Methods to generate a wiring schema
US11847384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2113/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and associated methods relate to generating a wiring schema with more than one safety device sharing at least one test signal through one or more external terminal blocks when the number of terminals required by safety devices exceeds the number of available terminals of a safety controller. In an illustrative example, the method may include determining a total number of terminals A of safety devices to be connected to a safety evaluation device having a number of terminals B. If A is greater than B, the method may then include generating a wiring schema that one or more external terminal blocks may show indicia of electrical connections between an identified set of safety devices and a shared terminal of the safety evaluation device associated with that set. Various embodiments may advantageously expand a number of devices possible to be connected beyond a number of terminals.
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