公开(公告)号：US20230082028A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17991048

申请日：2022-11-21

Applicant: Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Inventor： Peter Kastler ,  Clemens Maier ,  Christoph Zech ,  Thomas Morscher ,  Armin Pehlivan ,  Michael Jäger ,  Peter Fischer ,  Thomas Rettig ,  Thorsten Bunte ,  Christopher Pohl

IPC: B25J17/02 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/04 ,  B25J19/02 ,  H04B3/60

Abstract: An arm module includes a housing with a first connection side controllably rotatable relative to a second connection side, about an axis of rotation. The first connection side has a rotatable first connection device. The second connection side has a second connection device fixed to the housing, with a rotation-compatible data transmission device for transmitting data signals along at least one transmission path between the first and second connection sides. The transmission path includes at least one wireless transmission sub-path for wireless transmission of data signals, and at least one wire-guided transmission sub-path for wire-guided transmission of data signals. The rotation-compatible data transmission device includes at least one first wireless transmission unit and at least one second wireless transmission unit, interconnected via the transmission path and arranged to wirelessly transmit and receive data signals along the wireless transmission sub-path. An industrial robot can have a plurality of such arm modules.

公开(公告)号：US11528164B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US16921058

申请日：2020-07-06

Applicant: Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Inventor： Erik Vonnahme ,  Thorsten Bunte ,  Benjamin Koch

IPC: H04L12/40 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L5/22 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L69/08

Abstract: A method of operating a network subscriber comprises receiving an input-data stream containing an input-transmission frame according to a field-bus protocol, where the input-data stream is received in chronologically successive data units having a defined processing width, decoding fields of the input-transmission frame by a plurality of field-processing units arranged in series, each field-processing unit decoding a predetermined field of the input-transmission frame, and generating an output-data stream comprising an output transmission frame according to the field-bus protocol from the input-data stream.

公开(公告)号：US20220209985A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17693515

申请日：2022-03-14

Applicant: Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Inventor： Holger Büttner ,  Dirk Janssen ,  Erik Vonnahme ,  Guido Beckmann ,  Thomas Rettig ,  Thorsten Bunte

IPC: H04L12/40 ,  H04L45/74

Abstract: In an automation communication network, a distribution node is provided with a plurality of input/output interfaces, each connected to a network segment having at least one subscriber. The network segments are each assigned segment telegrams for processing by the subscriber. The segment telegrams have a data field with sequence information indicating the priority of a subsequent segment telegram. The distribution node is configured to receive the segment telegram on an input/output interface and transmit it according to a routing specification on a further input/output interface. The distribution node blocks the input/output interface on which the segment telegram has been transmitted for further transmission if the telegram sequence information indicates a priority for the subsequent segment telegram with the same routing specification, which is higher than the priority of other telegrams intended for transmission on the input/output interface, in order to send the subsequent segment telegram on the blocked input/output interface.

公开(公告)号：US20220103337A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17549819

申请日：2021-12-13

Applicant: Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Inventor： Holger Büttner ,  Dirk Janssen ,  Erik Vonnahme ,  Hans Beckhoff ,  Thomas Rettig ,  Thorsten Bunte ,  Johannes Beckhoff ,  Guido Beckmann ,  Karl Weber

IPC: H04L7/04 ,  H04L12/40

Abstract: A method for synchronizing time in an Ethernet-based network having a master network subscriber, a first segment and a second segment. Each segment has at least one network subscriber. The second segment is connected to the first segment by a first network distributor, arranged in the second segment. The method comprises steps for sending out a synchronization telegram addressed to the second segment by the master network subscriber, the synchronization telegram being of the first type; receiving the synchronization telegram by the first network distributor, for conversion into a second type; forwarding the synchronization telegram to a network distributor of the second segment, by the first network distributor; reading out a synchronization value stored in the synchronization telegram by the first network distributor of the second segment; and adjusting a speed of a local system time of the network distributor of the second segment, using the synchronization value.

公开(公告)号：US10484520B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15983722

申请日：2018-05-18

Applicant: BECKHOFF AUTOMATION GMBH

Inventor： Thorsten Bunte ,  Holger Büttner ,  Erik Vonnahme ,  Dirk Janssen ,  Thomas Rettig ,  Hans Beckhoff

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/40

Abstract: A first participant transmits a clocked data sequence to a second participant of a communication network, wherein one data unit of the data sequence is transmitted per clock cycle by the first participant and wherein the data sequence contains a datagram as a write datagram which contains a header, an intermediate field following the header and a data field following the intermediate header, wherein the header, the intermediate field and the data field in each case have one or more data units. The second participant reads the header of the datagram, defines input data depending on the content of the header within a response time, and records the input data in the datagram while the data sequence passes through the second participant. The length of the intermediate field of the datagram is matched to the clock frequency of the data sequence and the response time of the second participant.

公开(公告)号：US20180176132A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15840794

申请日：2017-12-13

Applicant: BECKHOFF AUTOMATION GMBH

Inventor： Thorsten Bunte ,  Holger Büttner ,  Erik Vonnahme ,  Dirk Janssen ,  Thomas Rettig ,  Hans Beckhoff

IPC: H04L12/741 ,  H04L12/40

CPC classification number: H04L45/74 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L12/423 ,  H04L69/22

Abstract: Data transmission in a communication network is performed via a transmission path with which a master participant and at least one slave participant communicate. The master participant outputs messages on the data transmission path with which the slave participants exchange data on the fly. The messages output by the master participant contain datagrams which comprise a control data field and a payload field, where the control data field has a command field and an address field. In the case that at least one message has at least one datagram which is a write datagram in which the command field defines the data transmission procedure to be performed by a slave participant with the payload field as a write procedure, at least the control data field of a further datagram is arranged between the control data field of the write datagram and the payload field of the write datagram.

公开(公告)号：US09544258B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US14747855

申请日：2015-06-23

Applicant: Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Inventor： Thorsten Bunte ,  Holger Büttner ,  Erik Vonnahme ,  Dirk Janssen ,  Thomas Rettig ,  Hans Beckhoff

IPC: H04L12/58 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/423 ,  H04L12/403 ,  H04L12/413

CPC classification number: H04L51/12 ,  H04L12/403 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L12/423 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L51/14

Abstract: In a network, a control node is connected to a plurality of network subscribers via a closed ring-shaped data path, wherein the network subscribers form a chain, starting from the control node, with a head subscriber as a termination for the chain. The ring-shaped data path transits through the network subscribers on an outbound route and an inbound route, wherein the network subscribers are designed to perform data interchange both on the outbound route and on the inbound route with data messages circulating on the ring-shaped data path. The control node is additionally designed such that it outputs data messages with an identifier on the data path, wherein the head subscriber has a filter function to use a prescribed identifier to block the further transport of data messages with the corresponding identifier on the inbound route following transit of data messages through the head subscriber on the outbound route.

Abstract translation: 在网络中，控制节点经由封闭的环形数据路径连接到多个网络用户，其中网络用户从控制节点开始，以头部用户为链路的终端形成链。 环形数据路径通过网络用户在出站路由和入站路由上转发，其中网络用户被设计为在出站路由和入站路由上执行数据交换，数据消息在环形数据上循环 路径。 控制节点被额外地设计成使得其在数据路径上输出具有标识符的数据消息，其中头部订户具有过滤功能，以使用规定的标识符来阻止数据消息的进一步传输与在入​​站路由跟随的相应标识符 通过出站路由上的头部用户传输数据消息。

公开(公告)号：US20160127067A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-05

申请号：US14992597

申请日：2016-01-11

Applicant: BECKHOFF AUTOMATION GMBH

Inventor： Thorsten Bunte ,  Holger Büttner ,  Dirk Janssen ,  Erik Vonnahme ,  Thomas Rettig ,  Hans Beckhoff

IPC: H04J3/06

CPC classification number: H04J3/0658 ,  H04J3/0664 ,  H04L12/6418

Abstract: A method for operating a node in a communications network comprises the following steps: The node receives a reference time via the communications network. A transmit clock of the node, which was determined for an earlier clock cycle on the basis of a local clock of the node, is compared with the reference time. The local clock of the node is corrected on the basis of the comparison result. On the basis of the corrected local clock a transmit clock is determined to be used by the node for the current clock cycle.

Abstract translation: 用于操作通信网络中的节点的方法包括以下步骤：节点经由通信网络接收参考时间。 将基于节点的本地时钟的较早时钟周期确定的节点的发送时钟与参考时间进行比较。 基于比较结果校正节点的本地时钟。 基于校正的本地时钟，确定发送时钟被节点用于当前时钟周期。