Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated

Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center Pte. Ltd.

Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific

Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Ctr. Pte. Ltd.

Daniel Joseph Middlestetter

Scott Peter Miles

Teck Siang Tan

James B Vitrano

See Yong Koh

Alfred David Bassett, Jr

James S Rustad

Jimmy See Yong Koh

John James Jenks

August B Schrab

Kurt R Hohensee

Julie Yeoh Pei Fang

Alex Laurence Nicoll

Scott D Braun

Warren A Simonsen

Timothy J Strandt

Al J Campbell

Jason H Downing

Divesh Sachdeva

Scott Miles

A disconnect override circuit for a power conversion system includes a first input coupled to a user disconnect switch to receive a disconnect input signal, as well as a second input coupled to a motor drive or motor starter to receive a fault signal, and a third input adapted to receive an override signal. The disconnect override circuit has an output configured to provide a disconnect control output signal to control a user disconnect circuit according to the disconnect input signal, the fault signal and the override signal, the output signal having a first state to cause the user disconnect circuit to allow power transfer from the AC input to the motor drive or motor starter, and a second state to cause the user disconnect circuit to prevent power transfer from the AC input to the motor drive or motor starter.

Embedded electronic motor disconnect

An industrial device is configured to implement a lightweight file authentication sequence that rapidly verifies the integrity of mobile code supplied to the industrial device. The industrial device generates a file authentication code (FAC), which is stored on the industrial device and only made accessible to users via a local connection to the industrial device. The device-specific file FAC is installed on the program development application used to develop or edit the mobile code to be executed on the industrial device. The development application provides the mobile code to the industrial device together with a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) generated using a retrieved copy of the FAC. The industrial device only permits execution of the mobile code if the HMAC included with the mobile code matches a locally created HMAC generated by the industrial device based on the mobile code and the device's local copy of the FAC.

Rapid file authentication on automation devices

Systems, devices, methods, and software for presenting predefined subset of parameters for an industrial control device are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method comprises displaying a plurality of industrial application options, wherein each industrial application option of the industrial application options corresponds to a respective type of industrial application for which an industrial control device may be purposed. The method further comprises receiving a selection of one of the plurality of industrial application options. In response to receipt of the selected industrial application option, the method comprises identifying a distinct set of programmable operating parameters corresponding to the selected industrial application option from a plurality of distinct sets of programmable operating parameters, wherein each distinct set of programmable operating parameters of the distinct sets of programmable operating parameters corresponds to a different one of the plurality of industrial automation application options respectively.

Systems, methods, and software for presenting parameter set(s) for industrial automation devices

Systems, methods, and software for presenting predefined parameter subsets for industrial automation devices and equipment are provided herein. In one example, a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program instructions executable by a computing device is presented. When executed by the computing device, the program instructions direct the computing device to present a graphical user interface with at least one predetermined subset of parameters, receive a user selection for one of the at least one predetermined subset of operating parameters for an industrial automation device, identify parameters associated with the selected subset, and display the identified subset of parameters.

A control module for an industrial device is provided. The control module includes a coupling feature configured to facilitate removable attachment of the control module with the industrial device and a communicative coupling feature configured to facilitate communication between the control module and the industrial device when coupled with a corresponding communicative coupling feature of the industrial device. The control module also includes a port configured to communicatively couple with a connector capable of supplying power and data communication, wherein the port is configured to receive power via the connector and exchange data with a computer via the connector.

Programmable control module for an industrial device

In some embodiments, a motor drive system includes a communication subassembly electrically coupled to a control subassembly for providing communication between the control subassembly and at least one external device. The control subassembly and the communication subassembly transmit and receive control data independently of messaging data, greatly enhancing performance and reducing the workload of processors on the control subassembly and communication subassembly. Additionally, the control subassembly and the communication subassembly transmit message data via sequence count based messaging. Communications between the communication subassembly and the control subassembly may include a series of timeout periods and retries, increasing reliability.

Enhanced motor drive communication system and method

A motor drive system includes a control module and a power module for generating control signals and power signals, respectively, for driving an electric motor. An add-on module or subassembly is physically positionable between the control and power modules, and communicates with the control module to allow for communication with external devices.

Modular motor drive communication system and method

A motor drive comprises a power sub-assembly and a control sub-assembly removably secured to the power sub-assembly. The power sub-assembly contains all power electronic circuitry and driver circuitry for the power electronics. The control sub-assembly comprises control circuitry for implementing a motor control routine that generates control signals for the power sub-assembly. The control sub-assembly is configured to conform to a USB mass storage device class such that it will appear as an icon on a configuration station when coupled to the configuration station via a USB cable. Thereafter, the drive may be accessed by selecting the icon, and parameter file and data transfer may be performed, such as by drag-and-drop transfer steps.

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Lyndhurst, OH, United States of America

Daniel Joseph Middlestetter