Phoenix Contact

About: Phoenix Contact is a company organization based out in Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Terminal (electronics) & Clamping. The organization has 1257 authors who have published 2097 publications receiving 7673 citations. The organization is also known as: Phoenix Contact (Germany).

Method and apparatus for automatically creating an executable safety function for a device

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically creating an executable safety function for a device, comprising the steps of collecting (101) digital parameters which specify a particular safety function, determining (103) a first check value on the basis of the digital parameters, automatically assigning (105) a number of digital function modules from a plurality of predefined digital function modules to the collected digital parameters in order to obtain a safety function source code of the particular safety function, compiling (107) the safety function source code in order to obtain the executable safety function, determining (108) a second check value on the basis of the executable safety function, and outputting (113) the executable safety function if the first check value and the second check value meet a verification criterion.

Ensuring maximum reaction times in complex or distributed safe and/or nonsafe systems

Abstract: A data processing system ensures maximum reaction times. A novel and significantly improved way of ascertaining, checking and/or observing maximum reaction times in data processing systems includes complex or distributed, safe and/or nonsafe systems, particularly between a safe input signal and the corresponding safe output signal, in a flexible and universally applicable manner. Input and/or output data, which are present on the input side of users incorporated in the system, are read in synchronously during each data cycle and checked in relation to currency parameters, which are based on at least one data cycle and associated with the input and/or output data An error is identified in response to a defined discrepancy being reached between at least one currency parameter and a defined currency threshold, and a defined function, particularly a safety-oriented function, are triggered in response to identification of an error.

Modular device for evaluating one or more conditions of cabinet element e.g. receiving device, has bus connection units to forward detected display and operating parameters of switch cabinet construction portions to evaluation device

Abstract: The modular device (V) comprises several fastening elements (2), a sensor (3) for detecting a display (6) of the switch cabinet construction portions (1,1a), and a sensor for the detection of one or more other operating parameters of the construction portions, which are displayed in the display. One or more bus connection units forward the detected display and the determined operating parameters of the construction portions to an evaluation device which is connected to the modular device via a bus. An independent claim is included for a system with modular device and evaluation device.

Plug connector for circuit board connection

Abstract: A plug connector for a circuit board connection possesses a plug strip and a plug part that includes a socket housing projecting on the plug side. The socket housing possesses a generally rectangular basic cross section with longitudinal sides opposite each other on both sides, and a face side located between them. Insertion guide holes with adjacent plug receptors for contact pins are located on this face side, such pins being positioned on the plug strip with matching alignment. In order to be able to join the plug part and the plug strip along at least two insertion directions offset from each other by 90°, and to ensure a solid mechanical connection of the plug part independent of insertion direction, first the plug strip is formed as an angle strip with a first strip shoulder and a second strip shoulder perpendicular to it, and the contact pins are mounted either on the first or on the second strip shoulder. Engaging hooks are present on each of the two strip shoulders on the inner side facing the plug part that are mirror images with respect to the angle-bisecting plane of the plug strip, and engaging steps are provided in the vicinity of the two longitudinal sides of the socket housing on the plug part that may be engaged by the engaging hook. The position of such engaging steps is matched to allow interaction with the engaging hook on each longitudinal side of the socket housing.