Redundancy coupler for industrial communications networks

作者: Carson Ward Lankford , Dean Stewart Talley , Catherine Mary Hewlett Elliott , David Charles Elliott

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关键词: Computer networkRedundancy (engineering)Embedded systemFieldbusIndustrial communicationEngineeringFoundation Fieldbus H1

摘要: A redundancy coupler (10) configured to couple a plurality of redundant master controllers (MCs) (12, 14) fieldbus (16) also having at least one slave device (18, 20) communicatively coupled thereto is provided. The further determine which the MCs active, receive communications from active MC and forward via fieldbus, other prevent being forwarded device.