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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Judy Anne Mitchell, Goleta, CA (US);
Robert Pearce, Bristol, GB;
David Cline, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
George B. Yundt, Andover, MA (US);
Judy Anne Mitchell, Goleta, CA (US);
Robert Pearce, Bristol, GB;
David Cline, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
George B. Yundt, Andover, MA (US);
KOLLMORGEN CORPORATION, Radford, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of supporting communications over a common network connection in a master-slave field bus network with a first type of packet formatted with a time-sensitive protocol and a second type of packet formatted with a non-time-sensitive protocol are provided. The slave devices are configured with filters to prevent the first type of packet from reaching a configurator and the second type from reaching a master device. The slave devices are also configured with arbitration logic so that the packets formatted with the time-sensitive protocol are provided with a priority over the packets formatted with the non-time-sensitive protocol.