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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Balluff Gmbh, Neuhausen a.d.F., DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Kammerer, Winnenden, DE;
Marco Zorcic, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Assignee:
Balluff GmbH, Neuhausen a.d.F., DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/20 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G08C 23/04 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/64 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G01D 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/426 (2013.01); G01D 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 1/3215 (2013.01); G06F 1/3287 (2013.01); G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); G08C 23/04 (2013.01); H04L 12/6418 (2013.01); H04L 67/145 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An IO-Link adapter () for connecting a field device to a master unit having an IO-Link interface (), a field device interface () and a circuit arrangement () for converting the field device interface data into IO-Link interface data is characterized in that the IO-Link adapter () has fastening elements () for detachably fastening to the field device, wherein by fastening the IO-Link adapter () to the field device, coupling of the field device interface () of the IO-Link adapter () to an interface of the field device () simultaneously takes place.