摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To be able to continue to operate a field bus network even in the case of a failure of a master.SOLUTION: A field bus network includes two masters and at least one slave. The two masters and the at least one slave are connected to one another in a dual ring including a first ring and a second ring. Each of the two masters is configured to generate data packets and to send out the generated data packets on each of the rings at regular time intervals. The at least one slave is configured to receive each data packet at an input and to forward it at an output. Each of the two masters is configured to receive a data packet coming from the other master in each case at an input and to forward it at an output. |