Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1992-06-11
1994-05-17
Smith, Jerry
Boots, shoes, and leggings
371 91, 3649269, 364949, 364DIG2, G06F 1546
Patent
active
053133862
ABSTRACT:
A machine is controlled by a system which has a pair of programmable controllers connected in tandem. One controller operates in the active mode governing the operation of the machine, while the other controller is in a backup mode able to assume control of the machine should the active controller fail. Each programmable controller has a backup module through which the two controllers are connected. In order to determine which controller is to be active upon power up, each backup module has an input means for receiving a first active mode request signal from another programmable controller. A means is provided to produce a tie breaker signal at one backup module which indicates that its programmable controller is to operate in the active mode when both programmable controllers simultaneously desire to operate in the active mode. A mode indicator in the backup module designates the active mode when the input means does not receive the first active mode request signal, or when the input means is receiving the first active mode request signal and the tie breaker signal is being produced at that backup module. Otherwise, the mode indicator designates that the programmable controller is to operate in the backup mode. An output means transmits a second active mode request signal to the other programmable controller when the mode indicator designates the active mode.
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Cook William B.
Eaton Robert D.
Allen-Bradley Company Inc.
Garland Steven R.
Smith Jerry
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