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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2007
Roland Gehring, Elzach-Prechtal, DE;
Matthias Singler, Winden, DE;
Friedrich Esselborn, Waldkirch, DE;
Johannes Aschenbrenner, Emmendingen, DE;
Roland Gehring, Elzach-Prechtal, DE;
Matthias Singler, Winden, DE;
Friedrich Esselborn, Waldkirch, DE;
Johannes Aschenbrenner, Emmendingen, DE;
Sick AG, Waldkirch/Breisgau, DE;
Abstract
A connector module for the connection of a sensor, such as an optoelectronic sensor, to a fieldbus, having a sensor interface for the connection of the connector module to an interface of the sensor, a bus interface for the connection of the connector module to an interface of a fieldbus and a circuit for the exchange of data to receive data from the sensor interface and to convert them with respect to their format and to output the converted data at the bus interface. The circuit for the exchange of data includes a memory for the intermediate storage of a sensor-specific control file or description file received from the sensor interface, with the control file or description file being able to be processed in the circuit such that the connector module shows the behavior of the respective connected sensor with respect to the fieldbus.