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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2013
Stefan Dausend, Schwabach, DE;
Stefan Dausend, Schwabach, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An automation system includes a first controller and a second controller connected to an input device via a field bus, wherein the input device includes a module having at least one first sub-module and one second sub-module, the first controller includes first interconnection information that defines an assignment between the first controller and the first sub-module, and the second controller includes second interconnection information that defines an assignment between the second controller and the second sub-module, wherein the module is additionally configured to be connected to a plurality of inputs for process signals, wherein a process signal image is stored in a first memory area assigned to the first sub-module, and wherein the module additionally includes a copying device which is configured to copy the process signal image from the first memory area to a second memory area assigned to the second sub-module.