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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2008
David A. Glanzer, Austin, TX (US);
Marcos Peluso, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Berry Mulder, Amsterdam, NL;
Alexander Chernoguzov, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Koji Demachi, Tokyo, JP;
Bill Tatum, Davidson, NC (US);
David A. Glanzer, Austin, TX (US);
Marcos Peluso, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Berry Mulder, Amsterdam, NL;
Alexander Chernoguzov, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Koji Demachi, Tokyo, JP;
Bill Tatum, Davidson, NC (US);
Fieldbus Foundation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus in a distributed control system having a network interface and wireless gateway coupled to the network interface. The network interface is configured to communicate with a network. The wireless gateway includes a wireless gateway function block application process configured to map process information between a wireless network having at least one wireless field device and the network. The wireless gateway further includes a wireless network management component configured to manage access to the wireless network and at least one wireless field device function block application process configured to define a resource and input and output process information of the wireless field device.