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Assigneecbm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsThomas Sauer, Klaus Teuke, Markus Humm
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A method of assigning network addresses for ventilators (3, 4, 5) in a network. Each ventilator (3, 4, 5) has a unique serial number in a serial number memory (8) and a network address in an adjustable network address memory (9). A control unit (1) automatically assigns network addresses to a plurality of ventilators (3, 4, 5). To begin with, all ventilators are assigned an identical start-address as network address, and serial number queries with a serial number mask are sent to the start-address. The serial number mask is comprised of definite and indefinite positions, and the ventilators (3, 4, 5) respond to the serial number mask subject to their serial number. The control unit (1) assigns unique network addresses to the ventilators (3, 4, 5) independently of the responses and/or modifies the serial number mask for further serial number queries.
A method of assigning network addresses for a plurality of ventilators (3, 4, 5) in a network and controlled by a control unit, wherein each of the ventilators (3, 4, 5) has a unique serial number in a serial number memory (8) and a network address, and wherein the control unit (1) automatically assigns the network addresses to each of the ventilators (3, 4, 5), the method comprising the steps of;
A method according to claim 2, further comprising in that each of the ventilators (3, 4, 5) having the serial number which matches the definite positions of the serial number mask of the serial number query in the same positions, responds to the serial number query with a complete serial number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.