公开(公告)号：US07149604B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-12

申请号：US10303193

申请日：2002-11-25

申请人： Rick Dalton ,  Scott Hamilton ,  Al Oravet ,  Atsushi Ueyama ,  John Deno

发明人： Rick Dalton ,  Scott Hamilton ,  Al Oravet ,  Atsushi Ueyama ,  John Deno

IPC分类号： G05B19/04 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05B19/18 ,  G05B11/01

CPC分类号： G05B19/4187 ,  G05B2219/31333 ,  G05B2219/31426 ,  Y02P90/14 ,  Y02P90/18 ,  Y02P90/185 ,  Y02P90/205

摘要： A manufacturing facility includes a plurality of programmable logic controllers that contain operating programs and process parameters. The programmable logic controllers are connected to a network such that the operating programs and process parameters from the programmable logic controllers can be backed-up to a remote data storage device. Preferably, the backing-up of the programmable logic controllers takes place automatically and periodically in a manner that does not interrupt the manufacturing process.

摘要翻译： 制造设备包括多个可编程逻辑控制器，其包含操作程序和过程参数。 可编程逻辑控制器连接到网络，使得来自可编程逻辑控制器的操作程序和过程参数可以备份到远程数据存储设备。 优选地，可编程逻辑控制器的备份以不中断制造过程的方式自动和周期性地进行。

公开(公告)号：US06760794B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-06

申请号：US10301964

申请日：2002-11-22

申请人： John Deno ,  Jay Johnson ,  Rick Dalton

发明人： John Deno ,  Jay Johnson ,  Rick Dalton

IPC分类号： G06F1314

CPC分类号： G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/205 ,  Y10S40/911 ,  Y10S40/912

摘要： Vehicle identification number (VIN) data acquisition and stamping center control, wherein a main computer supplies VIN data to a PLC disposed at the stamping center, and the PLC stores a quantity of VIN data, up to a predetermined maximum, in an input buffer memory of the PLC in order to permit the stamping center to continue operating even when the network connection with the main computer is broken. The PLC also includes an output buffer memory in which stamped VINs may be stored until the network connection is restored, at which point the stamped VINs are transmitted to the main computer. Alternative semi-automatic and manual modes of operation permit the stamping center to continue operating even when the supply of VIN data from the input buffer memory is exhausted.