发明名称 |
Current/voltage configurable I/O module having two D/A converters serially coupled together such that data stream flows through the first D/A to the second D/A |
摘要 |
A current/voltage configurable I/O module is provided for a programmable logic controller. The I/O module includes first and second D/A converters which are cascaded together such that a data stream provided to the first D/A converter flows through to the second D/A converter. Each of the D/A converters includes a respective current output, a voltage output and range/mode select inputs. A serial to parallel shift register is coupled between a microprocessor data output and the data input of the first D/A converter such that information from a data stream supplied by the microprocessor is passed in serial fashion to the first and second D/A converters. The shift register also includes parallel outputs, namely range/mode select outputs, to which range/mode select information from the data stream is provided. The range/mode select outputs of the shift register are coupled to the range/mode select inputs of the first and second D/A converters such that the range/mode select information can instruct the first and second D/A converters with respect to a current/voltage mode and a current/voltage range to employ. In this manner, the range and mode of the I/O module can be readily configured and reconfigured as desired.
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申请公布号 |
US5696988(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.12.09 |
申请号 |
US19950538958 |
申请日期 |
1995.10.04 |
申请人 |
GE FANUC AUTOMATION NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
发明人 |
DALE, CORY L.;GANTMAN, RUSSELL S.;HACKENBRUCH, KEVIN M. |
分类号 |
G05B19/042;H03M1/66;(IPC1-7):G06F13/12 |
主分类号 |
G05B19/042 |
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