Programmable Logic Controller with Voice Control
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsDominik Franz, Andreas Wilmers
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Abstract
A programmable logic controller (PLC) with voice control includes a CPU configured to run an application program, a condition monitoring system (CMS) configured to provide condition data of an industrial unit, a microphone input for providing microphone data, the microphone input connected with the CMS, which is configured to receive the microphone data, determine an audio file using the received microphone data, and provide the audio file to the CPU; wherein the application program is configured to determine a control command for the PLC using the provided audio file.
Claims15
Programmable logic controller (PLC) with voice control, comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU), wherein the CPU is configured to run an application program;
- a condition monitoring system (CMS), wherein the CMS is configured to provide condition data of an industrial unit;
- a microphone input configured for providing microphone data;
- wherein the microphone input is connected with the CMS;
- wherein the CMS is configured to receive the microphone data, determine an audio file using the received microphone data, and provide the audio file to the CPU;
- and
- wherein the application program is configured to determine a control command for the PLC using the provided audio file.
A method for voice control of a programmable logic controller (PLC), comprising:
- running, using a central processing unit (CPU) of the PLC, an application program;
- providing, by a condition monitoring system (CMS) of the PLC, condition data of an industrial unit;
- providing, by a microphone input of the PLC, microphone data;
- receiving, by the CMS, the microphone data;
- determining, by the CMS, an audio file using the received microphone data;
- providing, by the CMS, the audio file to the CPU;
- and
- determining, by the CPU, a control command for the PLC using the provided audio file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.