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

Claim 0:
1. An operator control station of an industrial automation system, comprising:
at least one input interface configured to receive a user input;
a communication interface configured to communicate with one or more devices of the industrial automation system, including a first device via an Ethernet communication protocol;
a controller communicatively coupled to the communication interface, wherein the controller is configured to perform operations comprising:
generating 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; and
providing the signal to the communication interface for transmission to the first device via the Ethernet communication protocol;

wherein the communication interface is configured to transmit the signal to the first device via an In-cabinet Bus infrastructure, wherein the In-cabinet Bus infrastructure comprises at least seven conductors, wherein the at least seven conductors comprise:
a Single Pair Ethernet (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.