Process for simulating a field device in a network of process automation technology

摘要

In a method for simulating a field device in a network of process automation, the field device is described as a virtual field device VF1, VF2, VF3, VF4, VF5 in a software code that runs on a component of the network and that describes the behavior and functionality of the field device in this way that it can be operated by a conventional operating tool for a real field device connected to the network. This enables the behavior of the functionality of a field device to be tested in advance.