Mobile device, engineering tool device, system and methods for cable configuration in a process control system

1. A mobile device for determining cable connections between field devices and I/O modules in a process control system, wherein the mobile device comprises:

a cable interface arranged to be connected to a cable;

a user interface configured to receive a user selection of a field device identifier identifying a field device in the process control system; and

a processor configured to:

send an I/O module identification query via the cable interface to an I/O module connected to the cable interface by means of a cable;

receive, via the cable interface, I/O module identification data from the I/O module in response to the I/O module identification query; and

associate a user-selected field device identifier with the I/O module identification data received by the processor.

2. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is configured to send the associated user-selected field device identifier and I/O module identification data to an engineering tool device.

3. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a housing, wherein the cable interface and the user interface are arranged within the housing.

4. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a first housing comprising the cable interface and a second housing comprising the user interface.

5. The mobile device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the cable interface and the user interface are arranged to communicate with each other by means of wireless communication.

6. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the user interface is configured to display field device identifiers identifying field devices in the process control system, and wherein the user interface is arranged to receive a user selection of any of the displayed field device identifiers.

7. An engineering tool device configured to be connected to a process controller, wherein the engineering tool device comprises:

a processor configured to:

receive a field device identifier and associated I/O module identification data from a mobile device;

send the I/O module identification data to the process controller; and

receive, from the process controller, I/O module connector identification data of an I/O module connector to which an I/O module associated with the I/O module identification data is connected.

8. The engineering tool device as claimed in claim 7 , configured to pair the I/O module connector identification data with the field device identifier.

9. The engineering tool device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the I/O module connector identification data comprises a physical address of the I/O module connector to which the I/O module is connected.

10. The engineering tool device as claimed in claim 8 , configured to transfer the pair of I/O module connector identification data and user-selected field device identifier to an engineering database storing engineering data related to a process control system.

11. A system for setting up cable connections between field devices and I/O modules in a process control system, wherein the system comprises:

a mobile device for determining cable connections between field devices and I/O modules in a process control system, wherein the mobile device comprises:

a cable interface arranged to be connected to a cable;

a user interface configured to receive a user selection of a field device identifier identifying a field device in the process control system; and

a processor configured to:

send an I/O module identification query via the cable interface to an I/O module connected to the cable interface by means of a cable;

receive, via the cable interface, I/O module identification data from the I/O module in response to the I/O module identification query; and

associate a user-selected field device identifier with the I/O module identification data received by the processor; and

an engineering tool device.

12. The system as claimed in 11 , wherein the mobile device and the engineering tool device are arranged to communicate wirelessly.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 , comprising a housing, wherein the mobile device and the engineering tool device are arranged in the housing.

14. A method of determining cable connections between field devices and I/O modules in a process control system, by means of a mobile device, wherein the method comprises:

sending an I/O module identification query to an I/O module, which I/O module is connected to a cable interface of the mobile configuration device by means of a cable, wherein the I/O module identification query is sent to the I/O module via the cable interface;

receiving I/O module identification data from the I/O module in response to the sent I/O module identification query, which I/O module identification data is received via the cable interface;

receiving a user selection of a field device identifier identifying a field device in the process control system by means of a user interface; and

associating the user-selected field device identifier with the received I/O module identification data.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , comprising sending the associated user-selected field device identifier and I/O module identification data to an engineering tool device.

16. A computer program product comprising computer-executable components, which when run on a processor of a mobile device cause the mobile device to:

send an I/O module identification query to an I/O module, which I/O module is connected to a cable interface of the mobile device by means of a cable, wherein the I/O module identification query is sent to the I/O module via the cable interface;

receive I/O module identification data from the I/O module in response to the sent I/O module identification query, which I/O module identification data is received via the cable interface;

receive a user selection of a field device identifier; and

associate a user-selected field device identifier with the received I/O module identification data.

17. A method of setting up cable connections between field devices and I/O modules in a process control system, by means of an engineering tool device, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, from a mobile device, I/O module identification data and an associated field device identifier;

sending the I/O module identification data to a process controller;

receiving, from the process controller, I/O module connector identification data of an I/O module connector to which an I/O module associated with the I/O module identification data is connected; and

pairing the I/O module connector identification data with the user-selected field device identifier.

18. A computer program product comprising computer-executable components which when run on a processor of an engineering tool device cause the engineering tool device to:

receive, from a mobile device, I/O module identification data and an associated field device identifier;

send the I/O module identification data to a process controller;

receive, from the process controller, I/O module connector identification data of an I/O module connector to which an I/O module associated with the I/O module identification data is connected; and

pair the I/O module connector identification data with the user-selected field device identifier.

19. The mobile device as claimed in claim 2 , comprising a housing, wherein the cable interface and the user interface are arranged within the housing.

20. The mobile device as claimed in claim 2 , comprising a first housing comprising the cable interface and a second housing comprising the user interface.

21. The engineering tool device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the I/O module connector identification data comprises a physical address of the I/O module connector to which the I/O module is connected.

22. The engineering tool device as claimed in claim 9 , configured to transfer the pair of I/O module connector identification data and user-selected field device identifier to an engineering database storing engineering data related to a process control system.