HANDHELD FIELD MAINTENANCE TOOL WITH FIELD DEVICE SIMULATION CAPABILITY

摘要

A handheld field maintenance tool (52, 102) and associated method (200) are provided. The handheld field maintenance tool (52, 102) includes a process communication module (121, 138) configured to communicate in accordance with a process industry communication standard. A controller (130) is coupled to the process communication module (121, 138) and is configured to access a device description (206) relative to a selected simulated field device. A user interface (156) is configured to receive a user input relative to a parameter of the simulated field device. The controller (130) generates communication through the process communication module (121, 138) to simulate the selected field device based on the user input.