Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Peer communication between modules in an industrial controller
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Application No.: US14270159Application Date: 2014-05-05
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Publication No.: US09857781B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Bret S. Hildebran , Eric D. Decker , Duwayne D. Mulhall , Peter M. Delic , Charmaine J. Van Minnen , Kenwood Hall , Richard O. Ruggeri , Harsh Shah , Andreas P. Frischknecht , Scott A. Pierce , Robert J. Kretschmann , Mark A. Chaffee , Terence S. Tenorio , David A. Pasela
- Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Mayfield Heights
- Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Mayfield Heights
- Agency: Boyle Fredrickson, SC
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G08B23/00 ; G05B15/02 ; G05B19/05 ; G05B19/414 ; G06F13/12 ; G05B23/02 ; G05B19/042 ; G05B11/01

Abstract:
An output module for an industrial controller configurable to simplify setup and commissioning is disclosed. The output module includes configurable PWM outputs that may be scheduled to start at different times within the PWM period, that may be configured to generate a fixed number of PWM pulses, and that may have an extendable PWM period. The output terminals are configurable to enter a first state upon generation of a fault and further configurable to enter a second state after a configurable time delay following the fault being generated. The output module may receive inputs signals directly from another module and set output signals at the terminals responsive to these signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140243999A1 PEER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MODULES IN AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER Public/Granted day:2014-08-28
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