Command module for a motor control system
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsCharles T. Younger, Thomas M. Ruchti, Erik W. Linske
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Abstract
An data interface module is provided for allowing a user to remotely modify a predetermined number of operating parameters of a motor driven by a motor control and for displaying the same. The interface module includes a micro-controller interconnected to a communications network and a visual display structure. The visual display structure has a first screen which displays a scrollable list of the operating parameters and a second screen which displays a data value for a user selected one of the operating parameters. A user may modify the user selected operating parameter when the second screen is displayed.
Claims20
A command module for allowing a user to send commands to one or more motor controls, each motor control being operatively connected to a communications network for transmitting and receiving data, comprising:
- a micro-controller;
- a plurality of selection devices operatively connected to the micro-controller, each selection device movable between a first non-actuated position and a second actuated position wherein the selection device provides an activation signal to the micro-controller which generates a command signal in response thereto;
- a configuration device interconnected to the micro-controller, the configuration device having a plurality of discrete settings such that the command signal generated by the micro-controller in response to receipt of the activation signal is predetermined by the setting of the configuration device;
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- a communications link interconnecting the micro-controller to the communications network for transmitting the command signals from the micro-controller to a predetermined motor control over the communications network.
A command module for allowing a user to send commands to one or more motor controls, each motor control being operatively connected to a communications network for transmitting and receiving data, comprising:
- a micro-controller operatively connected to the communications network, the micro-controller generating a command signal for transmission to a predetermined motor control over the communications network;
- a plurality of user selectable inputs operatively connected to the micro-controller, each user selectable input providing an activation signal to the micro-controller in response to selection by a user such that the micro-controller generates the command signal in response thereto;
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- a plurality of configuration devices interconnected to the micro-controller, each configuration device having a plurality of discrete settings such that the command signal generated in response to the activation signal is predetermined by the settings of the configuration devices.
A method for providing user selectable commands to a motor control interconnected to a communications network and for displaying the status of various operating parameters of a motor controlled by the motor control, comprising the steps of:
- configuring a plurality of input devices such that each input device corresponds to a predetermined command for the motor control, wherein the step of configuring the input devices includes the additional steps of:
- providing a plurality of configuration devices, each configuration device having a plurality of discrete settings;
- setting the configuration devices to user desired settings and providing the same as a selecting combination;
- assigning each input device a corresponding predetermined command for the motor control in response to the selected combination;
- generating a command signal in response to the input device selected;
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- transmitting the command signal over the communications network to the motor control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.