Systems And Methods For Device Communications

A communication system comprising:

• a plurality of slave devices, wherein each slave device comprises a master interface port and a slave interface port;
• a plurality of communication busses, wherein at least a portion of the communication busses is configured to couple the plurality of slave devices together in a daisy chain arrangement;
• a master device comprising a master interface port coupled to the slave interface port of a first slave device of the plurality of slave devices via a master communication bus of the plurality of communication busses;
• wherein the first slave device is configured to:
• receive a master-to-slave communication packet from the master device;
• send a copy of the master-to-slave communication packet to another of the plurality of slave devices, wherein the first slave device is configured to begin sending a copy of a received portion of the master-to-slave communication packet to the another of the plurality of slave devices during transmission of the master-to-slave communication packet from the master device to the first slave device;
• and
• send an idle state signal indicative of an idle state of the first slave device to the master device after sending the copy of the master-to-slave communication packet to the another of the plurality of slave devices.

A method of communication in a communication bus comprising a master controller device coupled to a plurality of slave devices coupled together in a daisy chain arrangement, the method comprising:

• sending an instruction packet from the master controller device to a primary slave device of the plurality of slave devices coupled to the master controller via a master communication bus;
• initiating the sending of a copy of the instruction packet from the primary slave device to a secondary slave device of the plurality of slave devices coupled to the primary slave device via a slave communication bus during the sending of the instruction packet from the master controller device to the primary slave device;
• completing the sending of the copy of the instruction packet from the primary slave device to the secondary slave device after the master controller device has completed sending the instruction packet to the primary slave device;
• and
• sending a signal from the primary slave device to the master controller device indicating an idle state of the primary slave device after completing the sending of the copy of the instruction packet to the secondary slave device.