Method for setting up a number of operating units in a lift system having a number of floors
AssigneeInventio AG
InventorBeniamino Demma
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for setting up a number of operating units in a lift system having a number of floors. The operating units are connected in series. A first operating unit is connected to a central controller, and at least one operating unit is provided on each floor. Configuration data with an address data packet is sent from the controller to the operating units. The address data packet has a number of addresses, which permits the fixing of an address for each operating unit. The invention further relates to a lift system for carrying out the method.
Claims17
1-9. (canceled)
A method of setting up a plurality of operating units of an elevator system for a plurality of floors, at least one operating unit allocated to each of the plurality of floors, the plurality of operating units being connected in series, and a first operating unit of the plurality of units being connected to a central control unit, the method comprising:
- a) transmitting configuration data via an address data packet from the control unit to the plurality of operating units wherein the address data packet comprises a plurality of addresses for respectively defining an address for each operating unit,
- b) storing the address in storage units of the operating units.
An elevator system comprising:
- a plurality of operating units connected in series, at least one operating unit of the plurality of operating units being allocated to each of a plurality of floors;
- a central control unit connected to a first of the plurality of units;
- means for transmitting configuration data via an address data packet from the control unit to the plurality of operating units, the address data packet comprising a plurality of addresses for respectively defining an address for each operating unit;
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- means for storing an address in a storage unit of the a respective operating units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.