System and method of controlling a pump system using integrated digital inputs
AssigneeRegal Beloit America, Inc.
InventorMarc C. McKinzie
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Abstract
A pump system including a motor, a fluid pump powered by the motor, a user-interface, and a controller. The controller including a user-interface input electrically coupled to the user-interface, a serial communication input, a digital input having a plurality of digital input pins sharing a common ground pin, a processor, and a computer readable memory. The computer readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to receive an operating signal simultaneously from the serial communication input and the digital input, and control the motor based on one of the operating signal from the serial communication input and the operating signal from the digital input.
Claims26
A pump system comprising:
- a motor;
- a fluid pump powered by the motor;
- a user-interface;
- and
- a controller including
- a user-interface input electrically coupled to the user-interface,
- a serial communication input,
- a digital input having a plurality of digital input pins,
- a processor, and
- a computer readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to
- receive an operating signal simultaneously from the serial communication input and the digital input, and
- control the motor based on one of the operating signal from the serial communication input and the operating signal from the digital input.
A controller for controlling a pump system including a user-interface and a motor, the controller comprising:
- a user-interface input electrically coupled to the user-interface;
- a serial communication input;
- a digital input having a plurality of digital input pins;
- a processor;
- and
- a computer readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to
- receive an operating signal simultaneously from the serial communication input and the digital input, and
- control the motor based on one of the operating signal from the serial communication input and the operating signal from the digital input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.