Method for detecting improper connection of connector
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorsNaohiko Shimizu, Eiji Yanagi
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Abstract
In order to provide a method for reliably detecting that an operation device, such as a sensor or an actuator, is connected to a proper connector of a control device, a connection detecting method includes the steps of reading an identification signal of the operation device, comparing the identification signal with a predetermined signal assigned to the operation device at the control device, and determining if the identification signal matches the predetermined signal. The system also includes a step of sending a connection failure warning after the determining step is repeated for predetermined times.
Claims5
A connection detecting method for detecting a proper connection between an operation device and a control device, comprising:
- providing an identification signal to the operation device, reading the identification signal of the operation device at the control device through a connector when an identification is required,
- comparing the identification signal with a predetermined signal assigned to the operation device already at the control device, and
- determining that the operation device is properly connected to the control device if the identification signal matches the predetermined signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.