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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Bryan Metts, Ruckersville, VA (US);
Kojakully Shetty, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Yuvbir Singh, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Peter G. Thomas, Huntsville, AL (US);
Bryan Metts, Ruckersville, VA (US);
Kojakully Shetty, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Yuvbir Singh, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Peter G. Thomas, Huntsville, AL (US);
GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc., Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing wireless communication for a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). The PLC includes a central processing unit (CPU) card mounted on the backplane of the PLC, a CPU mounted on the CPU card and a means for wireless radio frequency communication coupled to the CPU so that the means for radio frequency communication and CPU communicate without using the PLC module bus.