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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Endress+hauser Usa, Automation Instrumentation Inc., Greenwood, IN (US);
Brian Hartman, Greenwood, IN (US);
Gautham Karnik, Whitestown, IN (US);
Matthew Krygier, Noblesville, IN (US);
Tareq Al Qaisi, Plainfield, IN (US);
Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG, Maulburg, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed is a data cable connector for a field device of process automation, wherein the data cable connector has a field device part and a data cable part. The field device part includes one or more magnetically activated switches. The data cable part includes a magnet. The field device is configured to determine from the states of the magnetically activated switches whether the data cable part is connected with the field device part, and if so, in what orientation. Based on the states of the magnetically activated switches, the field device may enable and disable communication circuits within the field device including any PHY circuits and modems.