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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2017
Minebea Mitsumi Inc., Nagano, JP;
Kazuo Takada, Kosai, JP;
Shigeki Miyaji, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yoshiaki Motoyama, Shimotsuke, JP;
Yasuyuki Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
MINEBEA MITSUMI INC., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
An address control circuit includes a setting terminal connectable to a ground potential, a time constant setting circuit connected to the setting terminal, and a control unit connected to the time constant setting circuit and configured to set an address for serial communication. The time constant setting circuit includes a resistive element disposed between the setting terminal and the control unit and configured to protect the control unit against overvoltage. The control unit outputs a voltage to the time constant setting circuit, and sets an address at a predetermined timing based on the voltage input from the time constant setting circuit when a predetermined time has passed after the output of the voltage is stopped.