Controller with configurable connections between data processing components
US7272452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/25077
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A controller with configurable connections between data processing components that is optimized to provide a particular function such as temperature control is provided. In one embodiment, the controller includes a number of configurable inputs and outputs that may be used with digital and/or analog signals. The controller includes a data processor with a plurality of data processing components including a first and a second loop control function. The inputs and outputs which are configurable to the loop control functions are defined as a set of allowed inputs and outputs for each of the loop control functions. The set of allowed inputs and outputs for the first loop control function is a subset of the set of allowed inputs and outputs for the second loop control function.
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