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Central unit of a bus system, bus system and method for locating bus subscribers

US10212788B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 2015
Grant dateFeb 19, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B47/199
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a central unit of a bus system (10), to a bus system (10) and to a method for locating bus subscribers (2) in the bus system. The central unit (1) stores a generated address list containing the addresses of the bus subscribers (2). In a commissioning mode, a control unit (3) transmits control commands to the bus subscribers (2) according to the address list. A bus subscriber (2) is preferably a luminous means or has at least one luminous display. The sequential control commands are preferably such that, at any time, a selected bus subscriber (2) assumes a first luminous state which differs from a second luminous state of all other bus subscribers (2).

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