Control device with PCMCIA card for communications with field device
AssigneeThe Foxboro Company
InventorsHarold Lake, Charles Piper, David P. Prentice, Simon Korowitz
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Abstract
An I/O device in the form of an internal dongle includes a body having connective structure being arranged to removably attach the body to a housing of an electronic device. The dongle also includes a circuit assembly that has an exterior connector on the body for electrically connecting to a second electronic device, a dongle circuit being electrically coupled to the external connector through the body, an electronic cable having a first end electrically coupled to the dongle circuit, and a second end being structured and arranged to connect to an electronic component of the first mentioned electronic device within the housing.
Claims63
A control device comprising:
- a housing,
- at least one PCMCIA card enclosed internal to said housing, said PCMCIA card being adapted for communications with a field device,
- said PCMCIA card being coupled to said field device via at least a circuit device.
A control device comprising:
- a housing,
- at least one PCMCIA card enclosed internal to said housing, said PCMCIA card being adapted for communications with a field device that comprises any of a sensor, a valve, a controller, and a controlled device, and
- an electrical connector in electrical communication with the PCMCIA card via at least one or more wires and via one or more circuit devices, said electrical connector being accessible external to said housing for coupling to said field device.
A control device, comprising
- a processor,
- at least one PCMCIA card that is in electrical communication with the processor, said PCMCIA card adapted for communications with a field device,
- said PCMCIA card being coupled to said field device via at least a circuit device,
- the processor being configured to any of monitor and control the field device,
- a housing,
- the PCMCIA card being enclosed internal to said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.