Automation control component
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNathan Joseph Molnar, Douglas Robert Bodmann, Terence Scott Tenorio
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward an automation control device including a base having a module slot, a functional module including communication and control circuitry configured to communicatively couple with the base via the module slot, a terminal block configured to communicatively couple the base and the first functional module with field wiring, a first power bus configured to transmit a first power to the functional module, and a second power bus configured to transmit a second power to the functional module.
Claims20
An automation control device, comprising:
- a base comprising a module slot;
- a functional module including communication and control circuitry configured to communicatively couple with the base via the module slot;
- a terminal block configured to communicatively couple the base and the first functional module with field wiring;
- a first power bus configured to transmit a first power to the functional module and a second power bus configured to transmit a second power to the functional module;
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- a first visual indicator configured to indicate a presence, type, or source of the first power and a second visual indicator configured to indicate a presence, type, or source of the second power.
An automation control component, comprising:
- a device configured to communicatively couple with a functional module that includes communication and control circuitry;
- a first power bus disposed within the device, wherein the first power bus is configured to transmit a first power;
- a second power bus disposed within the device, wherein the second power bus is configured to transmit a second power;
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- a first visual indicator configured to indicate a presence, type, or source of the first power and a second visual indicator configured to indicate a presence, type, or source of the second power.
An automation control component, comprising:
- a base configured to communicatively couple with a system bus and configured to communicatively couple with a functional module that includes communication and control circuitry;
- a first functional module configured to communicatively couple with the base;
- a terminal block configured to communicatively couple the base and the first functional module with field wiring;
- a first power bus configured to transmit a first power to the functional module and a second power bus configured to transmit a second power to the functional module;
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- a first visual indicator configured to indicate a presence, type, or source of the first power and a second visual indicator configured to indicate a presence, type, or source of the second power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.