Abstract: A contact insert for clamping an electric conductor to a clamping point by a clamping spring. The contact insert has a contact frame having at least one contact base and a respective lateral wall arranged at an angle to the contact base, wherein the lateral walls run substantially parallel to each other, and a receiving area is formed between the lateral walls. The clamping spring is arranged in the receiving area. The clamping spring has a contact arm, a spring bend, which adjoins the contact arm, and a clamping arm, which adjoins the spring bend. The contact arm is secured to one or both lateral walls or to at least one securing wall, which adjoins one or both lateral walls. The clamping arm is pretensioned relative to the contact base. The clamping point for the electric conductor to be clamped is formed between the clamping arm and the contact base.

Abstract: A method for linking a first time-sensitive fieldbus to a second time-sensitive fieldbus, wherein the first time-sensitive fieldbus includes a first subscriber device and has its own first time domain and wherein the second time-sensitive fieldbus includes a second subscriber device and has its own second time domain. The first time domain and the second time domain are frequency-synchronized, wherein the first and the second fieldbuses are connected to one another by a gateway for data transmission, wherein the method determines a first cycle duration of the first time domain and a second cycle duration of the second time domain by the gateway at a reference time. A time offset is determined between the first time domain and the second time domain by the gateway at the reference time.

Abstract: A method for networking a first time-sensitive field bus with a second time-sensitive field bus, the first time-sensitive field bus comprising a first subscriber device and having a first dedicated time domain, and the second time-sensitive field bus comprising a second subscriber device and having a second dedicated time domain. The first time domain and the second time domain being frequency-synchronized. The first and second field buses being connected to each other via a gateway. The method includes: storing a first subscriber device identifier in the memory of the gateway; storing a second subscriber device identifier in the memory of the gateway; determining a first cycle duration of the first field bus and a second cycle duration of the second field bus by the gateway at a reference time; and determining a time offset between the first and second time domain by the gateway at the reference time.

Abstract: A method and system for networking a first time-sensitive field bus with a second time-sensitive field bus, the first time-sensitive field bus comprising a first subscriber device and having a first dedicated time domain and the second time-sensitive field bus comprising a second subscriber device and having a second dedicated time domain, the first and the second field buses being connected to each other with the aid of a gateway for data transmission.

Abstract: An apparatus for the buffered transmission of data and a corresponding method are shown. The apparatus has a central processing unit, multiple first buffers, one or multiple second buffers and a controller configured to ascertain, in response to a first signal, which initiates a transmission of first data from the first buffers to the second buffers based on descriptor list entries, to block the ascertained first buffer for external access, to store an address of the ascertained first buffer in a parameter memory of the controller, to copy the first data from the ascertained first buffer to the second buffer, and to mark the first data as valid or invalid after the copying thereof.

Abstract: A contact element for connecting an electrical conductor and a conductor terminal with such a contact element are provided. The contact element includes a conductor insertion area in which there are two opposite first side walls, a first floor section connecting the first side walls and a first cover section opposite the first floor section. The first side walls, the first floor section and the first cover section limit a conductor insertion channel. One or both first side walls each have at least one spring tongue freed from the first floor section and the first cover section, which tongue forms a clamping point for clamping an electrical conductor by means of a spring force.

Abstract: A device is provided having a communication interface and a Fountain code decoding unit, set up to reconstruct a configuration data record from a plurality of data packets received via the communication interface, wherein the device is set up to configure or to reconfigure itself using the reconstructed configuration data record.

Abstract: A subscriber of a wired data network, in particular of a local bus system, having internal clock generator for generating a clock generator signal having a clock generator frequency for the subscriber, a receive circuit for receiving a serial receive data stream, a processing circuit for inputting parallel receive data and for outputting parallel transmit data, and a transmit circuit for transmitting a serial transmit data stream. The receive circuit has a serial-to-parallel converter for converting serial receive data of the serial receive data stream into the parallel receive data. The receive circuit has a synchronization unit for synchronizing the internal clock generator to the data clock frequency contained in the serial receive data stream. The synchronization unit is configured for detecting transitions in the received serial receive data stream and for controlling the clock generator frequency of the internal clock generator as a function of the detected transitions.

Abstract: A module unit for connecting a data bus participant to a local bus. The module unit has a first input interface and a first output interface which can be connected to the local bus, a first data connection interface which can be connected to the data bus participant, and a first switch which is adapted so as to assume a first or a second switch state depending on a control input from the data bus participant, connect the first input interface to the first output interface in the first switch state, and connect the first data connection interface to the first output interface in the second switch state.

Abstract: An input/output module having a housing to connect the I/O module to a first module, an interface configured to exchange data with the first module, and a memory. The I/O module is set up to receive and/or store data, from which data information can be derived with regard to a configuration of the first module and to make this information available to a second module upon request.

Abstract: A conductor terminal, including at least one spring-force clamping connection for connecting an electrical conductor, the spring-force clamping connection having a busbar and a clamping spring, The clamping spring having a clamping leg, which, together with the busbar, forms a clamping point for the electrical conductor, and including an actuating element, the actuating element having a displaceably supported contact part, and the clamping point being able to be opened by a pushing movement of the contact part oriented in the direction of the clamping leg, the actuating element including an actuating part, rotatably supported around a first rotation axis and coupled with the contact part, by means of which the pushing movement of the contact part may be generated with the aid of a rotational movement of the actuating part.

Abstract: A contact insert for a connecting terminal, wherein the contact insert has a busbar piece and a clamping spring for clamping an electrical conductor in a conductor insertion direction, wherein the busbar piece and the clamping spring form a clamping point for the electrical conductor to be clamped, and wherein the contact insert has a bushing contact for receiving a contact pin. The longitudinal extension direction of the bushing contact runs essentially perpendicular to the conductor insertion direction from the busbar piece. The bushing contact is designed to receive the contact pin perpendicular to the longitudinal extension direction of the bushing contact and to receive the contact pin in the longitudinal extension direction of the bushing contact.

Abstract: Illustrated is an I/O module which is configured for cyclically transmitting and receiving telegrams, wherein an area in which a data record can be transmitted in its entirety is provided in the telegrams, as well as an area capable of containing only a part of a data record, so that said data record is transmitted, distributed over several telegrams.

Abstract: A device and method for analyzing a sequential process, the sequential process including at least one repeating subprocess, and the method comprising the following steps: Recording process data of the sequential process over a reference time period; Automatically determining phase limits, based on the recorded process data; Identifying at least one repeating subprocess, the duration of which is limited in time by two adjacent phase limits; Determining at least one reference variable for each identified repeating subprocess from the process data recorded in the time period; Recording process data of the sequential process over a time period following the reference time period, and repeating steps b. and c. for the purpose of detecting the recurrence of an identified subprocess; Comparing the recorded process data of the detected subprocess with the at least one reference variable of the corresponding identified subprocess to establish deviations from a normal operation.

Abstract: A conductor terminal for connecting an electrical conductor by means of spring force clamping, the conductor terminal being configured for mounting on a busbar, the terminal conductor including at least one spring force clamping connection having a clamping spring for clamping the electrical conductor, a housing, which at least partially surrounds the spring force clamping connection and has a conductor insertion opening and a pivotably supported actuation lever, which is configured to actuate at least one part of the clamping spring, a receiving space for receiving at least one section of the busbar onto which the conductor terminal may be mounted, being present in the housing.

Abstract: A system for controlling a process having a first control device for processing first data, and a first communication interface of a first communication unit designed for receiving the first data, and a second control device for processing second data, and a second communication interface of a second communication unit, designed for receiving the second data. The first communication unit comprises a third communication interface and the second communication unit comprises a fourth communication interface. The third communication interface is connected to the second communication interface and the first processor processes or compares the second data received by the third communication interface with the first data received by the first communication interface.

Abstract: A method and a system are presented for load balancing of two processors when executing diverse-redundant instruction sequences.

Abstract: A conductor connection terminal with an insulating material housing, wherein the insulating material housing has a mounting opening and a conductor insertion opening, with a closure part, wherein the closure part can be inserted into the mounting opening, with a contact insert, wherein the contact insert has a busbar and a clamping spring, the clamping spring with a clamping leg extending toward the busbar with a spring clamping edge for clamping an electrical conductor, and with a first latching connection arranged between the closure part and the insulating material housing, wherein the closure part and the insulating material housing can be fixed to one another by means of the first latching connection, wherein a second latching connection is arranged between the closure part and the contact insert, wherein the closure part and the contact insert can be latched together by the second latching connection.

Abstract: A conductor connection terminal with an insulating material housing, a busbar component, a first clamping leg and a second clamping leg, wherein the first clamping leg and the second clamping leg are arranged on a clamping spring or on different clamping springs, respectively, wherein the first clamping leg and the busbar component form a first clamping point for a first electrical conductor to be clamped, and the second clamping leg and the busbar component form a second clamping point for a second electrical conductor to be clamped, wherein the busbar component comprises a first conductor receiving section and a second conductor receiving section at diametrically opposite areas of one another, wherein the first conductor receiving section and the second conductor receiving section are connected to one another via a connecting section.

Abstract: A conductor connection terminal having at least one first spring-loaded clamping connection with a first operating lever for opening and closing a first clamping point formed between a first clamping leg and a first busbar section and at least one second spring-loaded clamping connection with a second operating lever for opening and closing a second first clamping point formed between a second clamping leg and a second busbar section and wherein the at least first spring-loaded clamping connection and the at least second spring-loaded clamping connection are arranged directly side by side in a direction of arrangement in a housing in the direction transverse to a conductor insertion direction. At least two operating levers arranged directly side by side in the direction of arrangement are designed differently.