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Control device and system

US10550957B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Festo AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Ulrich Schmidt · Flörsheim, DE
Jan Reich · Tuningen, DE
Christian Kohler · Dresden, DE
Andreas Siebel · Neuffen, DE
Stefan Elmer · Pfedelbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/4026
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control device for a process valve unit which includes a valve drive and a valve fitting, wherein the control device has a control unit which is configured to receive a control signal from a superordinate control via a communication interface which is provided in the field level, and to control the valve drive in accordance with the control signal, wherein the control device further has a local bus interface and the control unit is constructed to communicate with one or more devices of the field level via the local bus interface.

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