Patent ID: 9164934
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling bus-networked devices, the system comprising: a gateway including at least one memory unit and having an interface to an open field bus; a first power supply unit electrically connected to the gateway and configured to supply primary power for the gateway and a plurality of bus subscribers; an auxiliary power supply unit configured to supply auxiliary power for the plurality of bus subscribers independent of bus functionality; a pluggable connection cable configured to electrically connect the gateway to the plurality of bus subscribers and to transmit the primary and the auxiliary power and at least one of control information and status information between the gateway and the plurality of bus subscribers; an application bus configured to network the plurality of bus subscribers to each other, the application bus being operable by the connection cable; and a bus controller configured to write a target bus configuration of the application bus and to store the target bus configuration in a non-volatile manner in the at least one memory unit, the bus controller being further configured to overwrite the target bus configuration with a present, actual bus configuration of the application bus as a new target configuration.