System component having a configurable communication behavior, and method for operating such a system component
US11556493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/40208
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system component having a configurable communication behavior. The system component includes at least one interface for a data bus for the communication with at least one further system component. A defined communications protocol for the transmitting and receiving of data and bus commands is used on the data bus. The communications protocol provides that the at least one further system component queries the communication behavior of the system component via the data bus to adapt its own communication behavior to that of the system component. The system component includes a register for configuration data that define the communication behavior of the system component on the data bus, the register being connected to the data bus so that the configuration data stored in the register are available on the data bus. The function scope of the system component allows for different communication behaviors.
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