Configurable isolator
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorFrederic Vladimir Esposito
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Abstract
The present invention provides for an electronic isolator device for application in intrinsically safe environments having isolation and safety functionality and comprising: an isolator module (101), a safety module (100), and wherein the isolator module is arranged for removable physical/electrical connection to the safety module in at least two orientations/configurations (DO, Dl, Al, AO) relative to the safety module, wherein the electrical connection to the safety module in each of the at least two orientations/configurations serves to configure the electrical functionality of the safety module (100).
Claims13
An electronic isolator device having isolation and safety functionality and comprising:
- an isolator module comprising a processing section,
- a safety module, and
- wherein the isolator module is arranged for removable connection to the safety module in at least two correct orientations relative to the safety module,
- wherein the connection to the safety module in each of the at least two correct orientations serves to configure the respective electrical functionality of the safety module, and wherein, in each of the at least two correction orientations, the connection comprises a connection to the processing section of the isolator module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.