Field bus module, machine controller, and method for parameterizing a field bus module, in particular a safety-oriented field bus module

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PATENT NO 10466670
APP PUB NO 20170185059A1
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15115443

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A field bus module for the operation of actuators and/or sensors with at least one device interface for the connection of a sensor and/or actuator, with at least one field bus interface for connection to a field bus system, and with a processing device for receiving and processing and sending field bus telegrams and also for making available control commands, especially safety-oriented control commands, to the device interface depending on incoming field bus telegrams wherein the processing device is configured to process in different operating modes sensor data that can be made available at the device interface and/or field bus telegrams that can be made available at the field bus interface, wherein an operating mode memory is allocated to the processing device for the optional provision of one of at least two different operating mode data sets at the processing device depending on an incoming field bus telegram.

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FESTO SE & CO KGRUITER STRASSE 82 ESSLINGEN 73734

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Gehrke, Martin Weinstadt, DE 19 41
Hommel, Martin Loenberg, DE 14 264
Kalberer, Roland Kirchheim, DE 7 7
Leitner, Colin Wendlingen, DE 4 17
Maier, Martin Ostifildern, DE 260 4382

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