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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2018
Keyence Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Kentaro Yamazaki, Osaka, JP;
Akinori Nagata, Osaka, JP;
Keyence Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
To provide an auxiliary unit capable of reducing the number of signal lines for outputting warning information. A multi-output unit is connected to a plurality of sensor units via individual output linestothrough which the plurality of sensor units output a detection result of each of the plurality of sensor units and a data linefor communicating with the plurality of sensor units. The communication control unitcommunicates with each of the plurality of sensor units via the data lineand receives warning information transmitted by at least one of the plurality of sensor units. When receiving the warning information from at least one of the plurality of sensor units via the data line, the common signal lineoutputs a common output signal indicating the warning information to an external device.