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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2004
Nicholas J. Wilt, Glendale, AZ (US);
Steven R. Thompson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Scott Gray, Peoria, AZ (US);
Nicholas J. Wilt, Glendale, AZ (US);
Steven R. Thompson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Scott Gray, Peoria, AZ (US);
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristow, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for initializing a chain of non-initialized data collectors is disclosed. The chain of non-initialized data collectors are coupled to a controller. In a first step communication between the controller and each data collector in the chain of non-initialized collectors is disabled, except for an active non-initialized data collector, The active non-initialized collector is coupled to the controller and any remaining non-initialized data collectors. Next, the active non-initialized data collector is initialized by assigning an identification number to the active non-initialized data collectors. The active non-initialized collector becomes an initialized data collector. Then, communication is restored between the initialized data collector and a next active non-initialized data collector in the chain of non-initialized data collectors. The method repeats until all non-initialized data collectors are initialized.