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Arrangement with a plurality of peripheral units and a sensor

US10324120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Willi Maier · Kloten, CH
Norbert Rottmann · Landau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 2017
Grant date	Jun 18, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B19/042
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An arrangement includes a plurality of peripheral units and with a sensor, each of the plurality of peripheral units being provided with a connection for connecting the sensor to a supply voltage, includes a sensor input for connecting the sensor, and also includes a measuring resistor for acquiring a sensor current that represents a signal state, where a redundant acquisition and evaluation of the sensor current or a redundant operation of the sensor is permitted on the plurality of peripheral units via suitable measures.

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