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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Rockwell Automation, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Robert J. Kretschmann, Bay Village, OH (US);
David S. Wehrle, Chesterland, OH (US);
Gerald R. Creech, Danbury, GB;
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
Base modules are provided over a backplane network for high availability control of industrial processes or machines. The base modules may include, for example, an I/O base module, which may control the industrial processes or machines and which may releasably receive an I/O function card, an adapter base module, which may communicate with an industrial controller over a separate control network, and a bus expansion base module, which may provide coupling to another bank of base modules. The base modules may be arranged side-by-side via electrical and mechanical connections. Logic of the I/O base module may detect the presence or absence of the I/O function card to allow coupling or bypassing of the I/O function card with respect to the backplane network.