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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Walter Kreb, Schwanheim, DE;
Ulrich Lehmann, Wörth, DE;
Robert Schwab, Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is described a periphery unit for an automatic device, which can be actuated as an analog input and as an analog output. A number of connections which are to be used as inputs and the number of connections which are to be used as outputs can be adapted in a flexible manner on the respective application from a predetermined number of connections of the periphery unit. As a result, a redundant automatic device wherein said types of periphery units can be used, is provided.