WO2000077592A3 - Control device providing a virtual machine environment and an ip network - Google Patents

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WO2000077592A3
WO2000077592A3 PCT/US2000/015860 US0015860W WO0077592A3 WO 2000077592 A3 WO2000077592 A3 WO 2000077592A3 US 0015860 W US0015860 W US 0015860W WO 0077592 A3 WO0077592 A3 WO 0077592A3
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Abstract

The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for control using field and control devices that provide a virtual machine environment and that communicate via an IP network (48). By way of non-limiting example, such field device can be an intelligent transmitter or actuator (24) that includes a low power processor, along with a random access memory, a read-only memory, FlashRAM, and a sensor interface (29). The processor can execute a real-time operating system, as well as a Java virtual machine (JVM). Java byte code executes in the JVM to configure the field device to perform typical process control functions, i.e., for proportional integral derivative (PID) control and signal conditioning. Control networks can include a plurality of such field and control devices interconnected by an IP network (48), such as a Ethernet.
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