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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Melexis Technologies N.v., Tessenderlo, BE;
Inventor:
Marc Lambrechts, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Assignee:
MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES N.V., Tessenderlo, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/403 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4063 (2013.01); H04L 12/403 (2013.01); H04L 61/2038 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40234 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robust method for addressing each of the participants of a bus system comprising a control unit, and a bus and a plurality of addressable participants connected to the bus, comprising the steps of a) pre-selecting a first number of participants, b) selecting from the pre-selected participants a second number of participants, and c) assigning one or more addresses to them, and repeating the steps a) to c). The selection and pre-selection is based on current sources, specific threshold values, and measurement error. The bus system and addressable device (are also claimed.