摘要 |
A method is disclosed for configuring field devices in a process automation system in which the field devices are connected to other automation components via a field bus. In order to minimize the load on the field bus, the actual configuration of each field device is stored as a copy in a configuration tool, and each change in the configuration initiated on the field device is stored with an unambiguous, structured version ID. In order to update the configuration data and parameter data in the configuration tool, the version ID is transferred into the configuration tool, and the difference between the copy stored in the configuration tool and the new configuration is determined from the structure of said version ID. The difference is retrieved from the respective field device in order to update the configuration data and parameter data in the configuration tool.
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