The linking device may further include a connection manager that uses the communication stack to coordinate communications on the communication network, a function block data manager that selectively processes at least some of the monitored communications to produce function block information associated with at least one of the field devices, and a database manager that sends {HEAD ~ the function block information} to {TAIL ~ the controller} 
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The linking device may further include a connection manager that uses the communication stack to coordinate communications on the communication network , a function block data manager that selectively processes at least some of the monitored communications to produce function block information associated with at least one of the field devices , and a database manager that sends { HEAD ~ the function block information } to { TAIL ~ the controller }
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