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

Claim 4:
5. An industrial automation system, comprising:
a drive configured to receive a first alternative current (AC) voltage from a power source and provide a second AC voltage to a load device, the drive including a control system;
at least one input interface configured to receive a user input;
a communication interface configured to communicate with the drive and communicatively coupled to the control system, wherein the communication interface is configured to communicate using 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 control system to operate the drive; and
providing the signal to the communication interface for transmission to the drive via the Ethernet communication protocol;

wherein the communication interface is configured to transmit the signal to the control system 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.