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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
Fanuc Corporation, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Masahiro Saeki, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Shinichi Kuwahata, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Asunaro Maeda, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
FANUC CORPORATION, Minamitsuru-gun, JP;
Abstract
An I/O unit comprises: a plurality of first-stage-side terminals for connecting to a master unit or another I/O unit; a plurality of second-stage-side terminals that are provided in order to connect to the other I/O unit, and are connected to mutually distinct first-stage-side terminals; and a slave process circuit that performs signal processing and is connected to one of the plurality of first-stage-side terminals and to the second-stage-side terminal connected to that first-stage-side terminal.
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