System and method for implementing an extended safety instrumented system
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to communicate data to another apparatus by attaching a sequence number and an authenticator to data to form a data unit, the processor further configured to replicate the data, the sequence number, and the authenticator of the data unit to provide a replicated data unit, and output both the data unit and the replicated data unit together in a single output message; and
a medium attachment unit, which translates the output message between the processor and a transmission medium.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and process is provided for communicating safety-related data, over an open system, from a sender to a receiver. Safety-related components, including function blocks, flexible function blocks, resource blocks and transducer blocks, as well as, safety-related objects are provided. Also, an extended safety-related protocol provides for authenticating communications between safety-related components over an existing black channel, such as one using a fieldbus Architecture.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to communicate data to another apparatus by attaching a sequence number and an authenticator to data to form a data unit, the processor further configured to replicate the data, the sequence number, and the authenticator of the data unit to provide a replicated data unit, and output both the data unit and the replicated data unit together in a single output message; and a medium attachment unit, which translates the output message between the processor and a transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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