SYSTEM AND APPROACH TO MANAGE VERSIONING OF FIELD DEVICES IN A MULTI-SITE ENTERPRISE

摘要

An energy management and control system that may manage versioning firmware for devices. The system may be structured in a hierarchy of enterprise, site and field levels, with one or more computing platforms at the various levels. An enterprise supervisor may detect and obtain new version firmware for the devices at the field level. The new version firmware may be transferred from the supervisor to one or more site controllers. The one or more site controllers may transfer the new version firmware to eligible field devices. The devices may report to their respective site controllers a status of a transfer of the new version hardware. The site controllers may report to the supervisor the status of the transfer. Detection of new version firmware may be automatic. Transfer of the new version firmware to virtually all of the eligible devices may be automatic.

主权项

1. An energy management and control system comprising:
a supervisor controller; one or more site controllers connected to the supervisor controller; and one or more field devices, each having firmware, connected to at least one of the one or more site controllers; and wherein: the supervisor controller is configured to automatically initiate and manage transfer of a new version firmware to the one or more compatible field devices; the supervisor controller is configured to transfer the new version firmware to the one or more site controllers; and the one or more site controllers are configured to automatically initiate and manage transfer of the new version firmware to the one or more field devices.