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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Eric D. Decker, Macedonia, OH (US);
Robert J. Kretschmann, Bay Village, OH (US);
Kenwood Hall, Hudson, OH (US);
Andreas P. Frischknecht, Singapore, SG;
Scott A. Pierce, Concord Township, OH (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
An output module for an industrial controller configurable to simplify setup and commissioning is disclosed. The output module includes configurable PWM outputs that may be scheduled to start at different times within the PWM period, that may be configured to generate a fixed number of PWM pulses, and that may have an extendable PWM period. The output terminals are configurable to enter a first state upon generation of a fault and further configurable to enter a second state after a configurable time delay following the fault being generated. The output module may receive inputs signals directly from another module and set output signals at the terminals responsive to these signals.