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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2013
Dresser, Inc., Addison, TX (US);
Vladimir Dimitrov Kostadinov, Sharon, MA (US);
Larry Gene Schoonover, Falmouth, MA (US);
Anatoly Podpaly, Sharon, MA (US);
Dresser, Inc., Addison, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a system and method to update firmware across multiple devices in a process facility using a single domain of a FOUNDATION Fieldbus protocol. In one embodiment, the system has a receiving device that couples with a pair of target devices, e.g., a first target device and a second target device. The receiving device includes operating instructions that can process an input and generate an output. The input comprises data comprising a first firmware component and a second firmware component for, respectively, the first target device and the second target device. The receiving device can direct the firmware component to the appropriate target device; generating a first output and a second output that distribute the firmware components to complete the upgrade process.