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Device for use in a configurable network

US10838384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV · BE

Inventors

Jörgen STURM · Weimar, DE
Michael S. Bender · Erfurt, DE
Michael Frey · Erfurt, DE
Thomas Freitag · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 3, 2019
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/40273
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system having a plurality of devices configured in a daisy chain network including a communication bus connecting the devices and adapted to exchange address-setting information. Each device includes an input pin adapted to receive via an input signal line different from the communication bus a signal comprising configuration information for configuring at least the device; a configuration handling unit adapted to detect a configuration mode and to configure the device according to the configuration information; an indicator adapted to indicate whether the configuration handling unit has finished configuring the device; an output pin adapted to forward the configuration information to the daisy chain network when the indicator indicates the configuration of the device is done; and a safety handling unit adapted to be operable in a safety handling mode when the indicator indicates the configuration of the device is done.

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