X-ray imaging apparatus and control method thereof

An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising:

• an X-ray source configured to generate and irradiate X-rays;
• an X-ray detector installed in a module of a plurality of modules, and configured to detect the irradiated X-rays;
• and
• a controller configured to assign a static Information Provider (IP) address to the module, and to determine the module in which the X-ray detector has been installed, based on the static IP address.

A control method of an X-ray imaging apparatus, the method comprising:

• monitoring, at a port included in an X-ray detector, a voltage in correspondence with an Identification (ID) resistor of a module in which the X-ray detector has been installed;
• outputting, from the port, a data value corresponding to the voltage;
• and
• determining the module in which the X-ray detector has been installed, based on the data value.

A control method of an X-ray imaging apparatus, the method comprising:

• assigning a static Information Provider (IP) address to a module;
• receiving a static IP address of the module in which an X-ray detector has been installed;
• and
• determining the module in which an X-ray detector has been installed, based on the received static IP address.

An X-ray imaging system comprising:

• a first X-ray station comprising a first identifier having a first value;
• a second X-ray station comprising a second identifier having a second value different from the first value;
• an X-ray detector configured to be installed in the first X-ray station or the second X-ray station;
• a port configured to detect either the first value or the second value;
• and
• a controller configured to determine whether the X-ray detector is installed in the first X-ray station or the second X-ray station based on the detected value.