Intelligent connector and bus controller
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1. A control circuit, comprising:
- a master control module;
a bus;
a bus controller coupling the bus with the master control module;
a plurality of slave modules including a plurality of subsets of slave modules, the slave modules within each subset performing a same operation; and
a plurality of intelligent connectors, a number of intelligent connectors equal to a number of subsets of slave modules, each intelligent connector havinga signal processing unit for communicating signals between the bus and one subset of the plurality of slave modules;
a first port coupled between the bus and the signal processing unit, and being connected to a power supply; and
a second port coupled between the signal processing unit and the subset of the plurality of slave modules, and being positioned to provide power to the subset of the plurality of slave modules.
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Abstract
An intelligent connector is disclosed having a signal processing unit, a first port, and a second port. The signal processing unit communicates signals between a bus and a slave module. The first port is coupled between the bus and the signal processing unit, and is connected to a power supply line. The second port is coupled between the signal processing unit and the slave module, and is positioned to provide a power supply to the slave module.
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22 Claims
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1. A control circuit, comprising:
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a master control module; a bus; a bus controller coupling the bus with the master control module; a plurality of slave modules including a plurality of subsets of slave modules, the slave modules within each subset performing a same operation; and a plurality of intelligent connectors, a number of intelligent connectors equal to a number of subsets of slave modules, each intelligent connector having a signal processing unit for communicating signals between the bus and one subset of the plurality of slave modules; a first port coupled between the bus and the signal processing unit, and being connected to a power supply; and a second port coupled between the signal processing unit and the subset of the plurality of slave modules, and being positioned to provide power to the subset of the plurality of slave modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A control circuit, comprising:
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a master control module; a bus; a bus controller coupling the bus with the master control module; a plurality of slave modules including a plurality of subsets of slave modules, the slave modules within each subset performing a same operation; and a plurality of intelligent connectors, a number of intelligent connectors equal to a number of subsets of slave modules, each intelligent connector having a signal processing unit for two-way communication between the bus and one subset of the plurality of slave modules; a first port coupled between the bus and the signal processing unit, and being connected to a power supply; and a second port coupled between the signal processing unit and the subset of the plurality of slave modules, and being positioned to provide power to the subset of the plurality of slave modules.
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