公开(公告)号：US10126799B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15217355

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Steven T Haensgen ,  John P Caspers

IPC: G06F1/26 ,  G06F13/36 ,  G06F13/362 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/418 ,  H02J1/08 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G05B9/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing diagnostic information by an intelligent power tap is disclosed. The intelligent power tap includes a circuit board. The intelligent power tap includes a microcontroller disposed on the circuit board, where the microcontroller is configured to report the geographical location of the intelligent power tap. The intelligent power tap includes a physical layer network interface connected to the microcontroller and the physical network. The intelligent power tap includes a switch controlled by the microcontroller, where the switch is capable of shutting off a network power to be injected into the network system.

公开(公告)号：US10440620B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15217374

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： John P Caspers ,  Patrick D Telljohann

IPC: H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for bidirectional network geography delivery are disclosed. The methods include receiving a reference subnet network geography from a main network device, storing the received reference subnet network geography, retrieving an actual subnet network geography of a subnet network, comparing the reference subnet network geography to the actual subnet network geography and determining if they are compatible, and commissioning the subnet network based on the received reference subnet network geography when the received reference subnet network geography is compatible with the actual subnet network geography of the subnet network. The methods also include retrieving an actual subnet network geography of a subnet and sending it a main network device, causing it to become a new reference subnet network geography and sending the new reference subnet network geography to a main network device.

公开(公告)号：US10154006B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US15217368

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Steven T Haensgen ,  John P Caspers ,  Yutao Wang ,  Jeffrey A Kilburn ,  Darryl E Whitley

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for multiple network addressing modes are disclosed. The method includes selecting one of an automap full mode, an automap-by-type full mode, an automap light mode, an automap-by-type light mode and a manual node commissioning mode for determining and assigning the node addresses for the network devices, determining and assigning the node addresses for the network devices based on the automap full mode, determining and assigning the node addresses for the network devices based on the automap-by-type full mode, determining and assigning the node addresses for newly added network devices to an existing network based on the automap light mode, determining and assigning the node addresses for the newly added network devices to the existing network based on the automap-by-type light mode, and determining and assigning the node addresses for the network devices based on the manual node commissioning mode.

公开(公告)号：US10860075B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16161478

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Steven T Haensgen ,  John P Caspers

IPC: G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F13/36 ,  G05B9/02 ,  G05B19/04 ,  G05B19/41 ,  H02J1/08 ,  H02J13/00 ,  G06F13/362 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for controlling a control network system coupled to an intelligent power tap are disclosed. The method includes sensing at least one of a current signal and a voltage signal, determining that the current signal or the voltage signal is not within a preset range for a predefined period of time, sending a first warning message to the control network system, determining whether to shut off the network power or the switched power, and determining whether to broadcast a second warning message.

公开(公告)号：US10218699B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15217365

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： John P Caspers ,  Patrick D Telljohann

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for adding a non-inherent component to a device key of a networked device are disclosed. The methods include receiving a device key of the networked device, where the device key comprises one or more device identifying attributes of the networked device in the nodal geographic network, identifying location information of the networked device in the nodal geographic network, and where the location information represents a geographic relationship between the networked device and other network nodes of the nodal geographic network, assigning a position attribute to the networked device according to the identified location information of the networked device in the nodal geographic network, and adding the position attribute to the device key as the non-inherent component for the networked device, and storing the device key independently from the networked device or in the networked device, or both.

公开(公告)号：US10108238B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

申请号：US15217352

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Steven T Haensgen ,  John P Caspers ,  Yutao Wang ,  Jeffrey A Kilburn ,  Darryl E Whitley

IPC: G06F1/26 ,  G06F13/36 ,  G06F13/362 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/418 ,  H02J1/08 ,  H02J13/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing diagnostic information by an intelligent power tap is disclosed. The power tap includes a circuit board and a microcontroller disposed on the circuit board. The microcontroller is configured to provide a status report of the intelligent power tap. The power tap further includes a physical layer network interface connected to the microcontroller and the physical network. The intelligent power tap is configured to inject at least one of a network power and a switched power into the network system.

公开(公告)号：US10108216B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

申请号：US15217357

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Steven T Haensgen ,  John P Caspers ,  Yutao T Wang ,  Jeffrey A Kilburn ,  Darryl E Whitley

IPC: G05F1/66 ,  H02M7/04 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/32 ,  H02J3/14 ,  G05B19/05 ,  G05B23/02

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a power tap with adjustable configuration. The power tap includes a circuit board that acts on the adjustable configuration to define the function of the power tap in the system. The power tap may include a microcontroller or a set of discrete logic disposed on a circuit board connected to an adjustable configuration mechanism, which defines the intelligent power tap's function in the network system.