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Method for identifying and communicating with a plurality of slaves in a master-slave system

  • US 20020049822A1
  • Filed: 05/02/2001
  • Published: 04/25/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of identifying a plurality of slave processors using a master processor, comprising:

  • assigning a unique identification code to each of the plurality of slave processors;

    transmitting a first attention command from the master processor to the plurality of slave processors;

    transmitting a request for data from the master processor to the plurality of slave processors, the request for data includes a second attention command, a request slave identity command, and one or more classification characters;

    determining whether one of the plurality of slave processors unique identification code matches the classification characters;

    if no matches, incrementing a last added classification character, if only one matches, identifying one of the plurality of slave processors, and removing a last added classification character;

    if more than one matches, adding a new classification character, and setting the new classification character to a minimum identification code character value; and

    repeating the steps subsequent to the transmitting the first attention command until the plurality of slave processors have been identified.

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