receptacle space (18) for a gearbox (20), wherein an opening (21) of the main body (16) is able to be closed by a gearbox cover (22; 22a), wherein a plurality of latching connections (26) that act in the direction of a joining direction (24) between the main body (16) and the gearbox cover (22; 22a) are configured between the main body (16) and the gearbox cover (22; 22a), said latching connections (26) having in each case an elastically deformable first latching element (28; 28a) on the gearbox cover (22; 22a) and a rigidly configured second latching element (30) that on the main body (16) interacts in a form-fitting manner with the first latching element (28; 28a).

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 device for transferring signals using electromagnetic waves of a certain wavelength and based on a housing formed at least partially of metal for use in an explosion endangered area includes the housing; a transmitting/receiving unit for producing and/or receiving the electromagnetic waves; at least one primary antenna for out-coupling and/or in-coupling of the electromagnetic waves; at least one slot-shaped housing opening; and a formed part, which is made of a material having a dielectric number significantly greater than one and which extends to a predetermined maximum depth into the housing opening.

Abstract: A field device adapter for wireless data transfer, comprises at least: an adapter housing; an adapter electronics unit arranged in the adapter housing, the adapter electronics unit comprising a first supply circuit, which is introduced into the first connection line, for providing a first supply voltage from a loop current flowing in the first connection line, and a second supply circuit, which is introduced into the second connection line, for providing a second supply voltage from the loop current flowing in the second connection line, wherein the adapter electronics unit further comprises a HART modem and a wireless module with an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving, and the adapter electronics unit is configured such that the first supply circuit supplies the HART modem with the first supply voltage, and the second supply circuit supplies the wireless module with the second supply voltage.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A circuit assembly for connection to a current source, preferably a 4-20 mA current loop and/or a high-impedance voltage source, preferably a high-impedance voltage source comprising an internal resistance greater than or equal to 100 ohms, includes at least one boost converter with a coil, a diode, in particular a flyback diode, which is connected in series with the coil, an output-side storage capacitor for summing an output voltage, and a switching element for connecting the coil to ground; a circuit part for dynamically controlling the switching element of the boost converter, wherein the circuit part is at least designed to control the switching element of the boost converter in a start-up phase such that the current source directly charges the storage capacitor via the coil until a predefinable reference value is reached.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for resource administration in automation engineering. A field device is designed to record and/or influence process variables and is communicatively connected to an edge device and supplies raw data of the current measured value of the process or control variables. The edge device is communicatively connected to a service platform via a second communication network. In a container portion, a plurality of logic/application components are held which allow specific measurement and diagnosis capabilities to be executed. Based on the computing resources or storage resources provided in the field devices, in the edge device and in the service platform, the logic/application components can be loaded onto the respective devices and executed by the corresponding execution units of the devices.

Abstract: A field device for automation, comprising: a housing; arranged within the housing, a field device electronics, to which a maximum power is made available via a two-wire line; a memory element for storing of data, wherein the memory element, for exchange of data and/or for energy supply, is electrically connected with the field device electronics and, at least in the case of storing the data, requires a power, which at least at times is higher than the maximum power available via the two-wire line; a first, NFC antenna, which is adapted wirelessly to receive an auxiliary energy and to provide the auxiliary energy to the field device electronics; a second antenna, which is adapted to communicate the data wirelessly and to exchange such with the field device electronics; wherein the field device electronics is adapted to supply the memory element with the auxiliary energy.

Abstract: A field device of automation technology includes a field device housing and a field device electronics arranged in the field device housing. The field device also includes a first rechargeable battery arranged in the field device housing for energy supply of the field device electronics and a receiving unit with a receiving coil for receiving wirelessly inductively transmitted energy. The receiving unit is connected with the rechargeable battery so that the received, wirelessly inductively transmitted energy is storable, and is stored, in the rechargeable battery. The field device electronics is adapted in such a manner that energy supply occurs exclusively or at least partially from the first rechargeable battery and wherein the receiving unit and the receiving coil are adapted to receive wirelessly inductively transmitted energy as defined in a Qi standard 1.2.4 or a standard derived therefrom and to store such in the first rechargeable battery.

Abstract: Configuration switch-for setting a specific configuration from a plurality of settable configurations, wherein the configuration switch-has at least one plurality of selectable, mutually differing RC combinations, wherein each RC combination has at least one specific, characteristic variable, which is associated with a settable configuration and wherein to set the specific configuration a specific RC combination is selected/selectable, so that via an output signal-on an output-of the configuration switch, which output signal-comprises the specific, characteristic variable of the selected RC combination, the specific configuration to be set is established based on the specific, characteristic variable.

Abstract: A device for transferring signals using electromagnetic waves of a certain wavelength and based on a housing formed at least partially of metal for use in an explosion endangered area includes the housing; a transmitting/receiving unit for producing and/or receiving the electromagnetic waves; at least one primary antenna for out-coupling and/or in-coupling of the electromagnetic waves; at least one slot-shaped housing opening; and a formed part, which is made of a material having a dielectric number significantly greater than one and which extends to a predetermined maximum depth into the housing opening.

Abstract: Disclosed is a field device adapter for HART communication with a field device. The field device adapter includes an adapter housing with an adapter chamber; arranged in the adapter chamber, an adapter electronics, which is adapted wirelessly to receive a second radio signal and by means of the second radio signal to control a circuit for shunting the communication resistor in such a manner that at least one communication resistor is selectively switchable in and out per radio, so that in a shunted condition a first radio signal received by the adapter electronics can be converted into a, preferably HART based, two conductor signal and modulated via the tapping point onto the loop current.

Abstract: A method for operating a wireless field-device network, comprising: wirelessly transmitting a process variable and an expected remaining running time from each field device to the other field devices within a field-device network so that in each field device the process variable and the expected remaining running time of the other field devices of the field-device network are stored; activating a second radio module of that field device which has the highest expected remaining running time, and deactivating the second radio modules of the other field devices within the field-device network; wirelessly transmitting the process variables of all field devices of the field-device network stored in the active field device, or at least a subset of the stored process variables, to the superordinate unit, which is not part of the field-device network, by means of the second radio module of the active field device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for transferring signals from an at least partially metallic housing with the aid of electromagnetic waves of a particular wavelength, comprising: a transmitter/receiver unit located in the housing for generating and receiving the electromagnetic waves; at least one primary antenna located in the housing for coupling out the generated electromagnetic waves from the transmitter/receiver unit and for coupling in and transferring received electromagnetic waves to the transmitter/receiver unit; at least one slot-shaped housing opening designed such that a length of the slot-shaped housing opening is an integer multiple of a quarter of the particular wavelength, preferably an integer multiple of a half of the particular wavelength, such that the slot-shaped housing opening, in cooperation with the primary antenna, transfers the signals with the aid of the electromagnetic waves into or out of the housing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a field device adapter for HART communication with a field device. The field device adapter includes an adapter housing with an adapter chamber; arranged in the adapter chamber, an adapter electronics, which is adapted wirelessly to receive a second radio signal and by means of the second radio signal to control a circuit for shunting the communication resistor in such a manner that at least one communication resistor is selectively switchable in and out per radio, so that in a shunted condition a first radio signal received by the adapter electronics can be converted into a, preferably HART based, two conductor signal and modulated via the tapping point onto the loop current.

Abstract: Disclosed is a field device adapter for wireless data transfer for connection to a field-device-internal interface provided for a display, comprising: an interface for connection to the field-device-internal interface; a radio module configured to wirelessly transmit a data packet on a low-power wide-area network, wherein the radio module is further configured to only transmit the data packet and not to receive any data packets; adapter electronics configured to limit an energy provided via the field-device-internal interface to a predefined value and to charge a stored energy source with the limited energy. The adapter electronics are further configured to monitor a state of charge of the stored energy source and, based on the state of charge, to provide the radio module with an energy originating from the stored energy source for transmitting the data packet.

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.