Relay device for relaying data between devices, control method therefor, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium therefor
US11067969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/31333
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention addresses the problem whereby the number of commands to be transmitted increases in accordance with an increase in the number of devices to be backed up and restored, and processing becomes complex. An IO-Link master is provided with: an upper-level communication control unit which receives an instruction to execute backup in which setting information is acquired from IO-Link devices, and stored in a storage unit; and a backup control unit which executes backup of the plurality of IO-Link devices in accordance with the one received instruction.
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