Abstract: A measurement dataset indicative of operational characteristics of an industrial field device is obtained. In an embodiment, based on the measurement dataset, a performance indicator dataset including one or more figures of merit of the operational characteristics is determined and storage of the performance indicator dataset in a distributed database and storage of the measurement dataset in a non-distributed database is triggered.

Abstract: A configuration dataset indicative of a setting of one or more operational policies of a control of an industrial field device and a measurement dataset indicative of an event associated with the industrial field device is read from a distributed database. An analysis of the measurement dataset is performed, depending on the configuration dataset.

Abstract: A mining node of an infrastructure of a distributed database includes a control circuitry. In an embodiment, the control circuitry is configured to: obtain a measurement dataset indicative of one or more observables of an event, the measurement dataset including processed raw data samples; perform a comparison between the measurement dataset and a reference dataset, the reference dataset including at least one of one or more predefined constraints associated with the event or a further measurement dataset indicative of one or more further observables of the event; and, depending on a result of the comparison, selectively trigger one or more validation measures for the measurement dataset, the one or more validation measures being implemented at the distributed database.

Abstract: An embodiment relates to a control device for an electric load and to a corresponding method for operating such a control device, the control device being designed as an insert module for inserting into an insert shaft. Depending on the design, the insert shaft is provided with or without a storing device for storing configuration data and/or operating parameters of the control device or the electric load. The control device includes: a) a first device for checking whether a storing device is present or not, b) a second device for implementing the function of reading the parameters and data for operating the control device if a storing device is present, the parameters and data being stored in the storing device, and not carrying out a start-up if a storing device is not present, and c) the function of not carrying out a start-up when a storing device is not present can be deactivated.

Abstract: An embodiment relates to a control device for an electric load and to a corresponding method for operating such a control device, the control device being designed as an insert module for inserting into an insert shaft. Depending on the design, the insert shaft is provided with or without a storing device for storing configuration data and/or operating parameters of the control device or the electric load. The control device includes: a) a first device for checking whether a storing device is present or not, b) a second device for implementing the function of reading the parameters and data for operating the control device if a storing device is present, the parameters and data being stored in the storing device, and not carrying out a start-up if a storing device is not present, and c) the function of not carrying out a start-up when a storing device is not present can be deactivated.