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US 10,845,773 B2Granted
Selector for field devices
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsDavid Mielnik, Richard Ogorek
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Abstract
A selector is provided for configuring field devices in a control system. A set of pins is connected to the field device. The field device configuration can be changed by interconnecting different pins in the pin set. Multiple pin selectors are provided with different arrangements of connectors for interconnecting the pins. Thus, the field device may be easily configured by connecting a particular pin selector onto the pins that matches the desired configuration.
Claims20
A selector for field devices, comprising:
- a field device connector;
- a set of pins, a portion of the set of pins being connected to the field device connector, and another portion of the set of pins being connected to a power supply or a signal processor;
- a first pin selector and a second pin selector, the first and second pin selectors each comprising a housing with one or more connectors to connect together only a portion of the pins in the set of pins, an arrangement of the one or more connectors in the first pin selector being different from an arrangement of the one or more connectors in the second pin selector such that the first pin selector connects together a different portion of the pins than the second pin selector;
- wherein an interconnection between the field device connector and the power supply or signal processor is different when the first pin selector is connected onto the set of pins than when the second pin selector is connected onto the set of pins.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.