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Peer-to-peer register exchange controller for PLCS

US4897777A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1988
Grant dateJan 30, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/1208
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A communication network for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) wherein selected memory means of each PLC have at least two ports directly accessible by other PLCs and certain registers of the PLCs are identical to enable efficient, high-speed transfer of blocks of data between the PLCs.

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