US 10,503,680 B2Granted

Method for operating an automation device

AssigneeWeidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG

InventorsGorm Rose, Marc Strünkmann, Georg Kulturidi

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Abstract

An automation device has a main module and an interchangeable connection module in which a fieldbus port of the automation device is located. The automation device is characterized in that the interchangeable connection module contains a non-volatile memory which can be read out by the main module of the automation device. A method for operating the automation device includes the steps of connecting a main module of the automation device with a connection module, reading the non-volatile memory of the connection module, detecting any incompatibilities between the main module and the connection module, and placing the automation device in operation if no incompatibilities are detected.

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Dependent claims

A method for operating an automation device, comprising the steps of

(a) connecting a main master control module including a microcontroller of the automation device with a connection module which provides a connection with a fieldbus;
(b) using the microcontroller of the main master control module to read a non-volatile memory of the connection module, the non-volatile memory containing compatibility data for the main master control module and license data of the fieldbus to be connected with the connection module;
(c) detecting data incompatibilities between the main master control module and the connection module and license data incompatibilities between the field bus and the main master control module;
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(d) if no incompatibilities are detected, connecting the main master control module with the fieldbus via the connection module and placing the automation device in operation.

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Facts

Application: 15/690,539Filed 30 Aug 2017 · division
Priority: DE 10 2014 118 38911 Dec 2014
Published: US 2017/0364464 A121 Dec 2017
Granted: 10 Dec 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G06F 13/409
Device-to-bus coupling: mechanical coupling
G05B 19/054
Programmable logic controllers, e.g. simulating logic interconnections of signals according to ladder diagrams or function charts: input/output
G06F 13/16
Handling requests for interconnection or transfer: for access to memory bus
G06F 13/4068
Device-to-bus coupling: electrical coupling

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Application14/965,482Parent of this division · filed 10 Dec 2015
US 2017/0364464 A1Pre-grant publication · published 21 Dec 2017
US 10,430,368 B2Related patent
US 2016/0170922 A1Published application
US 10,503,680 B2This patent

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