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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2009
Applicant:
Norman R. Mcfarland, Palatine, IL (US);
Inventor:
Norman R. McFarland, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for auto-addressing a device in communication with a controller is disclosed. The method includes communicating a pulse from a first contact of a controller, receiving the pulse at a second contact of a device in communication with the controller, communicating a number of pulses from a first contact of the device, and receiving the number of pulses at a second contact of the controller, wherein the number of pulses indicates a number of devices in communication with the controller.