Event generation in an input module for an industrial controller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9152136-B2
Application number	US-201414468817-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	Apr 11, 2011
Publication date	Oct 6, 2015
Grant date	Oct 6, 2015

Abstract

An input module for an industrial controller is configurable to simplify setup and commissioning. The input module includes input terminals configurable, for example, as a counter input. Still other input terminals may be configured to trigger events as a function of the input signals present at the terminals. Time signals corresponding to transitions in state of the input terminals, triggering of events, or operation of the counters may be recorded. The input module is further configurable to transmit data back to the processor or to transmit data directly to another module in the industrial control network.

First claim

We claim:

1. An input module for an industrial controller configured to control an industrial machine or process, the input module comprising:
a plurality of input terminals, wherein each input terminal is configured to receive an input signal from a device on the industrial machine or process;
memory device configured to store a series of instructions and a plurality of configuration parameters, wherein the configuration parameters define a pattern of input signals, wherein the…

Assignees

• Rockwell Automation Tech Inc

Inventors

• Hildebran Bret S
• Decker Eric D
• Mulhall Duwayne D
• Delic Peter M
• Kretschmann Robert J
• Hall Kenwood H
• Shah Harsh
• Frischknecht Andreas P
• Pierce Scott A
• Tenorio Terence S

Classifications

• G05B2219/21021

  Physics · mapped topic

• G05B19/042 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G05B2219/33333

  Physics · mapped topic

• G05B19/4188 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• H02P5/00

  Electricity · mapped topic