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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Endress+hauser Process Solutions Ag, Reinach, CH;
Axel Eidmann, Lörrach, DE;
Michael Ulrich, Reinach, CH;
Endress+Hauser Process Solutions AG, Reinach, CH;
Abstract
An adapter for an automation field device comprises a first communications interface designed for linking to a HART or 4-20 mA communications loop; a second communications interface designed for linking to a Foundation Fieldbus or Profibus PA Fieldbus based on Manchester Bus Powered transmission technology; an electronics unit with operating software that instructs the electronics unit to convert HART or 4-20 mA telegrams sent by the field device and incoming at the first communications interface into Foundation Fieldbus- or Profibus PA-compatible telegrams and to output same via the second communications interface, and/or to convert Foundation Fieldbus or Profibus PA telegrams incoming at the second communications interface into HART- or 4-20 mA-compatible telegrams and to output same via the first communications interface; and a power supply unit designed to tap electrical energy from the Foundation Fieldbus or Profibus Fieldbus via the second communications interface.