公开(公告)号：US11500347B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-15

申请号：US16710733

申请日：2019-12-11

Applicant: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.

Inventor： Davis Mathews ,  David Nathan Katz

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G06F13/12 ,  H04L101/622 ,  H04L101/659

Abstract: I/O network modules connect field devices to a process control network. Each I/O network module includes a set of electrical connectors for connecting a field device to the module and an I/O channel extending from the set of electrical connectors to a network port. The I/O channel includes a conversion circuit that converts between an I/O signal and network-compatible signals. Each I/O channel connected to the process control network through an I/O network module is associated with its own unique network address. This enables controllers and field devices on the process control network to communicate essentially directly with one another through the network.

公开(公告)号：US11197386B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16710767

申请日：2019-12-11

Applicant: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.

Inventor： David Nathan Katz ,  Davis Mathews ,  Jason Alan Norris ,  Brian John Gillespie

IPC: H05K7/00 ,  H05K7/14 ,  G01R1/20

Abstract: A field device I/O connector includes a base and an I/O module removably mounted on the base for transmitting I/O signals along an I/O channel. A set of electrical connectors mounted on the base connect the base to a field device. The electrical connectors, the base, and the I/O module mounted on the base cooperate to define the I/O channel. The I/O channel includes a conversion circuit to convert between I/O signals and a digital data format output from the field device I/O connector. The base and I/O module also cooperate to define a diagnostic circuit connected to the portion of the I/O channel extending through the I/O module. The diagnostic circuit extends to a diagnostic logic circuit that may be included on the base, in the I/O module, or away from the field device I/O connector.

公开(公告)号：US11093428B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16733700

申请日：2020-01-03

Applicant: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.

Inventor： Brian John Gillespie ,  Davis Mathews

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/38 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H01R12/70 ,  H01R12/71

Abstract: A convertible I/O signal processor is convertible between different operating configurations for connecting multiple field devices to the I/O signal processor by selectable types of electrical connectors such as cables, terminal blocks, and the like. The I/O signal processor includes a signal processing module connected to a signal processor and an interface module removably connected to the signal processing module. The interface module includes electrical connectors for receiving/transmitting I/O signals from and to field devices. The interface module and the signal processing module define I/O channels extending between the electrical connectors and the signal processor. The interface module in embodiments includes I/O module connectors that enable removable I/O modules to be interposed in the I/O channels.