Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for verifying a value stream along a transport route, wherein a plurality of field devices, each having at least one sensor and/or actuator for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable and an electronic unit, are arranged along the transport route and generate corresponding data, or for verifying the value stream of at least one product in warehouse stock, wherein a first service platform is used, via which a plurality of participant nodes each with at least one database have a communication connection to one another according to a distributed ledger or blockchain technology.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for ensuring the authenticity of a field device. The method includes a step of assigning a unique authentic identification feature to the field device or providing the field device with a unique authentic identification feature. The method also includes steps of transmitting ACTUAL identification data to a participant node which transmits the ACTUAL identification data to the other participant nodes in a transaction, validating the transaction by the participant nodes, and creating a data block containing the transaction, wherein the data block is transmitted to each of the participant nodes. The method also includes verifying the data block by all participant nodes, storing the validated data block in the databases, comparing the ACTUAL identification data with corresponding TARGET identification data or original identification data from an authentication point, and generating a response containing the result of the comparison.

Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring a plant automation technology, comprising: a gateway, which is connected for communication with at least one field device via a first communication network, wherein the gateway is embodied to read out data from the field device; and a service device, especially a router or a switch, which is connected for communication with the gateway by means of a second communication network, wherein the service device is embodied to receive via the second communication network the data read-out by the gateway and to transmit to a management application via a third communication network the data queried by the gateway.

Abstract: A system and a microservice for monitoring a plant of automation technology, wherein the plant has a plurality of field devices the field devices can communicate via at least a first communication network with one another and with a control unit, comprising: an execution electronics, which can communicate with at least one of the field devices; and a configuration electronics, which is arranged removed from the execution electronics and which can communicate with the execution electronics via a second communication network, wherein the configuration electronics and/or the execution electronics has at least one microservice, which is appropriate for the type of the field device and which is embodied to provide at least one functionality for execution in the execution electronics and/or in the configuration electronics.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for ensuring the authenticity of a field device. The method includes a step of assigning a unique authentic identification feature to the field device or providing the field device with a unique authentic identification feature. The method also includes steps of transmitting ACTUAL identification data to a participant node which transmits the ACTUAL identification data to the other participant nodes in a transaction, validating the transaction by the participant nodes, and creating a data block containing the transaction, wherein the data block is transmitted to each of the participant nodes. The method also includes verifying the data block by all participant nodes, storing the validated data block in the databases, comparing the ACTUAL identification data with corresponding TARGET identification data or original identification data from an authentication point, and generating a response containing the result of the comparison.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining or monitoring an automation technology process variable with at least one field device. The method comprises the following method steps: receiving guidelines relating to: access to the data of the field device; the number of times the data of the field device is accessed; or a request for data of the field device. The method also includes steps of storing the data of the field device in an encoded manner in a first service platform that is connected to a second service platform and receiving a request for data at the second service platform, wherein the second service platform accesses the guidelines. The method also includes steps of providing the data according to the guidelines via a first transaction in pre-defined cycles or all at once and generating a request for payment for the data made available according to the guidelines.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for verifying a value stream along a transport route (TS), in particular along a pipeline or a production line, wherein a plurality of field devices (F), each having at least one sensor (S) and/or actuator for determining and/or monitoring at least one process variable and an electronic unit (EE), are arranged along the transport route (TS) and generate corresponding data (DAT), or for verifying the value stream of at least one product in warehouse stock, wherein a first service platform (SP1) is used, via which a plurality of participant nodes (TK) each with at least one database (DB) have a communication connection to one another according to a distributed ledger or the blockchain technology.

Abstract: A method for implementing at least one additional function of a field device in automation technology, wherein the field device is parametered and/or configured via a servicing device using a device description, wherein the method has the following method steps: the original device description, which comprehensively describes the field device, is made available; the original device description is expanded by a script or a supplemental device description fragment; wherein the script or the device description fragment comprehensively describes the additional function; and the field device is serviced from the servicing device by means of the expanded device description and is able to execute the additional function.

Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring a plant automation technology, comprising: a gateway, which is connected for communication with at least one field device via a first communication network, wherein the gateway is embodied to read out data from the field device; and a service device, especially a router or a switch, which is connected for communication with the gateway by means of a second communication network, wherein the service device is embodied to receive via the second communication network the data read-out by the gateway and to transmit to a management application via a third communication network the data queried by the gateway.

Abstract: A system and a microservice for monitoring a plant of automation technology, wherein the plant has a plurality of field devices the field devices can communicate via at least a first communication network with one another and with a control unit, comprising: an execution electronics, which can communicate with at least one of the field devices; and a configuration electronics, which is arranged removed from the execution electronics and which can communicate with the execution electronics via a second communication network, wherein the configuration electronics and/or the execution electronics has at least one microservice, which is appropriate for the type of the field device and which is embodied to provide at least one functionality for execution in the execution electronics and/or in the configuration electronics.

Abstract: A method for operating a field device, wherein at least one command that is in line with a communication protocol for operating a field device is sent from a higher-order unit to a field device by sending the command to an operating unit by means of a first bearer protocol and by transmitting the command from the operating unit to the field device by means of a second bearer protocol.

Abstract: A method for operating a field device, wherein at least one command that is in line with a communication protocol for operating a field device is sent from a higher-order unit to a field device by sending the command to an operating unit by means of a first bearer protocol and by transmitting the command from the operating unit to the field device by means of a second bearer protocol.

Abstract: A method for remotely servicing a field device of automation technology located in a first network secured by a first firewall, wherein remote servicing occurs via a servicing device associated with a second network secured by a second firewall comprising the steps of: establishing a first communication connection between the field device and a gateway associated with the first network; establishing a second communication connection; reporting of the first gateway; granting a unique identifier by a broker server for the first communication connection; transmitting the unique identifier to a second gateway associated with the second network; establishing a third communication connection between the second gateway and the broker server using the unique identifier; and establishing a communication connection between the second gateway and the first gateway, wherein: the broker server logically connects the second communication connection and the third communication connection with one another, so that communicat

Abstract: In a method for testing device descriptions for field devices of automation technology, a finite state machine is produced from a device description to serve as a basis for a test script. For testing the device description, the test script is executed, with data being sent to and received from the device description. In such case, it is tested whether desired values set in the test script agree with actual values delivered e.g. from the field device.

Abstract: In a method for producing software modules for field devices for process automation technology (PROFIBUS), wherein the software modules serve as device descriptions and have defined interfaces, in accordance with the FDT/DTM, for application programs in process control systems, syntactically and semantically correct, standard device descriptions are produced in EDD 1.1 from PDM, HCF or company-specific device descriptions for field devices, and the EDD 1.1 versions are then converted into corresponding software modules by means of a compiler C.

Abstract: A system for servicing field devices in an automated plant with a superordinated control/service unit, wherein the superordinated control/service unit accesses the field devices via a communication network. The communication network has at the control/servicing level a first bus system with a first transmission protocol and at the field level a second bus system with a second transmission protocol. The conversion of the two transmission protocols occurs in a gateway and provided in the gateway a basic software, which, upon the occurrence of an event, scans to ascertain the field devices arranged at the field level and utilizes the ascertained information concerning the field devices, in order to download the corresponding electronic device descriptions from an application server and to provide these to the control/service unit for servicing the field devices. The application server contains server apps.

Abstract: A system for servicing field devices in an automation plant, comprising: a computing unit, which accesses the field devices via a communications network; a communications hardware; a server; an interpreter for electronic device descriptions; and a software component. The server, the interpreter for the electronic device descriptions and the software component are associated with the communications hardware. The software component, upon the occurrence of an event, identifies, by means of scanning, or polling, the field devices arranged in the communications network and utilizes the identification of the field devices, in order to activate corresponding electronic device descriptions in the interpreter and to provide correspondingly prepared information via the server to the computing unit for the purpose of servicing the field devices.

Abstract: A method for creating a customer-specific setup for a library of device drivers, wherein each device driver is a software module, via which a field device, or a field device type, can be serviced. The method permits creation of an individualized, customer-specific setup for the device driver library. This is achieved by the feature that a DTM library setup is expanded automatically by earlier assembled, customer-specific information.

Abstract: A method for implementing at least one additional function of a field device in automation technology, wherein the field device is parametered and/or configured via a servicing device using a device description, wherein the method has the following method steps: the original device description, which comprehensively describes the field device, is made available; the original device description is expanded by a script or a supplemental device description fragment; wherein the script or the device description fragment comprehensively describes the additional function; and the field device is serviced from the servicing device by means of the expanded device description and is able to execute the additional function.

Abstract: This invention relates to a measuring device for process technology, to be used in measurement and/or cleaning and/or calibration installations in the area of process automation, for measuring pH-values and/or redox potentials and/or other process parameters, and has a central unit, with which at least one measurement module is connectable. Every measurement module is selectable by the central unit by a selection line assigned thereto.