Intelligent field interface device for fluid storage facility

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137392, 34087016, G06F 1500, H04Q 100, G05D 900, G05B 1500

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ABSTRACT:
An intelligent field interface device for use in a fluid storage facility is disclosed. A bidirectional standard serial communication bus (20) provides communication between a plurality of the interface devices (17) and a central location (18). Surge and lightning protection (50, 51) as well as a high degree of electrical and magnetic isolation (45) are provided between the power supplies of the system. Each device includes a local one chip microcomputer (35) which has a field set address (56) and communicates through optoisolation (27) with the bus through a UART (28). Analog multiplexing (40) of RTD outputs (176-179) or outputs of other transducers (162) is provided to a local to analog to digital converter (36) so that all measured tank parameters may be transmitted digitally back to the control location. An arrangement for both testing and operating a motor operated valve (110) through a two-wire circuit (141, 132) including a limit switch (119) is also shown.

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