| US 7,567,095 B2 | ||
| Safe output circuit with a one-channel peripheral terminal for the ouput of a bus user | ||
| Viktor Oster, Blomberg (Germany); and Carsten Landwehr, Lemgo (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 29, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/770,919. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2006 030 448 (DE), filed on Jun. 29, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0012623 A1, Jan. 17, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H03K 19/0175 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 326—82 [326/136] | 21 Claims |
| 1. Output circuit for an output module for switching at least one connected load, the output circuit comprising:
a one-channel peripheral terminal (PA) for connecting the one or more loads; and
at least two driver modules (101; 102) connected in series between a power-supply voltage and the peripheral terminal, wherein each of the driver modules is connected
via a separate control channel (OUT_LK1, IC10; OUT_LK2, IC20) with a logic unit assigned to the output module for controlling the driver module;
wherein an output-side load can be assigned to each of the driver modules, wherein the loads can be connected in parallel
with the peripheral terminal.
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