A component for light curtain alignment includes a light intensity receiver that receives a plurality of light intensity signals from beam receivers of a receiver unit of a light curtain. The light curtain includes a transmitter unit with beam transmitters arranged linearly on the transmitter unit. The light curtain includes the receiver unit with the plurality of beam receivers arranged linearly. Each beam receiver is configured to receive light from a corresponding beam transmitter. The component includes a light intensity transmitter configured to transmit, from the light curtain, the plurality of light intensity signals received by the light intensity receiver, where each light intensity signal is from one or more beam receivers, and a trip transmitter that transmits a trip signal in response to determining that a light intensity signal from a beam receiver of the plurality of beam receivers is below a trip threshold.

A controller system includes a CPU module, one or more technology modules, and a backplane bus. The CPU module comprises a processor executing a control program. The technology modules include an artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator processor configured to (a) receive input data values related to one or more machine learning models, and (b) apply the machine learning models to the input data values to generate one or more output data values. The backplane bus connects the CPU module and the technology modules. The technology modules transfer the output data values to the processor over the backplane bus and the processor uses output data values during execution of the control program.

A data converter, a signal transmission method, and a signal transmission system for transmitting a signal to a programmable logic controller are provided. The data converter: performs sampling multiple times with respect to data detected by a sensor in one communication period of communication with a programmable logic controller; acquires statistical data by statisticizing a plurality of sampling data in the one communication period; and transmits the statistical data to the programmable logic controller when the one communication period is reached. Therefore, a signal sampling density is improved, and thus control accuracy can be enhanced. At the same time, a data transmission amount of a bus is reduced, a load on the programmable logic controller is reduced, and user convenience is improved.

A data converter, a signal transmission method, and a signal transmission system for transmitting a signal to a programmable logic controller are provided. The data converter: performs sampling multiple times with respect to data detected by a sensor in one communication period of communication with a programmable logic controller; acquires statistical data by statisticizing a plurality of sampling data in the communication period; and transmits the statistical data to the programmable logic controller when the communication period is reached. On the basis of an embodiment of the present invention, a signal sampling density is improved, and thus control accuracy can be enhanced. At the same time, a data transmission amount of a bus is reduced, a load on the programmable logic controller is reduced, and user convenience is improved.

A controller system includes a CPU module, one or more technology modules, and a backplane bus. The CPU module comprises a processor executing a control program. The technology modules include an artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator processor configured to (a) receive input data values related to one or more machine learning models, and (b) apply the machine learning models to the input data values to generate one or more output data values. The backplane bus connects the CPU module and the technology modules. The technology modules transfer the output data values to the processor over the backplane bus and the processor uses output data values during execution of the control program.

A method of contextualizing automation system data in an intelligent programmable logic controller includes the intelligent programmable logic controller collecting automation system data and creating a structured representation of the automation system data. The intelligent programmable logic controller selects a semantic context model from a plurality of available semantic context models based on relevance to the structured representation of the automation system data and creates semantically contextualized data using the semantic context model and the structured representation of the automation system data. The semantically contextualized data is stored by the intelligent programmable logic controller on a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium operably coupled to the intelligent programmable logic controller.

Embodiments include wearable taste generation devices, methods and computer program products for operating the same. Aspects include receiving information regarding an ingestible item, the information includes one or more characteristics of the ingestible item and comparing the one or more characteristics to a user profile. Aspects also include identifying one or more flavorants based on the comparison and dispensing the one or more flavorants when the ingestible item is being ingested by a user.

Embodiments include wearable taste generation devices, methods and computer program products for operating the same. Aspects include receiving information regarding an ingestible item, the information includes one or more characteristics of the ingestible item and comparing the one or more characteristics to a user profile. Aspects also include identifying one or more flavorants based on the comparison and dispensing the one or more flavorants when the ingestible item is being ingested by a user.

Provided is a remote terminal device having an industrial versa module eurocard bus (VMEbus) structure and including a main module that receives control logic information of a field device from an input/output module, and a programmable logic controller (PLC) function module that receives the control logic information from the main module, performs a logic corresponding to the control logic information, and outputs a result of the performed logic. The PLC function module includes a dual port RAM including a plurality of memory areas, and a PLC chip that reads the control logic information written on one of the plurality of memory areas, performs the logic corresponding to the read control logic information, and outputs the result of the performed logic to another one of the plurality of memory areas.

Disclosed is a method for obtaining different addresses by changing internal logic values of a chip through light, the light containing address information is irradiated on a LED lamp bead, and then is transmitted to an IC chip inside the LED lamp bead, and after receiving electric current containing the address information, the IC chip automatically decodes to generate a logical address consistent with the address information carried by the light. Further disclosed is a programming device, including an MUC chip, an optical signal encoding modulator, an amplifier circuit, a light source and a software input module.