Wireless monitoring and configuration tether for use with isolated industrial product and method of operation thereof
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United States of America
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Apr 19, 2022
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Jun 11, 2020
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May 2, 2018
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May 2, 2018
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A portable tether device for configuring and/or monitoring an isolated industrial product includes an outer housing defining a chamber, a magnet positioned within the chamber to provide for magnetic attachment of the portable tether device to a housing panel, and an inductive receive coil positioned within the chamber and adjacent an underside of the outer housing, the inductive receive coil operable with an external inductive charging coil to provide inductive powering to the portable tether device. The portable tether device also includes a communication circuit positioned within the chamber and powered by the inductive receive coil, with the communication circuit further including transmit and receive optical components that provide light-based communication between the portable tether device and the isolated industrial product and wireless communication circuitry configured to transmit and receive wireless signals to and from the portable tether device.
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