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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Hosiden Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Yoshifumi Yamanaka, Osaka, JP;
Shingo Okano, Osaka, JP;
Tomoki Umeda, Osaka, JP;
Kouta Onoyama, Osaka, JP;
HOSIDEN CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus that bidirectionally communicates with a control unit based on a preset time-sharing method includes: a plurality of devices each installed on a different substrate; a communication controller daisy-chained to the control unit via a bus line through which bidirectional communication of communication data is performed, the communication data having a data structure having a band in which data to be communicated between the plurality of devices is superimposable; and a cable configured to connect at least one device of the plurality of devices to the communication controller.