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Programmable controller input/output communication system

CA 1248639 A · Owner: General Electric Company · Inventors: Gareis, Ronald E.; Cieri, Joseph J.; Holet, Kenneth M.

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Abstract of the Disclosure, The invention disclosed is useful in an I/O system of a programmable controller and provides a method and circuitry by which control and diagnostic information is exchanged between a control unit of an I/O module and a plurality of input/output points thereof. A control signal is generated in the control unit in the form of sequential pulse frames such that the control information is defined by a series of pulse width modulated pulses. Each frame includes a no-pulse time period following the review of pulses to mark the end of a frame. Each I/O point receives a control signal of its own and generates a clock pulse in response to each pulse. The clock pulse …

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  • Granted January 10, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 10, 2006.
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FiledJanuary 30, 1986
GrantedJanuary 10, 1989
Term endedJanuary 10, 2006
Patent numberCA 1248639 A
Classification (IPC)G06F1/04

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedJan 30, 1986Patent grantedJan 10, 1989Term endedJan 10, 2006

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