US 12,228,917 B2
Systems and methods for coordinating insertion and/or removal of redundant input/output (I/O) components
Alex W. Stephens, Painesville, OH (US); and Joshua B. Boroff, Lyndhurst, OH (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed by ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/473,933.
Application 18/473,933 is a division of application No. 17/522,669, filed on Nov. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,789,433.
Prior Publication US 2024/0012397 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G05B 19/418 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/41865 (2013.01) [G05B 19/4183 (2013.01); G05B 19/41835 (2013.01); G05B 19/41885 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system of an industrial automation system, comprising:
a terminal block comprising a plurality of terminals configured to couple to respective I/O components; and
a first I/O component coupled to a first set of terminals of the plurality of terminals, wherein the first I/O component is configured to operate in a single duplex (“suplex”) mode of operation and perform operations comprising:
detecting a second I/O component coupled to a second set of terminals of the plurality of terminals, wherein the second I/O component is configured to broadcast a signal indicative of a presence of the second I/O component to the first I/O component;
determining that a first hardware configuration, a first software configuration, or both, associated with the first I/O component is compatible with a second hardware configuration, a second software configuration, or both, associated with the second I/O component; and
reconfiguring the first I/O component to operate in a duplex mode of operation in response to determining that the first hardware configuration, the first software configuration, or both are compatible with the second hardware configuration, the second software configuration, or both.