Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus, a device, and a method for addressing a device by the apparatus
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Application No.: US15953866Application Date: 2018-04-16
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Publication No.: US10585836B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Vesa Saastamoinen
- Applicant: Valmet Automation Oy
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: Valmet Automation Oy
- Current Assignee: Valmet Automation Oy
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Berggren LLP
- Priority: FI20175352 20170418
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00 ; G06F12/02 ; G06F12/06 ; G06F13/42 ; G06F13/40 ; G06F13/12

Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus, a device and a method. The apparatus is configured for providing an address to a device attachable with the apparatus. The apparatus comprises at least one connector capable of receiving the device, an address composer for producing an address signal, and an address line in the connector for providing the address signal to the device, the address signal being indicative of an address to be used by the device when attached with the apparatus. The address composer is configured to generate the address signal as an analogue address signal. The device comprises at least one connector capable of receiving the device, an address composer for producing an address signal, an address line in the connector for providing the address signal to the device, the address signal being indicative of an address to be used by the device when attached with the apparatus, an input for receiving the address signal as an analogue address signal, a comparator for comparing the level of the analogue address signal with a set of reference values; and a determinator to determine the address to be used by the device on the basis of the comparison result.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180300281A1 Apparatus, a Device, and a Method for Addressing a Device by the Apparatus Public/Granted day:2018-10-18
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