Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to replace field devices in process control systems

摘要

Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to replace field devices in process control systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes recording, at a first process controller of a process control system, configuration data sent from a configuration subsystem of the process control system to a first field device to commission the first field device, detecting, at a second process controller of the process control system, replacement of the first field device with a second field device, and sending the recorded configuration data from the second process controller to the second field device when the replacement is detected to commission the second field device.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
storing a device commissioning process associated with a first field device by:
recording, at a first process controller of a process control system, first and second configuration data transmitted between a configuration system of the process control system and the first field device during commissioning of the first field device;recording, at the first process controller, an amount of time elapsed between recording of the first configuration data and recording of the second configuration data; detecting, at a second process controller of the process control system, replacement of the first field device with a second field device; and playing back the stored device commissioning process to commission the second field device based on the recorded amount of time by:
sending the first recorded configuration data from the second process controller to the second field device; andafter the recorded amount of time has passed since the sending of the first recorded configuration data, sending the second recorded configuration data from the second process controller to the second field device.