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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2024
Pepperl+fuchs SE, Mannheim, DE;
Clemens Reibetanz, Mannheim, DE;
Pepperl+Fuchs SE, Mannheim, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a control node () for a bus system (), wherein the control node () is adapted to control a number of devices (); comprising: a control unit () configured to send an address-request-signal as soon as supply power is applied onto the control node () via at least one power supply line () at a first or second power supply terminal () and to receive an address-allocation-signal including a unique address via at least one data line (); a switching unit () which is configured to electrically interconnect the first and second power supply terminal () immediately and directly after control unit detects that the address-allocation-signal has been received.
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