Integrated counters in an input module for an industrial controller
US8996754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/34401
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An input module for an industrial controller is configurable to simplify setup and commissioning. The input module includes input terminals configurable, for example, as a counter input. Still other input terminals may be configured to trigger events as a function of the input signals present at the terminals. Time signals corresponding to transitions in state of the input terminals, triggering of events, or operation of the counters may be recorded. The input module is further configurable to transmit data back to the processor or to transmit data directly to another module in the industrial control network.
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