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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Endress + Hauser Wetzer Gmbh + Co. KG, Nesselwang, DE;
Inventors:
Christian Schneid, Nesselwang, DE;
Michael Schnalke, Nesselwang, DE;
Assignee:
Endress + Hauser Wetzer GmbH + Co. KG, Nesselwang, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/418 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4186 (2013.01); H04L 12/40032 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31104 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31422 (2013.01); H04L 2012/4026 (2013.01); Y02P 90/185 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method for operating a fieldbus protocol capable field device, wherein the fieldbus protocol includes at least one command, which serves, depending on a value of an auxiliary variable, for performing a first function, respectively for performing a second function, of field device, wherein the first and second functions differ from one another.