Abstract: A sensing element for an inductive position measuring device includes an excitation track, a receiving track, a substrate made of a metallic material, and a shield layer structure. The shield layer structure includes a first layer that has a dielectric property and a second layer that is electrically conductive. The shield layer structure is arranged between the substrate and the receiving track and/or between the substrate and the excitation track.

Abstract: A diagnostic tool, a computer software program, and a method for determining an interruption in a plant with at least one device includes determining a plant status at a recording time by recording at least one plant status value and transmitting the plant status to the diagnostic tool, determining a device status at a recording time by recording at least one device status value and transmitting the device status to the diagnostic tool, assigning a shared time base to the transmitted device status and the transmitted plant status, and correlating the transmitted device status and the transmitted plant status by coordinating the device status and the plant status on the shared time base.

Abstract: A diagnostic tool, a computer software program, and a method for determining an interruption in a plant with at least one device includes determining a plant status at a recording time by recording at least one plant status value and transmitting the plant status to the diagnostic tool, determining a device status at a recording time by recording at least one device status value and transmitting the device status to the diagnostic tool, assigning a shared time base to the transmitted device status and the transmitted plant status, and correlating the transmitted device status and the transmitted plant status by coordinating the device status and the plant status on the shared time base.

Abstract: A diagnosis method and a diagnostic device for a network are disclosed. The network includes at least one network device. The network device is connected to the network. The network device has an operating hours counter, which outputs a time information relating to an operating time. The network device is re-connected to the network following a connection failure with the network at a connection failure instant. The method includes determining an operating time of an operating hours counter configured in a network device of the network to output a time information relating to the operating time, determining a connection failure time of the network device to the network at a connection failure instant until connection to the network is established and determining a reason for the connection failure using a comparison between the operating time and the connection failure time.