US 11,960,872 B2Granted

System and method for transferring an operating software update to a safety-oriented device

AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG

InventorsLutz Rahlves, Dominik Kerscher

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Abstract

A system including a safety-oriented device and an electronic storage device which is separate therefrom and in which exactly one piece of data content for the device is stored. The exactly one piece of data content is either an operating software update or an address. The electronic storage device has a first connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the device, the first connection unit comprising a first mechanical coding means. The device has a storage unit in which an operating system is stored, a microcontroller and a second connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the electronic storage device, the second connection unit having a second mechanical coding means. The microcontroller is designed to recognize whether the electronic storage device is connected via its first connection unit to the second connection unit of the device, and in this case is also designed to download the exactly one piece of data content stored in the electronic storage device to the storage unit of the device.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising a safety-oriented device and an electronic storage device which is separate therefrom and in which exactly one piece of data content for the safety-oriented device is stored, wherein the exactly one piece of data content is either an operating software update or an address, wherein the electronic storage device comprises a first connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the device, wherein the first connection unit comprises a first mechanical coding means, and wherein the device comprises a storage unit in which an operating system is stored, a microcontroller and a second connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the electronic storage device, wherein the second connection unit has a second mechanical coding means, wherein the first mechanical coding means and the second mechanical coding means are complementary to one another, wherein the microcontroller of the device is designed to recognize whether the electronic storage device is connected via its first connection unit to the second connection unit of the device, and in this case is also designed to download the exactly one piece of data content stored in the electronic storage device from the electronic storage device to the storage unit of the device.

A system comprising:

a safety-oriented device having at least one first microcontroller and a second microcontroller and an electronic storage device which is separate from the safety-oriented device and in which a first piece of data content and a second piece of data content for the safety-oriented device are stored, the first and second pieces of data content each being either an operating software update or an address,
wherein the electronic storage device comprises a first connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the device, wherein the first connection unit comprises a first mechanical coding means, and
wherein the device comprises a first storage unit, which is assigned to the first microcontroller and in which a first operating system is stored, a second storage unit, which is assigned to the second microcontroller and in which a second operating system is stored, and a second connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the electronic storage device, wherein the second connection unit has a second mechanical coding means, wherein the first mechanical coding means and the second mechanical coding means are complementary to one another,
wherein the first microcontroller of the device is designed to recognize whether the electronic storage device is connected via its first connection unit to the second connection unit of the device, and in this case is also designed to download the first piece of data content stored in the electronic storage device from the electronic storage device to the first storage unit of the device, and wherein the second microcontroller of the device is designed to recognize whether the electronic storage device is connected via its first connection unit to the second connection unit of the device, and in this case is also designed to download the second piece of data content stored in the electronic storage device from the electronic storage device to the second storage unit of the device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.