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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Frank E. Anderson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Bernd Heppner, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method of configuring a controller for communication with at least one instrument module includes electrically connecting an interface of the at least one instrument module to an interface of the controller, receiving with the controller an identification signal from the interface of the at least one instrument module through a portion of the interface of the controller, and executing with the controller a configuration program that corresponds to the identification signal to enable communication between the at least one instrument module and the controller.