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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Gary Keith Law, Georgetown, TX (US);
Trevor Duncan Schleiss, Austin, TX (US);
Kent Burr, Round Rock, TX (US);
Thomas W. Snead, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald Dean Eddie, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Gary Keith Law, Georgetown, TX (US);
Trevor Duncan Schleiss, Austin, TX (US);
Kent Burr, Round Rock, TX (US);
Thomas W. Snead, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald Dean Eddie, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed that provide flexible input/output device communications in a process control system. In one example, a process control system controls a plurality of field devices. The process control system includes a control device and a communications protocol component. The communications protocol component has at least one communications channel that is selectively configurable to use at least a first or second communications protocol and to communicate with at least one of the field devices.