CPC G08C 19/025 (2013.01) [H03K 17/693 (2013.01); H03K 17/74 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A switch interface for a remote device, comprising:
a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal; and
circuitry coupled to the first, second and third terminals, configured to receive power over a two-wire connection through at least two of the first, second and third terminals to power the remote device, and configured to send information regarding a parameter sensed by the remote device through the at least two of the first, second and third terminals over the two-wire connection, wherein the circuitry is operable to provide the power to the remote device and send the information when first and second wires of the two-wire connection are connected to the at least two of the first, second and third terminals in a first polarity and a second polarity different from the first polarity.
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