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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh, Bönen, DE;
Marco Scholtyssek, Fröndenberg, DE;
GEA Farm Technologies GmbH, Bönen, DE;
Abstract
A method for determining a chain position of a network subscriber in an Ethernet network, in which the network subscribers are connected in a daisy chain. In a first step one of the two ports of the Ethernet gateway is deactivated. In a second step a status message from one of the network subscribers concerning non-connected ports of the network subscriber in question is acquired. In a third step at least one identification number is extracted from the status message from the network subscriber in question and a first chain position is assigned to the identification number. In a fourth step the other port of the network subscriber in question is deactivated. The first through fourth steps are repeated until all of the network subscribers with their identification number have been acquired. Subsequent chain positions are assigned in the repetitions of the third step.