Patent ID: 11909199
Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 5:
6. A method, comprising:
receiving, by respective processing circuitry of one or more power modules of an industrial automation device, a continuous control signal from a controller of the industrial automation device, wherein the one or more power modules comprise driver circuitry and a power converter configured to provide power to a motor based on the signal;
detecting, by the respective processing circuitry, a lack of communication from the controller based on the continuous control signal dropping out of communication with the power module; and
in response to detecting, at the power module, the continuous control signal dropping out of communication with the power module:
transmitting, by the respective processing circuitry, a first command to gating signal enable circuitry to disable the driver circuitry; and
transmitting, by the respective processing circuitry, a second command to driver power circuitry to prevent power from being provided to the driver circuitry.