Method for detecting an unknown or unmarked slave device such as in an electronic blasting system
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1. A method of detecting at least one unidentified electronic detonator in an electronic blasting system including a blasting machine and a plurality of electronic detonators, comprising the following steps:
- a) providing each electronic detonator in the electronic blasting system with an identification, pre-loading one or more electronic detonator identifications into the blasting machine, and connecting at least one electronic detonator to the electronic blasting system;
b) after step a), issuing a detection command on the electronic blasting system from the blasting machine; and
c) after step b), issuing a response only from any electronic detonators on the electronic blasting system that have not been identified to the blasting machine.
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Abstract
A system, for example an electronic blasting system, in which a detection command is issued by a master device to all slave devices connected to the system, causing all slave devices that have not been identified to the master device to respond.
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1. A method of detecting at least one unidentified electronic detonator in an electronic blasting system including a blasting machine and a plurality of electronic detonators, comprising the following steps:
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a) providing each electronic detonator in the electronic blasting system with an identification, pre-loading one or more electronic detonator identifications into the blasting machine, and connecting at least one electronic detonator to the electronic blasting system; b) after step a), issuing a detection command on the electronic blasting system from the blasting machine; and c) after step b), issuing a response only from any electronic detonators on the electronic blasting system that have not been identified to the blasting machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of detecting unidentified electronic detonators in an electronic blasting system including a blasting machine and a plurality of electronic detonators, comprising the following steps:
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a) providing each electronic detonator in the electronic blasting system with an identification, and connecting at least one electronic detonator to the electronic blasting system; b) after step a), issuing a detection command on the electronic blasting system from the blasting machine; c) issuing a clock sequence on the electronic blasting system after issuing said detection command, said clock sequence comprising sequential clock pulses correlated to possible identifications of electronic detonators such that each sequential clock pulse corresponds to a different multiplicity of possible identifications; and d) issuing a response only from any electronic detonators on the electronic blasting system that have not been identified to the blasting machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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