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Packet based ID generation for serially interconnected devices

  • US 20080080492A1
  • Filed: 09/29/2006
  • Published: 04/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of devices in a serial interconnection configuration, each device having a serial input connection (SI) for receiving serial input data and a serial output connection (SO) for providing serial output data,at least one of the devices having a packet based processing circuit for receiving a first packet containing a first ID (device identifier), generating a second ID as a function of the first ID and generating a second packet containing the second ID for transmission to another device in response to clocks such that there is a time gap between receiving the first packet and the transmission of the second packet.

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