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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Yasuo Muneta, Kyoto, JP;
Toshiyuki Nakamura, Kyoto, JP;
Teruyuki Nakayama, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Omron Corporation, Kyoto-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G05B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Safety unitstofor executing a safety function processing are connected to a non-safety controller constituted by connectting a plurality of unitsincluding CPU units. A CPU busto be connected with the CPU units and a safety dedicated busfor mutually connecting the safety units are provided to the safety units. Since the safety dedicated bus is isolated from the non-safety system, reliability of the safety function can be secured. The CPU unit can read out data through the CPU bus irrespective of the safety unit and the non-safety unit.