Method for reconfiguring an automation device
US7565456B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/25
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for configuring or reconfiguring an automation device and an automation device suitable for a configuration or a reconfiguration are provided. The automation device has a programmable controller (14) with a CPU unit (14a) and decentralized peripheral devices (16, 17, 18). In this method and automation device, newly supplied configuration data can be evaluated for changes in the hardware configuration and can be integrated during a configuration or a reconfiguration interval (21) without the automation device having to switch to a STOP mode. As a result, it is not necessary for centralized and/or decentralized peripheral modules to adopt a controlled (safe) state, which means that control can be resumed immediately after the reconfiguration.
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