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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2021
Beckhoff Automation Gmbh, Verl, DE;
Dirk Janssen, Verl, DE;
Florian Essler, Augsburg, DE;
Guido Beckmann, Verl, DE;
Hans Beckhoff, Verl, DE;
Holger Büttner, Berlin, DE;
Martin Rostan, Nuremberg, DE;
Thomas Rettig, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, DE;
Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Verl, DE;
Abstract
An automation network with network subscribers is provided, in which the network subscribers are interconnected via a data line network. At least one network subscriber is configured as a master subscriber, which is adapted to send telegrams via the data line network. At least one network subscriber is configured as a network distributor, which is adapted to route telegrams. The network distributor has a plurality of input/output ports, and is connected to the master subscriber via a first input/output and data line network. The master subscriber is configured to use a telegram element to indicate that the telegram is enabled for processing by the network subscribers. In addition, the network distributor is configured to process a telegram received via the first input/output port when the telegram element indicates enablement of processing of the telegram by the network subscribers.