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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
John Michael Karaffa, Roanoke, VA (US);
Johnny Stephen Downor, Salem, VA (US);
Steven William Smith, Roanoke, VA (US);
David Richard Socky, Roanoke, VA (US);
John Michael Karaffa, Roanoke, VA (US);
Johnny Stephen Downor, Salem, VA (US);
Steven William Smith, Roanoke, VA (US);
David Richard Socky, Roanoke, VA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an industrial process control system includes a processor configured to translate a device definition (DD) file, extract device information for a field device from the DD file, and convert the device information into a first format. The process control system also includes a configuration server configured to receive the device information in the first format from the processor, store the device information in a memory, and respond to queries for the device information in the memory.