Control system and method for initializing the control system
First Claim
1. A control system, comprising:
- n target modules SM1-SMn, respectively having at least a data transmission end, at least a power input end and at least a power output end, the data transmission ends of the target modules SM1-SMn being electrically connected to a control platform, wherein the power input end of the target module SM1 receives an operation electrical energy, the target module SM1 delays the operation electrical energy by a first period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via the power output end of the target module SM1, the power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy from the power output end of the target module SM(i-1), the target module SMi delays the operation electrical energy by an ith period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via the power output end of the target module SMi, wherein, the target module SMi is powered by the operation electrical energy of the power input end of the target module SMi, n, i are integers, and 1≦
i≦
n,wherein during an initial stage of a powered period that the power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy, the target module SMi transmits an initialization packet to the control platform through the data transmission end of the target module SMi, and the control platform obtains a layout position of the target modules SMi-SMn according to a time sequence that the target modules SMi-SMn output the initialization packets, andwherein the ith period comprises a time required for preparing the initialization packet by the target module SMi.
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Abstract
A control system and a method for initializing the control system are provided. The control system includes a control platform and a plurality of target modules SM1˜SMn. Data transmission ends of the target modules are connected to the control platform. A power input end of the target module SM1 receives an operation electrical energy. The target module SM1 delays the operation electrical energy by a first period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via a power output end of the target modules SM1. A power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy from a power output end of the target module SM(i-1). The target module SMi delays the operation electrical energy by an nth period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via a power output end of the target modules SMi, wherein 1≦i≦n.
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27 Claims
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1. A control system, comprising:
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n target modules SM1-SMn, respectively having at least a data transmission end, at least a power input end and at least a power output end, the data transmission ends of the target modules SM1-SMn being electrically connected to a control platform, wherein the power input end of the target module SM1 receives an operation electrical energy, the target module SM1 delays the operation electrical energy by a first period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via the power output end of the target module SM1, the power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy from the power output end of the target module SM(i-1), the target module SMi delays the operation electrical energy by an ith period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via the power output end of the target module SMi, wherein, the target module SMi is powered by the operation electrical energy of the power input end of the target module SMi, n, i are integers, and 1≦
i≦
n,wherein during an initial stage of a powered period that the power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy, the target module SMi transmits an initialization packet to the control platform through the data transmission end of the target module SMi, and the control platform obtains a layout position of the target modules SMi-SMn according to a time sequence that the target modules SMi-SMn output the initialization packets, and wherein the ith period comprises a time required for preparing the initialization packet by the target module SMi. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for initializing a control system, wherein the control system comprises n target modules SM1-SMn respectively having at least a data transmission end, at least a power input end and at least a power output end, and the method for initializing the control system comprising:
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supplying an operation electrical energy to the power input end of the target module SM1; delaying the operation electrical energy by a first period by the target module SM1, and outputting the operation electrical energy through the power output end of the target module SM1; receiving the operation electrical energy output from the power output end of the target module SM(i-1) by the power input end of the target module SMi; and delaying the operation electrical energy by an ith period by the target module SMi, and outputting the operation electrical energy through the power output end of the target module SMi, wherein, the target module SMi is powered by the operation electrical energy of the power input end of the target module SMi, n and i are integers, and 1≦
i≦
n,wherein during an initial stage of a powered period that the power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy, the target module SMi transmits an initialization packet to the control platform through the data transmission end of the target module SMi, and the control platform obtains a layout position of the target modules SM1-SMn according to a time sequence that the target modules SM1-SMn output the initialization packets, and wherein the ith period comprises a time required for preparing the initialization packet by the target module SMi. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A control system comprising:
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n target modules SM1-SMn, respectively having at least a data transmission end, at least a power input end, at least a power output end, at least a power enable end and at least a power control end, wherein the data transmission ends of the target modules SM1-SMn are electrically connected to a control platform, the power input end of the target module SM1 receives an operation electrical energy, the power output end of the target module SM1 outputs the operation electrical energy, and the power enable end of the target module SM1 is electrically connected to the control platform;
the power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy from the power output end of a target module SM(i-1), the power output end of the target module SMi outputs the operation electrical energy, and the power enable end of the target module SMi is electrically connected to the power control end of the target module SM(i-1), wherein the target module SMi is powered by the operation electrical energy of the power input end of the target module SMi, n and i are integers, and 1≦
i≦
n; and
it is determined whether or not to activate the target module SMi according to control of the power enable end of the target module SMi, and the power control end of the target module SMi outputs a power enable signal after the target module SMi is activated for an ith period,wherein during an initial stage that the target module SMi is activated, the target module SMi transmits an initialization packet to the control platform through the data transmission end of the target module SMi, and the control platform obtains a layout position of the target modules SMi-SMn according to a time sequence that the target modules SMi-SMn output the initialization packets, and wherein the ith period comprises a time required for preparing the initialization packet by the target module SMi. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A control system, comprising:
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n target modules SM1-SMn, respectively having at least a data transmission end, at least a power input end and at least a power out end, the data transmission ends of the target modules SM1-SMn being electrically connected to a control platform, wherein the power input end of the target module SM1 receives an operation electrical energy, the target module SM1 delays the operation electrical energy by a first period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via the power output end of the target module SM1, the power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy from the power output end of the target module SM(i-1),the target module SMi delays the operation electrical energy by an ith period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via the power output end of the target module SMi, wherein the target module SMi is powered by the operation electrical energy of the power input end of the target module SMi, n, i are intergers, and 1≦
i≦
n,wherein during an initial stage of a powering period that the power output end of the target module SMi outputs the operation electrical energy, the target module SMi transmits an initialization packet to the control platform through the data transmission end of the target module SMi, and the control platform obtains a layout position of the target modules SMi-SMn, according to a time sequence that the target modules SM1-SMn output the initialization packets; and wherein the ith period comprises a time required for preparing the initialization packet by the target module SM(i-1).
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24. A control system, comprising:
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n target modules SM1-SMn, respectively having at least a data transmission end, at least a power input end and at least a power output end, the data transmission ends of the target modules SM1-SMn being electrically connected to a control platform, wherein the power input end of the target module SM1 receives an operation electrical energy, the target module SM1 delays the operation electrical energy by a first period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via the power output end of the target module SM1, the power input end of the target module SMi, receives the operation electrical energy from the power output end of the target module SM(i-1), the target module SMi delays the operation electrical energy by an ith period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via the power output end of the target module SMi, wherein the target module SMi is powered by the operation electrical energy of the power input end of the target module SMi, n, i are integers, and 1≦
i≦
n,wherein a time period from when the target module SM(i-1) outputs the initialization packet to the control platform to a time when the target module SMi outputs the initialization packet to the control platform is defined as a message waiting time;
when the message waiting time is smaller than a first threshold, the control platform sets the target module SM(i-1) and the target module SMi to be in a same row in a layout of the target modules SMi-SMn;
when the message waiting time is greater than the first threshold and smaller than a second threshold, the control platform sets the target module SM(i-1) and the target module SMi to be in different rows in the layout of the target modules SM1-SMn.
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25. A method for initializing a control system, wherein the control system comprises n target modules SM1-SMn respectively having at least a data transmission end, at least a power input end and at least a power output end, and the method for initializing the control system comprising:
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supplying an operation electrical energy to the power input end of the target module SM1; delaying the operation electrical energy by a first period by the target module SM1, and outputting the operation electrical energy through the power output end of the target module SM1; receiving the operation electrical energy output from the power output end of the target module SM(i-1) by the power input end of the target module SMi; and delaying the operation electrical energy by an ith period by the target module SMi, and outputting the operation electrical energy through the power output end of the target module SMi, wherein the target module SMi is powered by the operation electrical energy of the power input end of the target module SMi, n and i are integers, and 1≦
i≦
n,wherein during an initial stage of a powering period that the power output end of the target module SMi outputs the operation electrical energy, the target module SMi transmits an initialization packet to the control platform through the data transmission end of the target module SMi, and the control platform obtains a layout position of the target modules SM1-SMn, according to a time sequence that the target modules SM1-SMn output the initialization packets; and wherein the ith period comprises a time required for preparing the initialization packet by the target module SM(i-1).
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26. A method for initializing a control system, wherein the control system comprises n target modules SM1-SMn respectively having at least a data transmission end, at least a power input end and at least a power output end, and the method for initializing the control system comprising:
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supplying an operation electrical energy to the power input end of the target module SM1; delaying the operation electrical energy by a first period by the target module SM1, and outputting the operation electrical energy through the power output end of the target module SM1; receiving the operation electrical energy output from the power output end of the target module SM(i-1) by the power input end of the target module SMi; delaying the operation electrical energy by an ith period by the target module SMi, and outputting the operation electrical energy through the power output end of the target module SMi wherein the target module SMi is powered by the operation electrical energy of the power input end of the target module SMi, n and i are integers, and 1≦
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n;defining a time period from when the target module SM(i-1) outputs the initialization packet to a time when the target module SMi outputs the initialization packet as a message waiting time; setting the target module SM(i-1) and the target module SMi to be in a same row in a layout of the target modules SM1-SMn when the message waiting time is smaller than a first threshold; and setting the target module SM(i-1) and the target module SMi to be in different rows in the layout of the target modules SM1-SMn when the message waiting time is greater than the first threshold and smaller than a second threshold.
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27. A control system comprising:
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n target modules SM1-SMn, respectively having at least a data transmission end, at least a power input end, at least a power output end, at least a power enable end and at least a power control end, wherein the data transmission ends of the target modules SM1-SMn are electrically connected to a control platform, the power input end of the target module SM1 receives an operation electrical energy, the power output end of the target module SM1 outputs the operation electrical energy, and the power enable end of the target module SM1 is electrically connected to the control platform;
the power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy from the power output end of a target module SM(i-1), the power output end of the target module SMi outputs the operation electrical energy, and the power enable end of the target module SMi is electrically connected to the power control end of the target module SM(i-1), wherein the target module SMi is powered by the operation electrical energy of the power input end of the target module SMi, n and i are integers, and 1≦
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n; and
it is determined whether or not to activate the target module SMi according to control of the power enable end of the target module SMi, and the power control end of the target module SMi outputs a power enable signal after the target module SMi is activated for an ith period,wherein a time period from when the target module SM(i-1) outputs the initialization packet to the control platform to a time when the target module SMi outputs the initialization packet to the control platform is defined as a message waiting time;
when the message waiting time is smaller than a first threshold, the control platform sets the target module SM(i-1) and the target module SMi to be in a same row in a layout of the target modules SM1-SMn;
when the message waiting time is greater than the first threshold and smaller than a second threshold, the control platform sets the target module SM(i-1) and the target module SMi to be in different rows in the layout of the target modules SM1-SMn.
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