Communication module
AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsGerrit Boysen, Matthias Klocke, Ralf Hausmann, Stephan Freischlad, Sven Grosspietsch
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Abstract
The invention relates to a communication module (100) comprising a communication circuit (101), a communication interface for transferring data to an electric data line (103); and to an overvoltage protection module (105) for protecting the communication circuit (101) from an overvoltage on the electric data line (103) which is integrated in an insertable manner into the communication module (100).
Claims12
A communication module, comprising:
- a communication circuit having a communication interface for transmitting data on an electrical data line;
- an overvoltage protection module which is integrated into the communication module in a pluggable manner for protecting the communication circuit from overvoltage on the electrical data line;
- a data interface for transferring data between the overvoltage protection module and the communication circuit;
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- wherein the overvoltage protection module is configured to transmit a status of the overvoltage protection module to the communication circuit during operation, wherein the communication circuit comprises a telecommunication interface for transmitting the status of the overvoltage protection module to an external data network, and wherein the communication module is configured to automatically send an alarm over the external data network indicating that the overvoltage protection in module is damaged.
The communication module according to claim wherein the overvoltage protection module is integrated into a protection module housing and the communication circuit is integrated into a circuit housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.