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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2000
Deji Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Steve Bonwell, Austin, TX (US);
Dan Christensen, Austin, TX (US);
Deann Delguzzi, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Neil Peterson, Austin, TX (US);
Ram Ramachandran, Austin, TX (US);
Deji Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Steve Bonwell, Austin, TX (US);
Dan Christensen, Austin, TX (US);
DeAnn DelGuzzi, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Neil Peterson, Austin, TX (US);
Ram Ramachandran, Austin, TX (US);
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A dual mode configurator operates in an off-line mode to configure Fieldbus devices and/or segments in a typical manner and operates in an on-line mode to reconfigure or set certain parameters of a device when the device is connected to a segment controlled by a different host, without interfering with the on-line operation of the segment. The dual mode configurator can be used to configure an entire segment by configuring both network settings and device settings and, alternatively, can be used to configure device settings without effecting or interfering with the on-line system configuration information such as the network settings of a segment when, for example, a different host device or configuration device is connected to the segment to implement process control activities or to make segment changes.