Cable with field-writeable memory
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a cable assembly that includes a communication cable terminated by a termination module and a writeable non-volatile memory embedded in the termination module;
monitoring a use of the cable assembly, by a processor external to the cable assembly;
repeatedly writing data, from the monitoring, indicative of a current state of the use of the cable assembly, to the writeable non-volatile memory in the termination module, by the processor external to the cable assembly; and
controlling the use of the cable assembly based on data read from the non-volatile memory, by the processor external to the cable assembly.
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Abstract
A method includes monitoring a use of a cable assembly that includes a communication cable terminated by a termination module. Data indicative of the use is written to a writeable non-volatile memory in the termination module. The use of the cable assembly is acted upon by reading the data from the non-volatile memory.
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37 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a cable assembly that includes a communication cable terminated by a termination module and a writeable non-volatile memory embedded in the termination module; monitoring a use of the cable assembly, by a processor external to the cable assembly; repeatedly writing data, from the monitoring, indicative of a current state of the use of the cable assembly, to the writeable non-volatile memory in the termination module, by the processor external to the cable assembly; and controlling the use of the cable assembly based on data read from the non-volatile memory, by the processor external to the cable assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cable assembly, comprising:
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a communication cable; a termination module that terminates the communication cable; and a writeable non-volatile memory, which is fitted in the termination module and has at least one storage address designated for storing data that is indicative of a use of the cable assembly, wherein the termination module mates with a connector in a manner allowing data communication between the connector and the communication cable and allowing an external processor to write data that is indicative of a use of the cable assembly into the writeable non-volatile memory. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A cable assembly, comprising:
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a communication cable; a termination module that terminates the communication cable; a writeable non-volatile memory, which is fitted in the termination module and has at least one storage address designated for storing data that is indicative of a use of the cable assembly, and at least one LED on the termination module, which is arranged to be controlled responsive to data indicative of a use of the cable assembly stored in the memory, wherein the termination module mates with a connector in a manner allowing an external processor to write data that is indicative of a use of the cable assembly into the writeable non-volatile memory. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Apparatus, comprising:
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a connector configured to connect to a termination module of a cable assembly; and a host processor, which is configured to monitor a use of a cable connected to the connector, and to repeatedly store data that is indicative of a current state of the use of the cable assembly into a non-volatile memory in the cable assembly. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A cable assembly, comprising:
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a communication cable; a termination module that terminates the communication cable; a writeable non-volatile memory, which is fitted in the termination module and has at least one storage address designated for storing data that is indicative of a use of the cable assembly; and a power source fitted in the termination module, which is configured to power circuitry which determines data to be stored in the memory, when the termination module is not connected to a powered port. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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