Welding system and methodology providing multiplexed cell control interface
AssigneeLincoln Global, Inc.
InventorsEdward Dennis Hillen, George Daryl Blankenship
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Abstract
The present invention provides a welding system and methodology to facilitate communications and control. The system includes a cell controller to control one or more welders over a control network. An interface module associated with the cell controller and the control network communicates with the welders and employs a communications protocol adapted to the interface module to facilitate communications and control between the cell controller and the one or more welders over the control network.
Claims20
A welding system, comprising:
- a cell controller to control one or more welders over a control network;
- an interface module associated with the cell controller and the control network to communicate with the one or more welders;
- and
- a communications protocol adapted to the interface module to facilitate communications and control between the cell controller and the one or more welders over the control network.
A welding communications method, comprising:
- communicating and controlling one or more welders over a control network;
- adapting a singular interface to the control network to communicate and control the one or more welders;
- and
- providing a protocol with the interface to facilitate communications and control of the one or more welders over the control network.
The method of claim 16, further comprising communicating at least one of:
- command, configuration, set point, status and feedback information to the one or more welders.
A welding system, comprising:
- means for communicating to one or more welders over a control network;
- means for interfacing to the control network to communicate with the one or more welders;
- and
- means for adapting a protocol to facilitate communications with the one or more welders over the control network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.