EP4200679A1 - Verfahren zum einbinden eines feldgeräts der automatisierungstechnik in eine distributed ledger - Google Patents
Verfahren zum einbinden eines feldgeräts der automatisierungstechnik in eine distributed ledgerInfo
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- the invention relates to a field device for automation technology with operating electronics and a large number of parameters. Furthermore, the invention includes a method for integrating a field device according to the invention into a distributed ledger.
- field devices are used as automation components, which are used in process automation technology as well as in production automation technology. In principle, all devices that are used close to the process and that supply or process process-relevant information are referred to as field devices. Thus, field devices are used to record and/or influence process variables. Measuring devices or sensors are used to record process variables. These are used, for example, for pressure and temperature measurement, conductivity measurement, flow measurement, pH measurement, level measurement, etc. and record the corresponding process variables pressure, temperature, conductivity, pH value, level, flow rate, etc. Actuators are used to influence process variables.
- automation components are also understood to mean gateways, edge devices, remote I/Os, wireless adapters or devices in general that are arranged at the field level.
- Control units such as a PLC (programmable logic controller) or a PLC (programmable logic controller).
- the higher-level units are used, among other things, for process control, process visualization, process monitoring and for commissioning the field devices.
- the measured values recorded by the field devices, in particular by sensors, are transmitted via the respective bus system to one (or optionally several) higher-level unit(s).
- data transmission from the higher-level unit via the bus system to the field devices is also required, in particular for configuring and parameterizing field devices and for controlling actuators.
- Custody transfer facilities are used in particular in the oil and gas industry and are used for transactions and the transport of physical substances between two operators.
- Such a custody transfer system contains one or more automation components which are used to record the quantity of a transported physical substance and to store the data of the transactions. All transactions must be carried out and recorded in a tamper-proof and incontestable manner.
- the automation components, in particular the field devices, must be verified and calibrated and certified in this regard by an authority.
- DLT Distributed Ledger Technology
- DLT Distributed Ledger Technology
- So-called DLT Distributed Ledger Technology
- Distributed Ledger Technology allows all data stored in the database to be stored on a large number of networked participant nodes. The entirety of all unique data entries is referred to as a "ledger”. Appropriate measures are taken to ensure that new transactions to be added are adopted in all copies of the ledger and that all participant nodes come to an agreement about the current status of the ledger.
- DLTs are "Blockchain”, “blockDAG” or "TDAG”.
- a field device with network connectivity in a specific DLT environment such as those of trading partners, metrological governing bodies, government agencies
- a DLT environment-specific component such as code or hardware
- the object of the invention is to integrate a field device in a distributed ledger in a simple manner.
- the object is achieved by a field device from automation technology, with operating electronics and a large number of parameters, the operating electronics being designed to operate the field device on the basis of the parameters and to collect or process data based on the parameters, the A firmware with a software container is assigned to operating electronics, the software container comprising:
- the communication channels are designed to connect the field device to a higher-level communication network, for example the Internet or a local area network;
- the software container is designed to execute the installed code and to use the code to establish a communication connection to a distributed ledger via at least one of the outputs via the higher-level communication network, to integrate the field device in the distributed ledger, and to process at least part of the collected or to process and/or combine processed data into result data and to transmit the result data to the distributed ledgers.
- the field device according to the invention can be easily and quickly integrated into any distributed ledger.
- a database designed according to distributed ledger technology which exists across multiple locations or among multiple subscriber nodes, is referred to as a distributed ledger.
- the firmware of the field device is updated so that it contains a specific software container.
- the software container allows execution of a code for integration of the field device into the distributed ledger, data processing and data transmission into the distributed ledger, and frees up resources of the electronic unit for these tasks.
- the code can be freely selected for any distributed ledger, even from third-party providers.
- the code can be overwritten at will.
- Field devices which are mentioned in connection with the method according to the invention, have already been listed as examples in the introductory part of the description.
- a field device in connection with the invention is used in a custody transfer system.
- the field device can be used for any use cases in other industries.
- An advantageous embodiment of the field device according to the invention provides that the field device is a measuring device with at least one sensor unit for recording a raw physical variable of a process engineering process, a network device, in particular a gateway, a remote I/O, a switch or an edge device, or a Control unit, in particular a control unit is. Further examples of field devices have already been listed in the introductory part of the description.
- An advantageous embodiment of the field device according to the invention provides that data collected or processed according to the parameters are at least one of the following:
- Measured values formed from the raw measured variables and other variables, for example volumes or invoices transmitted in a defined time interval;
- the code has a network address of the distributed ledger and a registration routine for the distributed ledger.
- the registration routine contains specific information on how the field device has to behave in the distributed ledger, e.g. at what frequency data can be transmitted to the distributed ledger, whether the field device forms an active participant node (e.g . to verify transactions of other field devices), whether the field device stores at least part of the ledger of the distributed ledger, etc.
- the method according to the invention allows a field device to be integrated into a distributed ledger without the firmware of the field device having to be overwritten again (in the sense of adapting, recompiling and installing) with each integration process.
- the field device is integrated in accordance with the code in the distributed ledger after the communication connection with the distributed ledger has been established for the first time. This uses the login routine mentioned above, which is part of the code.
- the field device functions as a subscriber node, in particular as a light node, after integration into the distributed ledger.
- a light node is characterized by the fact that it stores part of the data of the entire ledger. However, the light node must be connected to a full node to ensure that the data stored is correct. Under certain circumstances, with suitable performance, the field device can also be designed as a full node, thus being involved in verifications of current transactions of other participants, and storing the complete ledger.
- the exact properties and tasks of a light node or a full node differ for the respective types of digital ledger technology and can be viewed in the respective specifications. The necessary resources of the electronics unit to perform these tasks are kept free by the software container.
- the code is created by a user and loaded into the field device.
- the field device has an interface, for example a wireless interface for communication via a wireless protocol, for example WiFi or Bluetooth LE, or a wired interface for communication via a fieldbus or Ethernet network.
- the field device downloads the code from a database via the Internet or the higher-level communication network. Loading is initiated either by the database itself, e.g. by the user selecting a suitable code from the database, or by selecting the user on the field device, e.g. on a display/control element of the field device, e.g. a (touch )Display, in case the database provides the field device with the list of downloadable codes.
- the invention can be applied to any type of field device FG.
- the field device FG has operating electronics BE, which includes a persistent memory, a working memory and a microprocessor.
- the operation of the field device FG via the operating electronics BE is controlled via a firmware FW.
- the field device FG has a special firmware FW that has a software container.
- the software container reserves part of the resources of the operating electronics BE for itself, i.e.
- This special firmware FW is either initially loaded during the manufacture of the field device FG or the operator overwrites the initial firmware of the field device FG with the special firmware FW at a later point in time. Using the special firmware FW, more precisely using the software container CT, the field device can be integrated into a distributed ledger DL.
- the code CD is imported into the software container CT on the field device FG.
- the code CD is used for the later connection of the field device FG to the distributed ledger DL, as well as for the pre-processing and the transmission of data to the distributed ledger DL.
- the field device FG downloads the code from a database DB, for example a cloud-based database from the device manufacturer.
- the operator BD selects the appropriate code for the distributed ledger DL in the database DB.
- the operator BD creates the code CD in method step 1.b) himself.
- the code is loaded into the dedicated memory SP of the software container CT.
- the field device FG has a large number of parameters PA1, PA2, PA3, . . . , PAn. These parameters PA1, PA2, PA3, . . . , PAn define which data the field device FG collects or processes. The data are in particular process values, status information or diagnostic data.
- the software container CT provides a set of finite inputs IN. A subset of the parameters PA1 , PA2, PA3, ... , PAn is mapped to the IN inputs. The assignment is made via a configuration menu available in the FG.
- the code CD defines which data is read based on which parameters PA1, PA2, PA3, . . . , PAn.
- a third method step data from the field device FG are read in based on the parameters PA1 and PA3 via the associated inputs IN.
- the code CD cannot access parameters PA1 , PA2, PA3, ... , PAn directly, only the inputs IN.
- a method step 4. these are then processed or combined with one another to form result data.
- the field device FG After the code CD has been executed, the field device FG establishes a connection to the distributed ledger DL via a higher-level communication network, for example the Internet or a local network.
- the field device FG has a number of interfaces or outputs OP1, OP2.
- the output OP1 is provided for connection to a fieldbus network, via which the field device regularly transmits its data.
- the connection is established via the output OP2 established via the higher-level communication network to the Distributed Ledger DL.
- the code CD has login information and the address of the Distributed Ledger DL.
- the distributed ledger DL then transmits further software components to the field device FG, for example if the field device FG henceforth functions as a light node in the distributed ledger DL.
- additional software components are also stored in the dedicated memory SP and executed by the software container.
- the result data are supplied to the output OP2.
- the result data is then transmitted to the Distributed Ledger DL, verified according to the Distributed Ledger DL standard and stored in the Distributed Ledger DL.
- the operator BD wishes to use a different distributed ledger DL, he can load a new code CD in accordance with method steps 1.) and 2.), which replaces the old code. It may also be possible to load multiple codes CD, so that the field device FG functions as a subscriber node of various distributed ledgers DL via various additional outputs.
- PA1 PA2, PA3, PAn parameters
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