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Wireless IO-link communication network having an additional master and method for its operation

US11190393B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BALLUFF GMBH · DE

Inventors

Markus Rentschler · Seligenstadt, DE
Matthias Beyer · Weinheim, DE
Pascal Gaggero · Vorauen, CH
Simon Mahler · Bern, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/0811
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless IO-link communication network has a main master and at least one device which have a bidirectional wireless communication between the main master and the at least one device, as well as a backup master which is connected to the main master and the at least one device and is configured to control the at least one device. In a method for operating the IOLW communication network with such a backup master, the backup master controls the at least one device instead of the main master.

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