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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
May. 09, 2016
Interroll Holding Ag, Sant' Antonino, CH;
Herbert Henze, Wermelskirchen, DE;
INTERROLL HOLDING AG, Sant' Antonino, CH;
Abstract
A method for configuring a control unit in a conveyor, wherein a control unit controls one or more conveyor segments comprising a conveyor drive in signal communication with the control unit via a motor connection socket, and a sensor for detecting an object at a position within the conveyor segment. The conveyor is in signal communication with the control unit via a sensor connection socket. The control unit self-configures itself by: (i) activating a configuration mode in the control unit, (ii) receiving a signal from each motor connection socket or sensor connection socket, (iii) comparing the received signal(s) with a comparative value stored in the control unit, and (iv) determining whether a conveyor drive or a sensor is connected to a motor connection socket or a sensor connection socket of the control unit, respectively, based on the comparison of the signal(s) with the comparative value.