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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Shigeyuki Eguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihide Nishiyama, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
OMRON CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/12 (2006.01); G05B 19/05 (2006.01); G06F 1/14 (2006.01); G06F 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/12 (2013.01); G05B 19/058 (2013.01); G06F 1/14 (2013.01); G06F 11/1604 (2013.01); G05B 2219/13063 (2013.01); G05B 2219/15063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system for factory automation includes a first unit and a second unit that exchange data with each other, and a synchronization module that synchronizes a control counter included in the first unit and a control counter included in the second unit using a clock. Each of the units includes an information storage that stores information on conversion for calculating a time from a counter value of the counter of the unit, the information being shared between the units.