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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Dirk Wagener, Stadthagen, DE;
Marcus Heege, Kaisersesch, DE;
Christoph Welte, Neu-Ulm, DE;
Christian Fahrenholz, Memmingen, DE;
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4155 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G05B 2219/33125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for configuring a new field device in an industrial plant includes detecting the new device, obtaining driver information including configuration parameters of the new device; determining the previously used field device, determining whether the driver information for the new device matches that for the previously used device. In case of a match, provisioning the new device with the previously used configuration parameters, and in case of no match, provisioning the new device with new configuration parameters.