Masking the influence of unsupported fieldbus commands

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PATENT NO 10747698
APP PUB NO 20190018812A1
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16132502

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A control or test system for a field device includes: a communication unit for bidirectionally commmunicating with the field device via a fieldbus protocol; a command memory for receiving commands that are transmittable to the field device via the fieldbus protocol; and a masking memory, which masking memory receives the commands contained in the command memory that are not supported by the field device, and/or receives an error message returned by the field device in response to such command.

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ABB SCHWEIZ AGBRUGGERSTRASSE 66 BADEN 5400 SWITZERLAND

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Heege, Marcus Kaisersesch, DE 24 15
Mahnke, Wolfgang Hettenleidelheim, DE 26 74
Schlueter, Marko Espelkamp, DE 13 12
Wagener, Dirk Stadthagen, DE 30 305
Welte, Christoph Neu-Ulm, DE 35 81

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