Endress + Hauser Wetzer Gmbh + Co. Kg

Endress + Hauser (deutschland) Holding Gmbh

Stephan Konrad

Alfred Umkehrer

Thomas Härle

Christian Schneid

Oliver Zwick

Rainer Pollath

Thomas Joegel

Rainer Pöllath

A method for operating a system of field devices, wherein the system has at least two field devices, and wherein the field devices especially are measuring devices and/or actuators and/or display devices. A second field device is activated by a first field device, and that, in the case of a successful activation of a field device different from the first field device, the first field device is deactivated.

Method for operating a system of field devices

Apparatus for the analog/digital conversion of a measurement voltage with an analog/digital converter, which has an integrating component with an operational amplifier, a resistor and a capacitor in a feedback loop, wherein a reference voltage is applied to the inverting input of the operational amplifier and wherein the measurement voltage is applied to the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier The capacitor is charged during a charging phase of time length (t) and discharged during a discharging phase of time length, wherein the analog/digital converter further includes a comparator connected downstream from the operational amplifier, a memory element connected downstream from the comparator, a time generator producing the charging time and a counter, the counter detects the edges, or the period length of the pulse-width modulated output signal provided by the A/D converter on the output, and a synchronizing element is provided, which synchronizes the edges of the pulse-width modulated, output signal with the clock pulse of the counter at least within a predetermined measurement duration.

Apparatus for analog/digital conversion of a measurement voltage

An apparatus for issuance of at least one electrical output signal (Iout), wherein the desired electrical current level of the output signal (Iout) is predeterminable, including: at least one measuring resistor, at which the electrical current level of the output signal (Iout) is measurable; at least one adjuster, via which the electrical current level of the output signal (Iout) is settable; and at least one controller, which compares the electrical current level of the output signal (Iout) measured at the measuring resistor with the electrical current level desired for the output signal (Iout), and which controls the electrical current level of the output signal (Iout) via the adjuster; wherein the controller and the measuring resistor are connected with an electric base-potential (VGND); and wherein the base-potential (VGND) is a reference potential for the controller.

Apparatus for issuing an electrical output signal

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