Control circuit, system for operating a device and device for programming such a control circuit
First Claim
1. A slave control circuit for controlling operation of a single device, the slave control circuit comprising:
- a storage means for storing a group identifier, the group identifier corresponding to a group of control circuits; and
,a control communication interface circuit for communicating with at least one master control circuit comprised in said group and for receiving a control command;
wherein the slave control circuit is arranged to respond only to the control command that is received by the control communication interface and which indicates that the command is intended for control circuits comprised in the group identified by said group identifier, characterized in that;
the slave control circuit further comprises an identifier communication interface circuit for receiving the group identifier, the identifier communication interface circuit being coupled to the storage means for storing the group identifier; and
,wherein the master control circuit does not contain a memory device identifying any of the control circuits to be controlled by the control command.
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Abstract
A control circuit and system for controlling operation of a device is provided. The control circuit includes a storage means for storing a group identifier associated with a group of devices to be controlled. The control circuit further includes a control communication interface circuit for communicating with at least one other control circuit thereby enabling one or more the control circuits to be programmed as belonging to the group. The system comprises a master control circuit for transmitting a control command, and a slave control circuit for receiving the control command. The slave control circuit is coupled to the device for controlling the device in accordance with the control command.
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15 Claims
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1. A slave control circuit for controlling operation of a single device, the slave control circuit comprising:
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a storage means for storing a group identifier, the group identifier corresponding to a group of control circuits; and
,a control communication interface circuit for communicating with at least one master control circuit comprised in said group and for receiving a control command;
wherein the slave control circuit is arranged to respond only to the control command that is received by the control communication interface and which indicates that the command is intended for control circuits comprised in the group identified by said group identifier, characterized in that;the slave control circuit further comprises an identifier communication interface circuit for receiving the group identifier, the identifier communication interface circuit being coupled to the storage means for storing the group identifier; and
,wherein the master control circuit does not contain a memory device identifying any of the control circuits to be controlled by the control command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15)
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9. System (1) for controlling operation of a device (13, 23), the system comprising:
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a master control circuit (11, 21) for transmitting a control command;
a slave control circuit (12, 22) for receiving the control command, the slave control circuit being coupled to the device (13, 23) for controlling the device in accordance with the control command;wherein the slave control circuit comprises an identifier communication interface circuit (32) for receiving a group identifier, the identifier communication interface circuit being coupled to a storage means (34) contained in the slave control circuit for storing the group identifier and wherein the group identifier corresponds to a group of control circuits; and
,wherein the master control circuit does not contain a memory device identifying any of the control circuits to be controlled by the control command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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