Network configurable industrial device

A technology of network switching and switches, applied in the field of device configuration, can solve problems such as non-exhaustive

Active Publication Date: 2015-01-21
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH
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[0007] The above-mentioned shortcomings of traditional networked devices are only intended to provide a c

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[0032] As previously described, devices may operate in a single network environment (eg, Ethernet network, DLR network, EtherNet / IP network, NEO backplane, linear topology network, star topology network, ring topology network, etc.). However, with conventional systems, separate hardware / software is required for devices to operate in a particular network (eg, in a DLR network) compared to an Ethernet network. DLR network configuration units will not operate on Ethernet configuration networks. Thus, providing multiple different devices to perform similar functions adds complexity to a company's product offering in terms of catalog numbers, manufacturing, inventory, and the like. In the various exemplary, non-limiting embodiments presented herein, a single device may be configured to operate in multiple network types, with hardware / software effectively common to all supporting network types. For example, where a particular network configuration can be selected from any supported...

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A device is configured to be operable in a plurality of network environments. A number of different configurations are available to be set on the device, where a first configuration enables operation on a first network, and a second configuration enables operation on a second, disparate, network. A plurality of external ports in conjunction with a multiplexer switch, network switch, internal CPU, external CPU, routing links, etc., can be combined to facilitate multiple configurations for the device. The device is suitable for incorporation into a human machine interface, for application in an industrial processing operation. Receive port information can be incorporated into a data frame to facilitate identification of an external port associated with the reception of the data frame. Applicable networks include linear topology, ring topology, star topology, Ethernet, ROCKWELL NEO, EtherNet/IP, one or more LANs, etc. Configuration can be via a USB device or an interface.

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technical field [0001] This specification generally relates to control systems employed in an industrial automation environment, and more particularly to the configuration of devices applied in a networked environment. Background technique [0002] Computer systems have found many applications in industrial automation environments and are employed ubiquitously and everywhere, such as to control the operation of processes, machines and devices, among other operating environments. To facilitate control of a process, etc., one or more controllers (e.g., programmable logic controllers (PLCs)) are used in conjunction with input / output (I / O) devices to collect process information about how the process is being performed (e.g., measurements, data, values, parameters, variables, metadata, etc.) that together control the operation of the process. In order to maximize operator interaction with the process, process information can be forwarded from the controller to one or more interf...

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IPC IPC(8): H04L12/24H04L12/46H04L29/06H04L12/931
CPCH04L41/0803H04L49/15H04L12/4625
Inventor 西瓦拉姆·巴拉苏布拉马尼安加里·D·多森本杰明·纳韦
Owner ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH
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