Abstract: A method for generating a device description for a measuring apparatus in a target field bus protocol is described. The method comprises the reception of a first device description of the apparatus. The first device description of the apparatus comprises at least one variable. The at least one variable is related to a storage cell of the apparatus. The target field bus protocol is selected from a plurality of field bus protocols, and at least one block is formed from the at least one variable. The at least one block has a maximum block size that corresponds to the smallest maximum block size of at least two field bus protocols of the plurality of field bus protocols. The maximum block size can be transmitted via a field bus with a single request when the respective field bus protocol is used. Subsequently, the at least one block is provided as device description for the apparatus in the target field bus protocol.

Abstract: A communication module for a measuring instrument may include a first interface, a second interface, and an integrated web client. To the first interface a measuring instrument can be connected, whereas to the second interface a database can be connected. The communication module is configured to receive at the first interface a measurement value and to forward it to the second interface by the web client.

Abstract: A process control system and a method for automatic configuration of the system are described. The system includes a master and at least one slave, whereby the master controls the at least one slave, which is connected to and communicates with the master via a bus system, and processes data received from the at least one slave. The master automatically identifies the at least one slave via the bus system, and subsequently automatically generates a slave configuration for setting up the slave according to its identification such that the slave is ready to be operated in the process control system.

Abstract: Described is a method for automatically configuring a HART multidrop system which includes a master device and a plurality of slave devices connected to said master device. Described also is a HART multidrop system customized for the implementation of the method. The method has the following steps: a) connecting the slave devices to the master device; b) switching on the power source for the slave devices in the master device; c) transmitting the HART command “Write polling address” as a broadcast command from the master device with a polling address not equal to zero causing all slave devices connected to the master device to be automatically switched to the multidrop mode and all slave devices to obtain an identical address not equal to zero, d) changing the addresses for all slave devices from an identical address to a unique address for each slave device.

Abstract: A communication module for a measuring instrument may include a first interface, a second interface, and an integrated web client. To the first interface a measuring instrument can be connected, whereas to the second interface a database can be connected. The communication module is configured to receive at the first interface a measurement value and to forward it to the second interface by the web client.

Abstract: This invention relates to a data transmission system for wireless communication of a control device with a field unit via a radio transmission device. The communication between control device and radio transmission device takes place via a field bus protocol. Likewise, the communication of the field unit with the radio transmission device takes place via a field bus protocol. The radio transmission device is capable of transmitting the field bus protocol by a radio protocol.

Abstract: According to the invention a method for automatic configuration of a process control system is provided, comprising a master and at least one slave, wherein the master controls the at least one slave, which is connected to and communicates with the master via a bus system, and processes data received from the at least one slave, whereby the master automatically identifies the at least one slave via the bus system, and subsequently automatically generates an apparatus configuration for setting up the slave according to its identification such that the slave is ready to be operated in the process control system. Moreover, the invention relates to a process control system adapted to carry out the method.

Abstract: A process is proposed for the automatic assignment of at least one client device address in a DP network, where the DP network comprises a server device and at least one client device and where the client devices exhibit a unique property, which for each client device has a different value taken from a finite group of values.