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Abb Technology Ag

Abb Automation Gmbh

Thomas Heilman

David Mielnik

Richard Ogorek

John Piunno

Krzysztof Miedza

Mike J Maczuzak

Daniel J Morgan

Brian T Milliff

Mitchell J Rackovan

Mallikarjun Kande

Ravish Kumar

Krzystof Miedza

Dan Morgan

Marco Sanguineti

Rahul Kumar Gore

John Albert Piunno, Jr

Mitchell Jordan Rackovan

The present invention discloses a controller configured to communicate over a network in a process plant, wherein the network comprises one or more native TSN devices. The controller comprises one or more process applications for controlling one or more processes in the process plant, wherein the one or more process applications includes plurality of tags corresponding to one or more process variables of the one or more processes in the process plant, a software TSN agent for receiving and transmitting packets associated with the one or more process applications on the controller, wherein the software TSN agent is configured to segregate packets associated with the one or more process applications for processing the packets in at least one of a TSN communication mode and a non-TSN communication mode; and a first network interface dedicated for TSN communication and a second network interface dedicated for non-TSN communication.

TSN enabled controller

A control system for mounting to a vertically-extending rail. The control system includes a plurality of bases, each having a channel formed therein that is adapted for mounting to the rail. A plurality of modules are provided for removable mounting to the bases, respectively. Each module has circuitry for processing control signals and a housing enclosing the circuitry. At least a bottom end of each housing has openings therein to permit air to flow into the housing and over the circuitry. A plurality of air flow deflectors are provided for mounting to the bases, respectively. When the modules and the air flow deflectors are mounted to the bases, the air flow deflectors form pockets with the bottom ends of the modules. The pockets have enlarged openings disposed parallel to sides of the modules.

Rail-mounted control system with improved cooling

A control system includes a module assembly with a base. The base can be configured for engagement with at least one module having electronic circuitry disposed therein or other electronic device. The base includes at least one latching assembly with a lever operable to move a shuttle coupled to the lever to releasably engage the base with an elongated mounting rail.

Rail-mounted control system with improved mounting

Hooded cable plug

Distributed control system module-mounting base

Distributed control system module

A method and apparatus for performing frequency synthesis in a communication system. A fiber optic repeater connected between a copper bus and a fiber optic cable includes a voltage controlled oscillator and associated circuitry to adjust the frequency at which the repeater operates to match the frequency of the device that generated the incoming data stream. This adjustment is performed on-both data received from the copper bus or the fiber optic cable on a message by message basis.

Method and apparatus for performing frequency synthesis in communication systems

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Wickliffe, OH, United States of America

Thomas Heilman