Patent ID: 9448952
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising a first input/output (I/O) module, the first I/O module comprising: a programmable device associated with a first I/O channel, the programmable device configured to implement a counter that is configured to count pulses in an input signal and output a first counter value; a control unit configured to sample the first counter value at the first I/O module at substantially a same time that a second counter value at a second I/O module is sampled; and a memory configured to store first data defining a configuration of the programmable device and second data associated with the first I/O channel, wherein the second data comprises the first counter value; wherein the control unit is further configured to transmit the first and second data to the second I/O module during a synchronization process.