Communication device and communication system for handling communication error of superimposed signal

    公开(公告)号:US10536244B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US15892338

    申请日:2018-02-08

    申请人: OMRON Corporation

    摘要: Provided is a highly convenient communication device capable of detecting a communication error caused by an abnormality of a state of communication. A communication device capable of mutually communicating with an electrical device includes: a superimposed signal receiving unit that periodically receives a data signal related to the electrical device as a signal superimposed on an operation signal; a period determination unit that determines whether or not a communication error of the data signal detected by the superimposed signal receiving unit is able to be regarded as having occurred in a transition period of a value of the operation signal; and a state determination unit that determines a state of communication with the electrical device in accordance with the determination by the period determination unit.

    Controller and control method
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10409244B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-10

    申请号:US15028961

    申请日:2014-10-15

    申请人: OMRON Corporation

    摘要: A controller constituting at least a portion of a control system includes a master control unit, and one or more slave control units connected to the master control unit with at least a communication line. The slave control units each include a timer that is synchronized with the master control unit, an input unit that receives an interrupt signal, a notification unit that obtains, upon receipt of the interrupt signal through the input unit, timing information from the timer and transmits notification about an input of the interrupt signal to the master control unit, and a transmission unit that transmits, upon receipt of a request from the master control unit via the communication line, the timing information to the master control unit via the communication line.

    Control system, control apparatus and control method with input-only communication frame

    公开(公告)号:US10277417B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US15122517

    申请日:2015-01-15

    申请人: OMRON Corporation

    摘要: A control system includes a master apparatus that includes a calculation unit and a communication processing unit, and one or more slave apparatuses connected to the master apparatus via a network. The communication processing unit is configured to manage cyclic transmission, on the network, of a data sequence containing data that is handled by the master apparatus and the one or more slave apparatuses. The communication processing unit is configured to start cyclic transmission of a first data sequence that contains output data for the one or more slave apparatuses in conjunction with execution of output processing in the operation unit, and to start, a predetermined time period before execution start of input processing in the operation unit, cyclic transmission of a second data sequence for obtaining information collected by the one or more slave apparatuses from the control target.

    Electric apparatus, communication device, and communication system

    公开(公告)号:US12062279B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US17278326

    申请日:2019-09-19

    申请人: OMRON Corporation

    IPC分类号: G05F1/625 G08C15/00

    CPC分类号: G08C15/00 G05F1/625

    摘要: Provided is an electric apparatus, which has excellent convenience and operates by switching an operation mode according to the type of a communication device of a connection destination. The electric apparatus includes: a superimposition signal transmission portion which transmits, to a communication device, a superimposition signal obtained by superimposing a data signal on an operation signal; an operation mode switching portion which switches between a normal operation mode in which transmission of the superimposition signal is performed and a low current consumption mode in which transmission of the superimposition signal is not performed; and a current detection portion which detects a current value supplied from the communication device, wherein the operation mode switching portion switches the low current consumption mode to the normal operation mode when the current detection portion detects a current equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value in the low current consumption mode.

    Recording medium and method
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11646914B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17618877

    申请日:2020-02-27

    申请人: OMRON Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04L25/02 H04L25/49

    摘要: The present invention enables an apparatus or the like, which does not respond to a communication using a superposed signal, to be used in a system using the superposed signal. This control program, which is for a terminal device connectable to a signal processing device through a communication cable, includes: first identification information acquisition steps for acquiring, from the signal processing device, first identification information for identifying the signal processing device in the terminal device; second identification information acquisition steps for acquiring, through an input part of the terminal device, second identification information for identifying an electric apparatus that is electrically connected to the signal processing device and operates an operation element; generation steps for generating association information for associating the first identification information with the second identification information; and output steps for outputting the association information so that the association information is received by the information processing device.

    CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD
    7.
    发明申请
    CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD 有权
    控制装置和控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150039099A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-05

    申请号:US14385042

    申请日:2013-02-18

    申请人: OMRON Corporation

    发明人: Seiji Mizutani

    IPC分类号: G05B19/05 G05B15/02

    摘要: Provided is a control device capable of reducing power consumption in a control system. The control device includes a master control unit and at least one slave control unit that is connected to the master control unit via a communication line. The master control unit includes a circuit for, upon completion of data transmission from the slave control unit via an uplink, transmitting an instruction for deactivating the uplink to the slave control unit via a downlink, as well as a circuit for, in order to obtain data from the slave control unit, transmitting an instruction for activating the uplink to the slave control unit via the downlink. The slave control unit includes a circuit for keeping the downlink active, and for activating/deactivating the uplink in accordance with an instruction from the master control unit transmitted via the downlink.

    摘要翻译: 提供了能够降低控制系统的功耗的控制装置。 控制装置包括主控制单元和至少一个从控制单元,其经由通信线连接到主控单元。 主控单元包括一个电路,用于在完成从从控制单元经由上行链路的数据传输之后,经由下行链路发送用于停止上行链路到从属控制单元的指令,以及为了获得 来自从控制单元的数据,经由下行链路发送用于激活上行链路到从属控制单元的指令。 从控制单元包括用于保持下行链路有效的电路,并且用于根据来自经由下行链路发送的主控制单元的指令激活/去激活上行链路。

    Signal processing device
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11749103B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US17618875

    申请日:2020-02-26

    申请人: OMRON Corporation

    IPC分类号: G08C19/00

    CPC分类号: G08C19/00

    摘要: A signal processing device includes: a superposing circuit for generating a superposed signal obtained by superposing a data signal indicative of prescribed information on an operation signal relating to an operation element of an electric apparatus; an information storage part for storing the prescribed information; a signal transmission terminal for inputting/outputting the operation signal or the superposed signal to/from the electric apparatus or apparatus control devices; and an information transmission terminal for inputting/outputting information to/from an information transfer device which executes reading of information stored in the information storage part and/or writing of information in the information storage part. The signal processing device is connected to an external device via a connector member. Each of the terminals is provided in an area that is inside the connector member in a state where the signal processing device is connected to the external device via the connector member.

    Electric device suppressing variations of electric current

    公开(公告)号:US10677840B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15893701

    申请日:2018-02-12

    申请人: OMRON Corporation

    IPC分类号: G01R31/28 G05F1/618

    摘要: An electric device capable of suppressing an influence of variation of a consumed current on a superimposed signal is provided. An electric device which transmits a superimposed signal obtained by superimposing a data signal on the operation signal according to a state of an operating element to the outside, includes a current consuming part configured to consume a current, and a current control part configured to control current consumption in a circuit including the current consuming part such that current variation of the superimposed signal following variation of the consumed current in the current consuming part is suppressed.