Patent ID: 11860609
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. A method, comprising:
receiving, via a user input interface of an operator control station, a user input, wherein the operator control station comprises a communication interface configured to communicate with one or more devices of an industrial automation system, including a first device via an Ethernet communication protocol;
generating, via a controller of the operator control station, a signal based on the user input, wherein the signal is configured to instruct the first device to control at least one component of the industrial automation system;
providing the signal to the communication interface for transmission to the first device according to a Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) communication protocol; and
transmitting the signal via the communication interface to the one or more devices via an In-cabinet Bus infrastructure, wherein the In-cabinet Bus infrastructure comprises at least seven conductors, wherein the at least seven conductors comprise:
an SPE pair, wherein the SPE pair is configured to implement an SPE communication protocol;
a switched power pair;
a network power pair; and
a select line.