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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2002
Andreas Heckel, Remshalden, DE;
Pilz GmbH & Co., Ostfildern, DE;
Abstract
The present invention describes a method for configuring a station connected to a field bus, wherein a logical address is allocated to said station. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting said logical address from an address-allocation unit to said station; transmitting a physical address from said address-allocation unit to said station, said physical address corresponding to an assumed physical position of said station relative to said field bus; verifying said physical address being transmitted to said station based on an actual physical position of said station relative to said field bus; and storing said transmitted logical address in a memory of said station depending on the verification of said physical address.