Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Testing system
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-07
2005-06-07
Hoff, Marc S. (Department: 2857)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Testing system
C702S183000, C434S219000, C700S108000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06904380
ABSTRACT:
A test system (10) is coupled to a control system (20) in a manner which allows the test system to communicate with and drive the control system by sending and receiving signals via both the controller-I/O communication channel (160) and the field I/O connectors (225). The test system (10) is used to both simulate a plant to be controlled and to monitor, validate, and/or modify the internal state of the control system controller and possibly the control system I/O interface (220). Plant simulation is accomplished by simulating the I/O devices to which the control system (20) is coupled (and hence the plant processes) when installed in the operational environment. In addition to the simulation of I/O devices, the test system (10) takes advantage of the fact that many commonly used controller and I/O interfaces are capable of communication with other devices by using such communications ability to provide instructions to or obtain information from a control system's controller(s) and I/O interface(s).
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Brayton D. Dwight
Dallas Mark E.
Ghormley Christopher S.
Romero Stephen G.
Barbee Manuel L
Fluor Technologies Corporation
Hoff Marc S.
Rutan & Tucker LLP
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