Safety controller module

US10197985B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Rockwell Automation Germany GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Rudolf Papenbreer · Wuppertal, DE
• Thomas Helpenstein · Grevenbroich, DE
• Norbert Machuletz · Wetter, DE
• Oliver Heckel · Wuppertal, DE
• Mussa Tohidi Khaniki · Wuppertal, DE
• Bradley A. Prosak · Bedford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 29, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/24024
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A safety controller module for providing safety control comprises a non-volatile memory configured for storing a safety control program and one or more processing units configured to execute safety control functions associated with the safety control program to provide independent safety control. The safety controller module further comprises a connector configured to communicatively couple the safety controller module with a non-safety controller. The safety controller module is configured to communicate an input and/or an output signal of the safety controller module via the connector to the non-safety controller.