INTELLIGENT POWER TAP FOR PROVIDING POWER AND COMMUNICATING IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION APPLICATIONS

摘要

Systems and methods for providing diagnostic information by an intelligent power tap is disclosed. The power tap includes a circuit board and a microcontroller disposed on the circuit board. The microcontrofler is configured to provide a status report of the intelligent power tap. The power tap further includes a physical layer network interface connected to the microcontroller and the physical network. The intelligent power tap is configured to inject at least one of a network power and a switched power into the network system.