WO2009133781A1 - フィールド機器 - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a field device that adjusts the value of a current flowing through a two-wire transmission line according to a measured value.
- the original measurement and control functions are usually performed continuously, while the secondary functions operate at a fixed or non-fixed period in response to a command from the CPU, and the other functions are not operated. ing. That is, the secondary function is operated only when necessary by a command from the CPU.
- Fig. 4 shows the configuration of the main part of a conventional 2-wire field device.
- reference numeral 100A denotes a field device
- reference numeral 200A denotes a host device (monitoring device) connected to the field device 100A via a two-wire transmission line AL (AL1, AL2).
- AL two-wire transmission line
- the field device 100A is a differential pressure / pressure transmitter.
- the field device 100A includes a sensor unit 1A that generates an analog signal corresponding to the magnitude of the pressure or differential pressure, an A / D converter 2A that converts the analog signal from the sensor unit 1A into a digital signal, A CPU 3A that samples a digital signal output from the A / D converter 2A to obtain a measured value of pressure / differential pressure, and a digital current value obtained by the CPU 3A within a predetermined current range (4 to 20 mA).
- the communication unit 5A for outputting the analog signal output from the D / A converter 4A to the two-wire transmission line AL, and the two-wire transmission line AL
- a voltage regulator (first power supply unit) 6A that generates a stable DC voltage V1 (DC 6.5V) as a first power source based on the obtained current of 4 to 20 mA, and this voltage level Provided between the voltage regulator 7A, the alarm drive circuit 8A, and the voltage regulator 7A and the alarm drive circuit 8A, which generates a stable DC voltage V2 (DC3V) as a second power supply upon receiving the power supply from the regulator 6A.
- the changeover switch 9A, the ROM 10A, and the RAM 11A are provided.
- the CPU 3A operates in response to the supply of power from the voltage regulator 7A, and operates according to the program stored in the ROM 10A while accessing the RAM 11A.
- the ROM 10A in addition to the measurement value processing program that samples the digital signal from the A / D converter 2A, obtains the measurement value of the pressure / differential pressure, and notifies the monitoring device 200A of the measurement value, an abnormality occurring in the own device is detected.
- a changeover switch control program for turning on the changeover switch 9A is stored.
- the measurement value calculation unit 3A1 and the changeover switch control unit 3A2 are shown as functional blocks in the CPU 3A. However, the measurement value calculation unit 3A1 and the changeover switch control unit 3A2 are processing functions according to a program in the CPU 3A. Realized.
- the alarm driving circuit 8 is a contact output circuit using a photocoupler having a light emitting part and a light receiving part.
- the changeover switch 9A when the changeover switch 9A is turned on, the current from the voltage regulator 7A flows as a drive current to the light emitting portion of the alarm drive circuit (photocoupler) 8A, and the light from the light emitting portion that emits light in response to this drive current. Is received by the light receiving unit, the contact output on the light receiving unit side is turned on, and the alarm circuit 300A provided outside is activated.
- the reason why the alarm driving circuit 8A is a photocoupler is to ensure electrical insulation of input and output so that noise that affects the processing operation of the CPU 3A does not occur.
- the alarm drive circuit 8A requires a current of 1 mA or more as a drive current to the light emitting portion of the photocoupler. Therefore, when a high performance CPU is used as the CPU 3A, the CPU 3A is driven. The power to do is insufficient.
- the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and its purpose is to provide a secondary function that operates only when necessary without degrading the performance of the original processing function. It is to provide a field device that can work.
- the present invention provides a current value adjusting means for adjusting a value of a current flowing through a two-wire transmission line according to a measured value, and a first power source from the current flowing through the transmission line.
- a load circuit provided in a current shunting path to the control circuit, and if necessary, control the element state of the current control element in the processing unit and supply a current to the second power supply unit flowing through the supply path.
- Current control element control means is provided for diverting the shunt passage by an amount necessary for the operation of the load circuit.
- the processing unit controls the element state of the current control element as necessary, and distributes the current to the second power supply unit flowing through the supply passage by an amount necessary for the operation of the load circuit. To divert. That is, when it is not necessary to activate a secondary function, the current flowing through the supply passage is sent to the second power supply unit without being divided into the branch passage.
- the processing unit controls the element state of the current control element and diverts the current flowing through the supply passage to the shunt passage. At this time, the current to be diverted to the diversion passage is set to an amount necessary for operation of the load circuit. The current shunted in the shunt passage is sent to the second power supply unit through the load circuit.
- the merging current of the current from the supply passage and the current from the shunt passage is supplied to the second power supply unit.
- the amount of current supplied to the second power supply unit is the same as that in the case where it is not necessary to activate the secondary function, there is no shortage of power supplied to the processing unit.
- a secondary function that operates only when necessary can be activated without degrading the performance of the original processing function.
- a current control element is provided in a current supply path from the first power supply section to the second power supply section, and a current shunt path from the first power supply section to the second power supply section is provided. Is provided with a load circuit, the element state of the current control element is controlled in the processing unit as necessary, and the current to the second power supply unit flowing through the supply passage is distributed in an amount necessary for the operation of the load circuit.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an embodiment of a field device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main part of a circuit example when an FET is used as a current control element in this field device.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a main part of a circuit example in the case where an alarm driving circuit is used as the pulse output circuit of the counter circuit in this field device.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a conventional two-wire field device.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an embodiment of a field device according to the present invention.
- 100 is a field device according to the present invention
- 200 is a host device (monitoring device) connected to the field device 100 via a two-wire transmission line L (L1, L2).
- L two-wire transmission line
- the field device 100 is a differential pressure / pressure transmitter.
- the field device 100 includes a sensor unit 1 that generates an analog signal corresponding to the magnitude of pressure or differential pressure, an A / D converter 2 that converts the analog signal from the sensor unit 1 into a digital signal, A CPU 3 that samples a digital signal output from the A / D converter 2 to obtain a measured value of pressure / differential pressure, and a digital current value obtained by the CPU 3 within a predetermined current range (4 to 20 mA).
- a D / A converter 4 for converting to an analog signal
- a communication unit 5 for outputting an analog signal output from the D / A converter 4 to a two-wire transmission line L, and a two-wire transmission line L
- a voltage regulator (first power supply unit) 6 that generates a stable DC voltage V1 (DC6.5V) as a first power source based on the obtained current of 4 to 20 mA, and supply of power from the voltage regulator 6
- a voltage regulator 7 to generate stable DC voltage V2 to (DC3V) as the second power receiving, alarm driving circuit 8, and a ROM 10, a RAM 11, a current control element 12.
- the field device 100 is greatly different from the conventional field device 100A in that a current control element 12 is provided in a current supply path LA from the voltage regulator 6 to the voltage regulator 7, and a voltage regulator 7 from the voltage regulator 6 is provided.
- a current control element 12 is provided in a current supply path LA from the voltage regulator 6 to the voltage regulator 7, and a voltage regulator 7 from the voltage regulator 6 is provided.
- an alarm drive circuit 8 is provided in the current diversion path LB, and that the element state of the current control element 12 is controlled by the CPU 3 as necessary.
- the current control element 12 for example, a MOS-FET, J-type FET, bipolar transistor, variable resistance element or the like is used.
- a case where a variable resistance element is used as the current control element 12 is shown for easy understanding.
- the CPU 3 controls the resistance value of the current control element 12 as the element state of the current control element 12.
- the CPU 3 operates in response to the supply of power from the voltage regulator 7, and operates according to the program stored in the ROM 10 while accessing the RAM 11.
- the ROM 10 has its own program as a program specific to this embodiment.
- a current control element control program for detecting an abnormality occurring in the device and controlling the resistance value of the current control element 12 is stored.
- the measurement value calculation unit 3-1 and the current control element control unit 3-3 are shown as functional blocks in the CPU 3, but the measurement value calculation unit 3-1 and the current control element control unit 3- 3 is realized as a processing function according to a program in the CPU 3.
- the alarm driving circuit 8 is a contact output circuit using a photocoupler having a light emitting part and a light receiving part.
- the current control element control unit 3-3 sets the resistance value of the current control element 12 to zero. Thereby, the current IA flowing through the supply passage LA is sent to the voltage regulator 7 without being divided into the branch passage LB.
- IB 0.
- the current control element control unit 3-3 controls the resistance value of the current control element 12, and sets the supply path LB.
- the flowing current is divided into the diversion passage LB.
- the current IB to be diverted to the diversion passage LB is set to an amount necessary for the operation of the alarm driving circuit 8.
- the alarm drive circuit 8 requires a current of 1 mA or more as a drive current to the light emitting part of the photocoupler.
- the current control element control unit 3-3 restricts the current IA flowing through the supply path LA by adjusting the resistance value of the current control element 12, and a part of the current IA that has been flowing through the supply path LA until then is shunted.
- the drive current required for the operation of the alarm drive circuit 8 is secured as the shunt current IB.
- the shunt current IB flows as a drive current to the light emitting part of the alarm drive circuit (photocoupler) 8, and the light from the light emitting part that emits light in response to this drive current is received by the light receiving part, and contact output on the light receiving part side Is turned on, and the alarm circuit 300 provided outside operates.
- the shunt current IB supplied to the alarm driving circuit 8 is sent to the voltage regulator 7 through the light emitting unit of the alarm driving circuit 8.
- the voltage regulator 7 is supplied with a combined current of the current IA from the supply passage LA and the current IB from the shunt passage LB.
- the amount of current supplied to the voltage regulator 7 is the same as when the alarm drive circuit 8 does not need to be operated, so that the power supplied to the CPU 3 is not insufficient.
- the alarm driving circuit 8 can be operated without degrading the performance of the CPU 3 (without degrading the performance of the original processing function).
- the CPU 3 controls the resistance value of the current control element 12 as necessary, and diverts the current IA to the voltage regulator 7 flowing through the supply passage LA into the shunt passage LB.
- the control of the resistance value of the current control element 12 is permitted when it is determined that the current operation IA to the voltage regulator 7 flowing through the supply passage LA is not affected even if the current IA is divided into the branch passage LB. You may do it.
- a current control element control permission unit 3-2 for permitting control of the resistance value of the current control element 12 is provided.
- the alarm drive circuit 8 is operated by diverting the current IA to the voltage regulator 7 flowing through the supply path LA to the diversion path LB, the power supply fluctuations occur and the processing operation in the CPU 3 is affected.
- the control of the resistance value of the current control element 12 is prohibited by detecting this in advance. As a result, the alarm driving circuit 8 can be operated without affecting the original processing function of the CPU 3.
- FIG. 2 shows a main part of a circuit example when an FET is used as the current control element 12.
- D1 is a light emitting diode provided as a light emitting part of the alarm driving circuit 8
- FT1 is a phototransistor provided as a light receiving part of the alarm driving circuit 8
- the phototransistor FT1 is a power supply 301 of the alarm circuit 300 and an alarm. It is inserted and connected in a series circuit connecting a load 302 such as a lamp.
- the alarm driving circuit 8 is a photocoupler, but it goes without saying that the alarm drive circuit 8 is not limited to a photocoupler.
- the alarm drive circuit 8 includes an input unit that operates upon receiving the supply of the current IB from the shunt path LB, and an output unit that is turned on by the operation of the input unit.
- the input unit and the output unit are electrically connected.
- the alarm driving circuit 8 is used as the contact output circuit of the alarm circuit 300.
- the alarm driving circuit 8 is used as the pulse output circuit of the counter circuit 400 including the counter 401. You may make it use. Further, an alarm lamp may be provided in place of the alarm drive circuit 8, or an alarm buzzer may be provided.
- the processing unit that performs a predetermined operation upon receiving power supply from the voltage regulator 7 is the CPU 3.
- the processing unit is not necessarily a CPU, and may be a hardware circuit having a similar processing function. Good.
- the field device of the present invention can be used in various fields such as process control as a field device that adjusts the value of a current flowing through a two-wire transmission line according to a measured value.
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副次的な機能を働かせる必要がない場合、すなわちアラーム駆動回路8を作動させる必要がない場合、電流制御素子制御部3-3は、電流制御素子12の抵抗値を0とする。これにより、供給通路LAを流れている電流IAは、分流通路LBに分流されずに、電圧レギュレータ7に送られる。ここで、分流通路LBを流れる電流をIBとすると、IB=0とされる。
副次的な機能を働かせる必要がある場合、すなわちアラーム駆動回路8を作動させる必要がある場合、電流制御素子制御部3-3は、電流制御素子12の抵抗値を制御し、供給通路LBを流れている電流を分流通路LBに分流させる。この際、分流通路LBへ分流する電流IBは、アラーム駆動回路8の動作に必要な量とする。
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- 2線式の伝送路を流れる電流の値を計測値に応じて調整する電流値調整手段と、
前記伝送路を流れる電流から第1の電源を生成する第1の電源部と、
この第1の電源部からの電源の供給を受けて第2の電源を生成する第2の電源部と、
この第2の電源部からの電源の供給を受けて所定の処理動作を行う処理部と、
前記第1の電源部からの前記第2の電源部への電流の供給通路に設けられた電流制御素子と、
前記第1の電源部からの前記第2の電源部への電流の分流通路に設けられた負荷回路とを備え、
前記処理部は、
必要に応じて前記電流制御素子の素子状態を制御し、前記供給通路を流れている前記第2の電源部への電流を前記負荷回路の動作に必要な量だけ前記分流通路に分流させる電流制御素子制御手段
を備えることを特徴とするフィールド機器。 - 請求項1に記載されたフィールド機器において、
前記処理部は、
前記所定の処理動作として前記伝送路に流れる電流の値を計測値に応じて調整する処理動作を含む処理を行う中央演算処理装置である
ことを特徴とするフィールド機器。 - 請求項1に記載されたフィールド機器において、
前記処理部は、
前記供給通路を流れている前記第2の電源部への電流を前記分流通路に分流させても自己の処理動作に影響がないと判断した場合に前記電流制御素子の素子状態の制御を許可する手段
を備えることを特徴とするフィールド機器。 - 請求項1に記載されたフィールド機器において、
前記負荷回路は、
前記分流通路からの電流の供給を受けて動作する入力部と、この入力部の動作によってオンとされる出力部とを備え、前記入力部と前記出力部とが電気的に絶縁された絶縁型スイッチである
ことを特徴とするフィールド機器。
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