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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2002
Jimmie L. Snowbarger, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Riyaz M. Ali, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Patrick S. Flanders, Dhahran, SA;
Jimmie L. Snowbarger, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Riyaz M. Ali, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Patrick S. Flanders, Dhahran, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Fisher Controls International, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A control device test system including an electrical switch and a device controller, wherein the device controller has a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and an auxiliary input coupled to the processor and adapted to receive a binary signal from the electrical switch. A routine is stored in the memory of the processor and is adapted to be executed on the processor to cause a control device test to be performed in response to the receipt of the binary signal at the input.