Docking to Support Secure Associations and Flexible Manufacturing

摘要

A portable terminal may dock to an industrial process controller through a wireless docking interface. The industrial process controller may communicate industrial node (e.g., process sensor) configuration information to the portable terminal. The portable terminal moves within an industrial process environment where processor sensors are located. The portable terminal also docks to the process sensors using the same or different wireless docking interface. Once docked, the portable terminal configures the process sensors with the sensor configuration information.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
docking a portable terminal to an industrial process controller through a wireless docking interface; communicating sensor configuration information from the industrial process controller to the portable terminal; moving the portable terminal into an industrial process environment; docking the portable terminal to a process sensor in the industrial process environment; and configuring the process sensor with the sensor configuration information.