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Network topology for food service equipment items

  • US 20040015263A1
  • Filed: 01/26/2001
  • Published: 01/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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4. A network topology for communication within and between food service equipment items, said topology comprising:

  • a plurality of food service equipment items, each said equipment item comprising a controller and at least one functional subsystem configured as a slave to said controller;

    a master interface associated with each said controller, each said master interface being adapted for electrical communication within the respective equipment item over an intra-equipment communication channel with a slave interface associated with each said functional subsystem; and

    a bus slave interface associated with each said controller for communication, between said food service equipment items, over an inter-equipment communication channel, each said bus slave interface being substantially electrically identical to each said slave interface.

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