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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Ctr. Pte., Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventor:
Kian Kiat Koh, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Ctr. Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/0425 (2013.01); G05B 19/0428 (2013.01); G06F 11/0736 (2013.01); G06F 11/0757 (2013.01); G06F 11/0772 (2013.01); G05B 2219/1105 (2013.01); G05B 2219/14006 (2013.01); G05B 2219/14012 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides an automation controller method, system and apparatus including a redundant watchdog utilizing a safety partner controller. According to an exemplary controller, the controller includes a first processing unit, a second processing unit, and an integrated circuit configured to receive as inputs fault indicator signals from the first and second processing units, and the integrated circuit configured to disable I/O communications for a fault condition detected by the first or second processing units.