Programmable controller system
First Claim
1. A programmable controller system comprising:
- a plurality of programmable controllers including a first controller and a second controller, each of said plurality of programmable controllers storing one or more program blocks and executing said program blocks selectively and individually by switching between an active condition and a stopped condition; and
communication means through which said programmable controllers transmit and receive data among said programmable controllers;
said first controller having command issuing means for issuing a command to carry out a specified operation on a specified program block of said second controller;
said second controller having operating means for carrying out said specified operation in response to said command received from said first controller.
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Abstract
A programmable controller system includes at least one programmable controller and one or more other devices with which it can exchange data through a network or a bus. The programmable controller stores one or more program blocks and executes them selectively and individually by switching them between active and stopped conditions. At least one of the other devices is adapted to issue a command to have a specified operation carried out on a specified one of the program blocks. Upon receiving this command, the programmable controller carries out the specified operation on the specified programmable block and returns the result of the operation back to the device which issued the command. Such other devices may be themselves a programmable controller, a support tool or a host computer. The command may be to add or delete a specified problem block.
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8 Claims
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1. A programmable controller system comprising:
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a plurality of programmable controllers including a first controller and a second controller, each of said plurality of programmable controllers storing one or more program blocks and executing said program blocks selectively and individually by switching between an active condition and a stopped condition; and
communication means through which said programmable controllers transmit and receive data among said programmable controllers;
said first controller having command issuing means for issuing a command to carry out a specified operation on a specified program block of said second controller;
said second controller having operating means for carrying out said specified operation in response to said command received from said first controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A programmable controller system comprising:
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a programmable controller storing one or more program blocks and executing said program blocks selectively and individually by switching between an active condition and a stopped condition;
communication means; and
one or more other devices exchanging data through said communication means with said programmable controller;
wherein at least one of said other devices includes command issuing means for issuing a command to carry out a specified operation on a specified program block of said programmable controller; and
wherein said programmable controller includes means for carrying out said specified operation in response to said command received from said at least one of said other devices.
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8. A programmable controller storing one or more program blocks, said programmable controller comprising:
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executing means for executing said program blocks selectively and individually by switching between an active condition and a stopped condition;
communicating means for exchanging data with another device through communication means connected to said programmable controller; and
responding means for receiving a command from said another device through said communicating means and carrying out an operation according to said command.
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