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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2005
Yoji Saito, Musashino, JP;
Takashi Nishijima, Musashino, JP;
Yoji Saito, Musashino, JP;
Takashi Nishijima, Musashino, JP;
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a field device whereby the device's additional information can be transmitted wirelessly without the need for battery replacement or external wiring. The present invention also provides a field device whereby the firmware of a wireless module in the field device can be developed at minimum cost and whereby it can be made easy to link the firmware to applications, such as an asset management system, on the host system side. The field device in accordance with the present invention is installed in a plant, factory, or the like, connected to a higher-order distributed control system through a signal line, configured to input or output 4-20 mA signals, and comprised of: