Electrical Device Arrangement, in Particular for an Item of Furniture, with a Bus Device and Bus Subscribers, and a Method for Controlling Such Electrical Device Arrangement
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Abstract
An electrical device arrangement, in particular for an item of furniture, includes a bus device and bus subscribers. The bus device has at least two control paths, two power paths and at least one enable path. The additional enable path simplifies the mutual identification of the bus subscribers and also improves the so-called first fail-safety. The signals carried on the enable path furthermore allow a safe shutdown of the system and provide a power-saving sleep mode. A method for controlling such an electrical device arrangement, in particular for an item of furniture, having a bus device and bus subscribers is also disclosed.
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24. An electrical device arrangement comprising:
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a bus device having at least two control paths, two power paths and at least one enable path, and a plurality of bus subscribers connected to the bus device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49)
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47. A method for controlling an electrical device arrangement having a bus device including at least two control paths, two power paths and at least one enable path, and a plurality of bus subscribers connected to the bus device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(i) Activating an input unit of a bus subscriber, said input unit used as an operating unit; (ii) Classifying the bus subscriber by way of an enable path either as a bus subscriber with master functionality or as an additional bus subscriber; and (iii) Controlling from the plurality of bus subscribers a bus subscriber addressed by the input unit. - View Dependent Claims (48, 50)
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