公开(公告)号：US12184435B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17691955

申请日：2022-03-10

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Dayin Xu ,  Katherine L. Sokolnicki ,  David D. Brandt ,  Rebecca R. Jaeger

IPC: H04L12/10 ,  G05B19/418 ,  H04L101/668

Abstract: An industrial Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) system and method for connecting devices within an industrial automation system is provided. The industrial SPE system comprises a trunkline formed by a series of trunk cables, where each trunk cable includes a power pair and an SPE pair, and one or more taps connected between the trunk cables of the trunkline. The industrial SPE system further comprises a drop line connected to each of the one or more taps, and a device connected to each of one or more taps via the drop lines. The device is an actuator or a sensor, and at least one of the device and the one or more taps includes a dual-port SPE switch.

公开(公告)号：US20230291588A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US17691955

申请日：2022-03-10

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Katherine L. Sokolnicki ,  David D. Brandt ,  Rebecca R. Jaeger ,  Dayin Xu

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  G05B19/418

CPC classification number: H04L12/28 ,  G05B19/41855 ,  H04L61/6068

Abstract: An industrial Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) system and method for connecting devices within an industrial automation system is provided. The industrial SPE system comprises a trunkline formed by a series of trunk cables, where each trunk cable includes a power pair and an SPE pair, and one or more taps connected between the trunk cables of the trunkline. The industrial SPE system further comprises a drop line connected to each of the one or more taps, and a device connected to each of one or more taps via the drop lines. The device is an actuator or a sensor, and at least one of the device and the one or more taps includes a dual-port SPE switch.