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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Wallace A. Pratt, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);
Eric D. Rotvold, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Robin S. Pramanik, Karlsruhe, DE;
Tomas P. Lennvall, Vasteras, SE;
Wallace A. Pratt, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);
Eric D. Rotvold, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Robin S. Pramanik, Karlsruhe, DE;
Tomas P. Lennvall, Vasteras, SE;
Hart Communication Foundation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of providing a wireless extension to a plant automation network connected to a plurality of wired devices, each wired device performing a process control function, includes connecting a plurality of wireless devices to the plant automation network, each of the plurality of wireless devices adapted to communicate with at least another one of the plurality of wireless devices via at least one respective wireless connection; and providing access to each of the plurality of wireless devices from a host disposed in the plant automation network, such that the host accesses the plurality of wired devices and the plurality of wireless devices using a common communication scheme.