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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Edward C. Korsberg, Solon, OH (US);
David A. Vasko, Solon, OH (US);
Darren R. Klug, Willoughby, OH (US);
Petr Ptacek, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Inventors:
Edward C. Korsberg, Solon, OH (US);
David A. Vasko, Solon, OH (US);
Darren R. Klug, Willoughby, OH (US);
Petr Ptacek, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An industrial control system communicating among various control elements via a serial network synchronizes the scanning loops associated with collecting and forwarding data along the network so as to substantially reduce transmission delay and jitter, using synchronization information passed along the network.