Control system including controller and field devices

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2006-05-02

2006-05-02

Ray, Gopal C. (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Intrasystem connection

Bus interface architecture

C709S220000, C710S009000, C714S048000, C370S389000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07039745

ABSTRACT:
A control system having improved maintainability and operability is provided. To this end, in a control system comprising a plurality of field devices distributed in equipment and a controlling input/output device, and a host controller connected to the plurality of field devices via a transmission line and controlling the field devices, the field devices and the host controller constituting a network in the equipment for control of the equipment, the control system further comprises a plurality of connectors for connecting the plurality of field devices to the transmission line, the connectors having network IDs representing respective connected positions to the network, and a node address creating unit for generating node addresses based on the network IDs.

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