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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7904583 | Methods and systems for managing and controlling an automation control module system A web-enabled automation control module (ACM) system includes at least one network module configured to receive a request for a file from the network, a web server and database module located outside the network module and including a database configured to store th... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7734716 | Methods and systems for management and control of an automation control module A web-enabled automation control module (ACM) includes an ACM central processing unit (CPU) and a web and file transfer system electrically connected to the ACM CPU, and embedded within the ACM. The system is configured to process hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7721300 | Methods and systems for managing a network A system and method for managing a plurality of devices is provided. The system includes a user interface for controlling a plurality of devices configured as a network. The plurality of devices have corresponding device drivers to configure each of the plurality of... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7656846 | PLC based wireless communications An apparatus and method for providing wireless communication for a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). The PLC includes a central processing unit (CPU) card mounted on the backplane of the PLC, a CPU mounted on the CPU card and a means for wireless radio frequency ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7590712 | Methods and systems for management and control of an automation control module An automation control module (ACM) includes an ACM central processing unit (CPU), a backplane electrically coupled to the ACM CPU, and a web system embedded within the ACM and electrically coupled to the ACM CPU and backplane. The web system includes a secure web se... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7536475 | Method and system for management and control of an automation control module An automation control module (ACM) is provided that includes an ACM central processing unit (CPU), a backplane and a SOAP/XML and web server system electrically coupled to the backplane and to the ACM CPU. The SOAP/XML and web server system is embedded within the au... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7124397 | Power builder for power management control system automation software A Power Builder for a power management control system facilitates automated addition and configuration of devices to a system project. By invoking the Power Builder as an option to the system, device selection becomes automated and points associated with the selecte... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6978386 | Method and apparatus for regulating current for programmable logic controllers A method for reducing thermal dissipation in a single PLC package includes implementing a pulse width modulated current regulator including a field effect transistor (FET) switch, and utilizing a turn on delay of the FET to provide a wide operating range of current.... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6965802 | Method for using portable wireless devices to monitor industrial controllers A system and method for controlling and monitoring an industrial controller using a portable wireless device. The system includes a programmable logic controller (PLC), a local server for exchanging communication with the PLC, a Internet Service Provider (ISP) serve... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6816919 | Method and system for configuring input/output points A control circuit for configuring at least one I/O module connector pin is provided. The circuit includes at least one port controlling a configuration of the at least one pin. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6701284 | Methods and apparatus for maintaining a programmable logic control revision history Methods and apparatus for maintaining a PLC revision history are described. In one embodiment, the PLC creates and maintains a revision history log that provides information related to changes made to the PLC user program and/or the PLC configuration. If ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 5978593 | Programmable logic controller computer system with micro field processor and programmable bus interface unit A programmable logic controller computer system is provided which achieves great flexibility in communication among the components of the system. The computer system includes a host programmable logic controller coupled by a field bus to a programmable bu... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5473757 | I/O controller using single data lines for slot enable/interrupt signals and specific circuit for distinguishing between the signals thereof A programmable logic controller is provided in which I/O modules situated in respective slots are coupled to a CPU by a main bus including a serial data line. A dedicated slot enable line is provided from the CPU interrupt controller to each slot into whi... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5270916 | Apparatus and method for preventing runaway of the integral term of a proportional plus integral controller An apparatus and method are provided for preventing the runaway of the integral term of a proportional integral differential controller which is usable in a feedback system. An error signal is supplied to the controller by the feedback system. The control... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5185708 | Method for collecting data by a manufacturing process manager from a plurality of programmable logic controllers A data collection method is provided for use on a computer system including a host processor which is coupled to a plurality of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) via a communications bus. Each PLC is coupled to a respective controlled machine to gathe... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5142469 | Method for converting a programmable logic controller hardware configuration and corresponding control program for use on a first programmable logic controller to use on a second programmable logic controller A method is provided for converting a hardware configuration and corresponding control logic program for use on a first programmable logic controller (PLC) to an equivalent hardware configuration and control logic program for use on a second PLC. A graphi... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5109503 | Apparatus with reconfigurable counter includes memory for storing plurality of counter configuration files which respectively define plurality of predetermined counters A reconfigurable counter is provided which includes first and second memories coupled via a common bus to a microprocessor which controls the process of configuring and reconfiguring the counter. A programmable hardware array, coupled to the microprocesso... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5093804 | Programmable controller input/output communications system The invention disclosed is useful in an I/O system of a programmable controller and provides a method and circuitry by which control and diagnostic information is exchanged between a control unit of an I/O module and a plurality of input/output points of ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5072374 | Method for communicating among a plurality of programmable logic controllers each having a DMA controller A method is provided for communicating among a plurality of programmable logic controllers (PLC's) coupled together on a common bus. A master PLC and a plurality of slave PLC's are coupled to the bus. An attach signal is transmitted by the master PLC to a... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5068821 | Bit processor with powers flow register switches control a function block processor for execution of the current command A programmable logic controller is provided which includes a function block processor for processing function block instructions and a bit processor for processing Boolean instructions. The bit processor decodes and identifies the OPCODE of each instructi... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5058052 | Method for checking the syntax of an instruction list program to determine if the program is expressible as a relay ladder diagram by a programmable logic controller A method is provided by which a programmable logic controller checks each statement of an instruction list (IL) program to determine if any such statement or the order of statements violates one of a set of syntax rules which are stored in a memory in the... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5056001 | Method for configuring an input/output module coupled to a programmable logic controller A method is provided for configuring a smart module which is coupled to a programmable logic controller. The controller includes an initial configuration file which specifies an initial configuration for the smart module. After power up and initialization... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5046073 | Signal processing apparatus for recovering a clock signal and a data signal from an encoded information signal A signal processing apparatus is provided for recovering the clock signal and data signal from an encoded information signal. The encoded signal which is to be processed includes first symbols exhibiting a first frequency representing logical ones and sec... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5018146 | Apparatus and method for determining if a particular plug-in card is appropriate for use with an electronic processor An electronic processor based system is provided which is capable of receiving plug-in cards. The plug-in card includes a memory which contains a first error check word which is a function of seed data words which are also stored in that memory. The first... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5012492 | Apparatus and method for detecting a carrier signal A carrier detection circuit is provided for reliably detecting the presence of a carrier signal. The carrier detection circuit operates on a carrier signal which includes a first symbol exhibiting a first frequency representing a logic 1 and a second symb... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4926375 | Multiple nodes broadcast communication method with receiver identification by bit position in transferred massage A data sharing mechanism employs a broadcast bus communication system to physically interconnect various control and monitoring nodes that cooperate in controlling a physical process. Shared, or global, variables are exchanged between connected nodes via ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4872136 | Programmable controller input/output communications system The invention disclosed is useful in an I/O system of a programmable controller and provides a method and circuitry by which control and diagnostic information is exchanged between a control unit of an I/O module and a plurality of input/output points the... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870564 | Distributed input/output system The invention disclosed provides an intelligent input/output system for a programmable controller and includes a plurality of input/output (I/O) modules, each of which may be located in proximity to the process being controlled. Each module is interconnec... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4865560 | Apparatus for removably connecting first and second matable members A connecting apparatus is provided for removably attaching a first member to a second member. The first and second members include respective mating surfaces which mate with each other. A pivot arm is situated adjacent one end of the mating surface of the... | 09/12/1989 |
