Endress + Hauser Process Solutions Ag

Endress+hauserse+co. Kg

Emilio Schiavi

Detlev Wittmer

Michael Maneval

Axel Pöschmann

Ulrich Kaiser

Marc Baret

Eugenio Ferreira Da Silva Neto

Heiko Oehme

Jorg Hahniche

Holger Eberhard

Robert Kolblin

Jörg Hähniche

Yuliana Sejati

Tobias Zubler

Hermann Spohn

Robert Kölblin

Nicolas Wimmer

Hege Bjonnes

Andreas Buchdunger

Peter Zaretzke

Thomas Weinschenk

The disclosure includes a method for retrieving information stored in a cloud capable database. &#x2014;A user has an OPC UA client, which is connected for communication with an OPC UA server, wherein the OPC UA server is used for the creating, aggregating and conforming of information models, wherein the OPC UA server interacts with an API for accessing the database, including: creating and loading a user-specific information model into the OPC UA server by using the configuration module, wherein the user-specific information model defines one or more pieces of information to be queried from the database; querying information defined in the user-specific information model from the database using the API and transferring the information from the API to the OPC UA server; converting the queried information into OPC UA-conforming structure data; and sending the structure data from the OPC UA server to the OPC UA client.

Method for establishing network communication by means of OPC UA

Disclosed is a system for spatially resolved determination of at least one physical or chemical process variable of a flowable medium arranged in a container in an automation system, at least one sensor being provided, which is movable in the medium and/or in the container and which ascertains information about the at least one process variable, a position determination unit being provided which supplies the information about the respective current position of the sensor relative to the medium and/or to the container, and a data transmission unit being provided which collects information about the respective current position of the sensor and the corresponding information supplied by the sensor about the at least one process variable and/or communicates the information to an external control unit and/or display unit.

System and method for spatially resolved determination of at least one physical or chemical process variable

A method for integrating at least one field device into a network of automation technology, wherein a plurality of field devices are arranged distributed in an automated plant, wherein accessing of the field devices occurs via a field access unit, which communicates with at least one automation/integration platform and at least one web server of a service provider, wherein the service provider provides for each field device a virtual image of the field device in a database, wherein the service provider transmits to the operator of the automated plant via cloud-computing web services, or Internet based services, automatically or on query, the virtual image of the field device with concrete field device- and application-specific properties at run time (the virtual image is preferably transmitted directly into the field device, and wherein the field device performs its function in the automated plant, as soon as it is integrated into the network.

Method for integrating at least one field device into a network of automation technology

A method has been invented for dynamically adapting a diagnostic system, which is at least partially implemented in a controller, and which has at least one diagnostic block. In such case, the controller is, in communication via a fieldbus with at least one field device, wherein the at least one diagnostic block is embodied in such a manner, that through this, various diagnostic parameters of the at least one field device are capable of being read. Additionally, the at least one diagnostic block is implemented (or provided) in the controller and/or in the at least one field device. The method includes steps as follows: Reading at least one diagnostic parameter of the field device by the diagnostic system; checking by the diagnostic system, referencing the at least one read diagnostic parameter, of whether a predetermined criterion for an alarm or error report is fulfilled; if such a predetermined criterion is fulfilled, automated checking by the diagnostic system, on the basis of predetermined rules, of whether an adapting of the criterion is possible in such a manner that the adapted criterion for an alarm or error report is no longer fulfilled; and outputting an alarm or error report only if such an adapting of the criterion is not possible.

Method for dynamically adapting a diagnostic system

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Oberwil, Switzerland

Emilio Schiavi