Medium processing apparatus that includes notification unit, and method for controlling medium processing apparatus that includes notification unit

A medium processing apparatus comprising:

• a medium processing mechanism that processes a medium;
• a first board configured to communicate with an external apparatus by a first communication method and control the medium processing mechanism;
• a second board configured to communicate with the first board by the first communication method;
• a third board configured to communicate with the second board by the first communication method and communicate with the external apparatus by a second communication method different from the first communication method;
• a switcher that switches a communication destination of the first board to the second board or the external apparatus;
• and
• a notification section that is a display or a speaker and that makes, when the communication destination of the first board is switched to the second board by the switcher, a notification of communication information based on the second communication method, wherein
• the first board processes, when receiving a medium processing request from the external apparatus through the third board and the second board, the medium using the medium processing mechanism so as to transmit a result of the processing to the second board, and
• the second board converts the received processing result and transmits the processing result to the external apparatus through the third board.

A medium processing apparatus comprising:

• a medium processing mechanism that processes a medium;
• a first board configured to communicate with an external apparatus by a first communication method and control the medium processing mechanism;
• a second board configured to communicate with the first board by the first communication method;
• a third board configured to communicate with the second board by the first communication method and communicate with the external apparatus by a second communication method different from the first communication method;
• a switcher that switches a communication destination of the first board to the second board or the external apparatus;
• and
• a notification section that is a display or a speaker and that makes, when the communication destination of the first board is switched to the second board by the switcher, a notification of communication information based on the second communication method, wherein
• the first communication method is a serial communication method, the second board is on a host side in the serial communication method, and the first and third boards are on a device side in the serial communication method, and
• the second communication method is a network communication method.

A method for controlling a medium processing apparatus including a medium processing mechanism that processes a medium, a first board configured to communicate with an external apparatus by a first communication method and control the medium processing mechanism, a second board configured to communicate with the first board by the first communication method, a third board configured to communicate with the second board by the first communication method and communicate with the external apparatus by a second communication method different from the first communication method, a switcher that switches a communication destination of the first board to the second board or the external apparatus, and a notification section, the method comprising:

• making, by the notification section, when the communication destination of the first board is switched to the second board by the switcher, a notification of communication information based on the second communication method, wherein
• the third board transmits, when being available for communication with the external apparatus, a first command including the communication information to the second board,
• the second board transmits, when receiving the first command, a second command including the communication information to the first board, and
• the first board makes, when receiving the second command, a notification of the communication information using the notification section.