Patent ID: 11960872
Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising a safety-oriented device and an electronic storage device which is separate therefrom and in which exactly one piece of data content for the safety-oriented device is stored, wherein the exactly one piece of data content is either an operating software update or an address, wherein the electronic storage device comprises a first connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the device, wherein the first connection unit comprises a first mechanical coding means, and wherein the device comprises a storage unit in which an operating system is stored, a microcontroller and a second connection unit for mechanical and electrical coupling to the electronic storage device, wherein the second connection unit has a second mechanical coding means, wherein the first mechanical coding means and the second mechanical coding means are complementary to one another, wherein the microcontroller of the device is designed to recognize whether the electronic storage device is connected via its first connection unit to the second connection unit of the device, and in this case is also designed to download the exactly one piece of data content stored in the electronic storage device from the electronic storage device to the storage unit of the device.