Machine system and operating strategy using auto-population of trim files

A machine system comprising:

• at least one computer including a processor and a machine readable controller storage medium storing a data structure;
• a plurality of electronically controlled components structured for installation in a machine and each including a machine readable component storage medium storing a unique component identifier and a unique electronic trim file;
• a communication link connecting the at least one computer and the plurality of electronically controlled components;
• the at least one computer being structured to:
• detect activation of an on-board electronic control system in the machine;
• trigger, based on detecting the activation of the on-board electronic control system, interrogation of the plurality of electronically controlled components;
• read, during the interrogation, each of the unique component identifiers and unique electronic trim files from the machine readable component storage mediums of the plurality of electronically controlled components;
• populate the data structure with the unique component identifier and the unique electronic trim file of each of the plurality of electronically controlled components;
• output control signals each based on the corresponding unique electronic trim file to each of the plurality of electronically controlled components;
• and
• run the machine system based on operation of the plurality of electronically controlled components responsive to the outputted control signals, and using the unique component identifiers and unique electronic trim files populating the data structure during the running of the machine system;
• wherein the plurality of electronically controlled components are structured for interchangeable service in the machine system;
• and
• the at least one computer is further structured to:
• compare a previously stored unique component identifier to a newly stored unique component identifier;
• and
• determine, based on the comparison, at least one of, a swapping out of one of the plurality of electronically controlled components for a substitute, or a change to a service location in the machine system of one of the plurality of electronically controlled components.

A method of reducing servicing errors in a machine system comprising:

• deactivating an electronic control system of a machine a first time;
• activating the electronic control system a first time;
• deactivating the electronic control system a second time;
• activating the electronic control system a second time;
• varying at least one of a pattern of service locations of the plurality of electronically controlled components or a composition of the plurality of electronically controlled components, between the deactivating of the electronic control system a first time and the activating of the electronic control system a first time;
• performing, based on each of the activating of the electronic control system a first time and the activating of the electronic control system a second time, the operations:
• triggering interrogation of a plurality of electronically controlled components installed in the machine by a computer of the electronic control system;
• machine reading, during the interrogation, a plurality of electronic trim files each resident on a different one of the plurality of electronically controlled components and a plurality of component identifiers each resident on a different one of the plurality of electronically controlled components;
• and
• populating a data structure on a machine readable storage medium in the electronic control system with the plurality of electronic trim files and the plurality of component identifiers;
• overwriting, by way of the populating of the data structure based on the activating of the electronic control system a first time, a plurality of previously stored electronic trim files mis-matched to the plurality of electronically controlled components;
• overwriting, by way of the populating of the data structure based on the activating of the electronic control system a second time, a plurality of previously stored electronic trim files not mis-matched to the plurality of electronically controlled components;
• outputting control signals based on the corresponding electronic trim file to each of the plurality of electronically controlled components;
• and
• operating the plurality of electronically controlled components responsive to the outputted control signals.