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Configurable electronic controller

US6739145B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 2000
Grant dateMay 25, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/2638
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention provides a configurable electronic controller comprising control circuitry and output interface circuitry that is characterized such that the said control circuitry and said output interface circuitry are designed to be configurable for various control functions and various interfaces respectively, by means of configuration data supplied by a configuration memory included with the said electronic controller. The said configurable electronic controller further optionally includes configurable input interface circuitry, configurable user interface circuitry, configurable power supply interface circuitry, and network interface circuitry.

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