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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2019
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Isao Kato, Osaka, JP;
Osamu Shibata, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A slave device is to be connected to a host device through at least one of a first interface and a second interface. The slave device includes a first terminal group used for the first interface, a second terminal group used for the second interface and a signal input and output part. The first terminal group and the second terminal group are provided at positions identical to terminal groups of another slave device to be connected through a third interface different from the second interface. The signal input and output part supplies a signal to a predetermined terminal in the first terminal group within a predetermined period from supply of power to the slave device, the signal notifying the host device whether the second terminal group is compliant with the second interface.