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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2020
Keyence Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Motohiro Kudo, Osaka, JP;
KEYENCE CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a mechanism for causing a safety controller to suitably display various pieces of information from a safety input device. A safety controller acquires a compatible port that connects at least one safety input device, and a safety input signal from the at least one safety input device connected via the compatible port and state information on the safety input device. Further, the safety controllerincludes the MCUthat generates, in accordance with the safety program, a safety output signal based on the safety input signal acquired, and the display devicethat displays, based on the state information acquired, a state of the safety input device from which the state information is acquired.