Automation Control System Components with Electronic Keying Features
    4.
    发明申请
    Automation Control System Components with Electronic Keying Features 有权
    具有电子键控功能的自动化控制系统组件

    公开(公告)号:US20120043378A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-23

    申请号:US13213921

    申请日:2011-08-19

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for utilizing electronic keying features stored within one of the components (e.g., I/O modules, terminal blocks, bases, and so forth) of I/O devices, and which may be read or detected by electronic key identification circuitry in one of the other components of the I/O devices. More specifically, the electronic keying features may include unique identification keys that may be read or detected by the electronic key identification circuitry to determine whether the components (e.g., a paired I/O module and terminal block) are associated with each other and intended to operate together. For example, in certain embodiments, the electronic key feature may be disposed within a terminal block and the electronic key identification circuitry may be disposed within an I/O module, or vice versa. In addition, in certain embodiments, the electronic key feature and/or the electronic key identification circuitry may be removable from their respective component of the I/O device.

    摘要翻译: 提供了利用存储在I / O设备的组件之一(例如,I / O模块,终端块,基站等)中的电子密钥特征的系统和方法,并且可以通过电子密钥识别来读取或检测 I / O设备的其他组件之一的电路。 更具体地,电子键控特征可以包括唯一的识别密钥,其可以由电子密钥识别电路读取或检测,以确定组件(例如,成对的I / O模块和终端块)是否彼此相关联并且旨在 一起操作 例如,在某些实施例中,电子钥匙特征可以设置在端子块内,并且电子钥匙识别电路可以设置在I / O模块内,反之亦然。 此外,在某些实施例中,电子钥匙特征和/或电子钥匙识别电路可以从其I / O装置的相应部件移除。

    Input/output circuits and devices having physically corresponding status indicators
    5.
    发明授权
    Input/output circuits and devices having physically corresponding status indicators 有权
    具有物理对应状态指示器的输入/输出电路和设备

    公开(公告)号:US09055687B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-09

    申请号:US13213996

    申请日:2011-08-19

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00 H05K7/14

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for aligning status indicators on a terminal block of an I/O device by locating the status indicators directly adjacent to or integrated directly within their respective terminals on the terminal block. The status indicators are illuminated by LEDs or other light emitters disposed within a housing of the I/O device. Light from the LEDs are directed to the status indicators by light pipes disposed within the housing of the I/O device. LED activation circuitry disposed within the housing determines a manner in which to activate the LEDs to illuminate the status indicators based on inputs and outputs between the I/O device and a controlled process. In certain embodiments, the status indicators are disposed on a raised section of the I/O device, which may be part of a removable LED indication assembly including the LEDs, light pipes, and LED activation circuitry.

    摘要翻译: 提供了系统和方法,用于通过将状态指示器直接与终端块上的相应终端相邻或直接集成在其各自终端中来对准I / O设备的终端块上的状态指示符。 状态指示灯由布置在I / O设备外壳内的LED或其他发光体照亮。 来自LED的光通过设置在I / O设备的壳体内的光管引导到状态指示器。 设置在壳体内的LED激活电路确定了基于I / O设备和受控过程之间的输入和输出来激活LED以照亮状态指示器的方式。 在某些实施例中,状态指示器设置在I / O设备的凸起部分上,其可以是包括LED,光管和LED激活电路的可拆卸LED指示组件的一部分。

    Automation control system components with electronic keying features
    6.
    发明授权
    Automation control system components with electronic keying features 有权
    具有电子键控功能的自动化控制系统组件

    公开(公告)号:US08628004B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-14

    申请号:US13213921

    申请日:2011-08-19

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for utilizing electronic keying features stored within one of the components (e.g., I/O modules, terminal blocks, bases) of I/O devices may include reading or detecting the electronic keying features using electronic key identification circuitry in one of the other components of the I/O devices. More specifically, the electronic keying features may include unique identification keys that may be read or detected by the electronic key identification circuitry to determine whether the components (e.g., a paired I/O module and terminal block) are associated with each other and intended to operate together. For example, the electronic key feature may be disposed within a terminal block and the electronic key identification circuitry may be disposed within an I/O module, or vice versa. In addition, the electronic key feature and/or the electronic key identification circuitry may be removable from their respective component of the I/O device.

    摘要翻译: 利用存储在I / O设备的组件(例如,I / O模块,终端块,基座)之一内的电子密钥特征的系统和方法可以包括使用电子密钥识别电路中的一个中的电子密钥识别电路来读取或检测电子密钥特征 I / O设备的其他组件。 更具体地,电子键控特征可以包括唯一的识别密钥,其可以由电子密钥识别电路读取或检测,以确定组件(例如,成对的I / O模块和终端块)是否彼此相关联并且旨在 一起操作 例如,电子钥匙特征可以设置在终端块内,并且电子钥匙识别电路可以设置在I / O模块内,反之亦然。 此外,电子钥匙特征和/或电子钥匙识别电路可以从它们各自的I / O装置的部件移除。

    Input/output devices having re-configurable functionality
    8.
    发明授权
    Input/output devices having re-configurable functionality 有权
    具有可重新配置功能的输入/输出设备

    公开(公告)号:US09106019B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-11

    申请号:US13214035

    申请日:2011-08-19

    摘要: Systems and methods provide re-configurable functionality within components of I/O devices without the need of disconnecting the components from each other. For example, in certain embodiments, when certain types of components are connected to each other, certain functionality sets within the components may be activated to provide combined functionality sets between the components. The combined functionality sets may, for example, be preferred functionality sets to be used when the particular types of components are connected to each other. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, functionality activation keys may be physically inserted into (or electronically communicated to) the components of the I/O device to activate certain functionality sets within the component into which the functionality activation key is inserted (or electronically communicated to), as well as within the other components of the I/O device to which the component is connected.

    摘要翻译: 系统和方法在I / O设备的组件中提供可重新配置的功能,而不需要将组件彼此断开连接。 例如,在某些实施例中,当某些类型的组件彼此连接时,组件内的某些功能集可被激活以在组件之间提供组合功能集。 组合的功能集可以例如是当特定类型的组件彼此连接时要使用的优选功能集。 此外,在某些实施例中,功能激活密钥可以物理地插入(或电子地传送到)I / O设备的组件,以激活功能激活密钥插入(或电子传送到)的组件内的某些功能集, ,以及组件连接到的I / O设备的其他组件内。