Industrial automation system using barcode data access
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorThomas Lundell
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Abstract
An industrial automation system includes automation components, such as a motor drive, configured to provide signals to perform automation operations, such as driving an electric motor. A barcode is disposed on an industrial automation component is configured to be scanned by a user device to provide the user device with information relating to the automation component or operation of the automation component. The barcode may be dynamically generated by the automation component and may utilize various mechanism for permitting access to the information.
Claims20
An industrial automation system comprising:
- an industrial automation component configured to provide signals to other automation components to control an industrial automation task in operation;
- a barcode disposed on the industrial automation component and configured to be scanned by a user device to provide the user device with information relating to the industrial automation component or operation of the industrial automation component.
An industrial automation system comprising:
- an electric motor having a rotor and a stator;
- an industrial automation component configured to provide signals to control operation of the electric motor in operation, the industrial automation component comprising control circuitry configured receive feedback and to control operation the motor based on the feedback;
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- a barcode dynamically generated by the industrial automation component and displayed on a user viewable display disposed on the industrial automation component, the barcode encoding site information for a site to which the user device is directed to obtain information relating to the industrial automation component or operation of the industrial automation component.
An industrial automation system comprising:
- an industrial automation component configured to provide signals to control operation of an industrial automation process;
- a user viewable display disposed on the industrial automation component;
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- a barcode dynamically generated by the industrial automation component and displayed on the user viewable display, wherein the barcode provides information relating to an operational issue experienced by the industrial automation system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.