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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Applicants:
Bret S. Hildebran, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Thomas K. Sugimoto, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Terence Scott Tenorio, Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Bret S. Hildebran, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Thomas K. Sugimoto, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Terence Scott Tenorio, Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 17/00 (2006.01); H04Q 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and/or method for synchronizing one or more modules of an industrial controller relative to a common time base. A module may be programmed and/or configured to employ an activation interval for controlling periodic activation for sampling one or more inputs and/or applying data at outputs of the module. The module synchronizes its activation interval based on a coordinated time base signal.