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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Steven T Haensgen, Mukwonago, WI (US);
John P Caspers, Racine, WI (US);
Yutao Wang, Brookfield, WI (US);
Jeffrey A Kilburn, Hartland, WI (US);
Darryl E Whitley, Milwaukee, WI (US);
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
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.