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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Endress + Hauser Gmbh + Co. KG, Maulburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Endress + Hauser GmbH & Co. KG, Maulburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3051 (2013.01); G05B 19/0423 (2013.01);
Abstract
Multifunctional I/O apparatus having one connection terminal with two connections and an electronic circuit, which with the assistance of a plurality of settable operating states detects an active input signal or passive input signal applied on the two connections of the connection terminal or controls/switches an externally driven load.