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Systems and methods for provisioning devices operating in industrial automation environments

  • US 10,127,183 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2016
  • Issued: 11/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device configured to operate in an industrial automation environment, the device comprising:

  • a processing unit disposed on a main electronic board;

    a memory disposed on the main electronic board;

    an industrial communication interface disposed on the main electronic board to communicate with an external device via an industrial communication protocol, wherein the industrial communication protocol specifies a dedicated command for transferring configuration data; and

    a serial peripheral interface to communicate with a peripheral board during operation of the device;

    wherein the device is configured to;

    when the serial peripheral interface is coupled to an external memory device, receive configuration data related to an industrial automation function of the device via the serial peripheral interface in response to the dedicated command provided to the main electronic board and store the received configuration data in the memory, andwhen the serial peripheral interface is coupled to the peripheral board, operate to perform the industrial automation function, in accordance with the received configuration data.

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