Method and Apparatus for Communication in a Motor Drive Application

    公开(公告)号:US20190104205A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US15719925

    申请日:2017-09-29

    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein describes a switch embedded in a motor controller and a network protocol executing on the switch to provide communication between devices connected to the motor controller in a motor drive application. The embedded switch is configured to communicate via separate ports with an external controller, a network interface for the motor controller, additional motor controllers, and with the motor or other devices mounted on the motor. The network protocol includes a first tier for data that requires deterministic delivery at a high data rate, a second tier for data that requires a high delivery rate but is also tolerant of some variation in delivery time, and a third tier for data that may be delivered at a slower data rate. The embedded switch receives data at any port, identifies the communication tier to which the data belongs, and delivers it to another port accordingly.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIPLE MOTOR CONTROL MODES IN A MOTOR DRIVE CONTROLLER

    公开(公告)号:US20170237385A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-17

    申请号:US15043926

    申请日:2016-02-15

    Abstract: A system may include a motor drive that controls one or more operations of a motor. The motor drive may include a first processor that controls the operations of the motor according to a first control mode application. The system may include a second processor that controls the operations of the motor according to a first control mode profile that corresponds to the first control mode application, receives a request to operate the motor according to a second control mode application, and executes a set of computer-readable instructions upon receipt of the request. The set of computer-readable instructions may cause the second processor to load an executable file associated with the second control mode application onto the first processor and send a first command to the first processor to execute the executable file associated with the second control mode application.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING A PLURALITY OF MOTOR DRIVES
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    用于编程大量电机驱动的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130198443A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-01

    申请号:US13801823

    申请日:2013-03-13

    Abstract: The embodiments describe a control system and a method for programming a plurality of motor drives. One embodiment provides a control system including a workstation configured to acquire a configuration file, in which the configuration file is indicative of a programming configuration of a motor drive. The control system further includes a plurality of motor drives communicatively coupled to the workstation. The workstation is configured to transfer the configuration file to each of the plurality of motor drives, and each of the plurality of motor drives is configured to update the programming configuration associated with the motor drive based on the configuration file.

    Abstract translation: 实施例描述了一种用于编程多个电机驱动器的控制系统和方法。 一个实施例提供了一种控制系统,其包括被配置为获取配置文件的工作站,其中配置文件指示电动机驱动器的编程配置。 控制系统还包括通信地耦合到工作站的多个电机驱动器。 工作站被配置为将配置文件传送到多个电动机驱动器中的每一个,并且多个电动机驱动器中的每一个被配置为基于配置文件来更新与电动机驱动器相关联的编程配置。

    Rapid file authentication on automation devices

    公开(公告)号:US10970369B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US16220787

    申请日:2018-12-14

    Abstract: An industrial device is configured to implement a lightweight file authentication sequence that rapidly verifies the integrity of mobile code supplied to the industrial device. The industrial device generates a file authentication code (FAC), which is stored on the industrial device and only made accessible to users via a local connection to the industrial device. The device-specific file FAC is installed on the program development application used to develop or edit the mobile code to be executed on the industrial device. The development application provides the mobile code to the industrial device together with a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) generated using a retrieved copy of the FAC. The industrial device only permits execution of the mobile code if the HMAC included with the mobile code matches a locally created HMAC generated by the industrial device based on the mobile code and the device's local copy of the FAC.

    Method and apparatus for communication in a motor drive application

    公开(公告)号:US10375216B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15719925

    申请日:2017-09-29

    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein describes a switch embedded in a motor controller and a network protocol executing on the switch to provide communication between devices connected to the motor controller in a motor drive application. The embedded switch is configured to communicate via separate ports with an external controller, a network interface for the motor controller, additional motor controllers, and with the motor or other devices mounted on the motor. The network protocol includes a first tier for data that requires deterministic delivery at a high data rate, a second tier for data that requires a high delivery rate but is also tolerant of some variation in delivery time, and a third tier for data that may be delivered at a slower data rate. The embedded switch receives data at any port, identifies the communication tier to which the data belongs, and delivers it to another port accordingly.

    Systems and methods for implementing multiple motor control modes in a motor drive controller

    公开(公告)号:US10135384B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-20

    申请号:US15043926

    申请日:2016-02-15

    Abstract: A system may include a motor drive that controls one or more operations of a motor. The motor drive may include a first processor that controls the operations of the motor according to a first control mode application. The system may include a second processor that controls the operations of the motor according to a first control mode profile that corresponds to the first control mode application, receives a request to operate the motor according to a second control mode application, and executes a set of computer-readable instructions upon receipt of the request. The set of computer-readable instructions may cause the second processor to load an executable file associated with the second control mode application onto the first processor and send a first command to the first processor to execute the executable file associated with the second control mode application.

    Employing single pair ethernet for zoned safety in drive applications

    公开(公告)号:US12147213B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-19

    申请号:US17484948

    申请日:2021-09-24

    Abstract: A system may include one or more drives configured to receive a first alternative current (AC) voltage from a power source and provide a second AC voltage to one or more load devices. The system may further include one or more safety relay devices configured to couple the power source to the one or more drives and a communication device, where the communication device includes a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a first dataset via an Ethernet communication protocol, where the first dataset may include safety connection data indicative of one or more safety commands for controlling one or more operations of the one or more safety relay devices. The processor may further be configured to transmit a second dataset to the one or more safety relay devices via a subnet infrastructure, where the second dataset includes the one or more safety commands.

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