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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2020
Rockwell Automation Germany Gmbh & Co. KG, Wuppertal, DE;
Norbert Machuletz, Wuppertal, DE;
Thomas Helpenstein, Wuppertal, DE;
Oliver Heckel, Wuppertal, DE;
Mussa Tohidi Khaniki, Wuppertal, DE;
Jan Anslinger, Wuppertal, DE;
Rudolf Papenbreer, Wuppertal, DE;
Suresh R. Nair, Amherst, NH (US);
Rockwell Automation Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Wuppertal, DE;
Abstract
An expansion module for an industrial controller is configured to perform independent local processing of its input signals and to independently generate control outputs in parallel with the primary control program executed by the industrial controller. This can reduce or eliminate response latency for time-critical processes that would otherwise be present if all monitoring and control were performed by the industrial controller alone. This approach can be beneficial for configurations in which the industrial devices that are monitored and controlled via the expansion module require fast response times, as in the case of industrial safety applications.