Control module for a three dimensional printing system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSergio De Santiago Dominguez, Anna Torrent, Noel Liarte
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Abstract
An example control module for a three-dimensional (3D) printing system is described having multiple input interfaces, multiple output interfaces and a power supply interface. The power supply interface provides power to at least one of the control module and any devices connected to the control module via the output interfaces. The control module is configured to receive instructions from a central control unit via at least one of the input interfaces and command a range of electromechanical devices via at least one of the output interfaces.
Claims15
A control module for a three-dimensional (3D) printing system, the module comprising:
- multiple input interfaces;
- multiple output interfaces;
- and
- a power supply interface to provide power to at least one of the control module and any devices via the output interfaces;
- wherein the control module is configured to:
- receive instructions from a central control unit via at least one of the input interfaces;
- and
- command a range of electromechanical devices via at least one of the output interfaces.
A modular control system for controlling a three-dimensional (3D) printing system, the modular control system comprising:
- a central control unit comprising a microprocessor;
- and
- two or more multi-purpose control modules connected to the central control unit, each multi-purpose control module comprising:
- multiple input interfaces;
- and
- multiple output interfaces;
- wherein each multi-purpose control module is configured to:
- receive instructions from the central control unit via any one of the multiple input interfaces;
- and
- command a range of electromechanical devices via at least one of the multiple output interfaces.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- establish a connection between a central control unit and at least one multi-purpose control module;
- transmit instructions from the central control unit to the at least one multi-purpose control module;
- and
- control at least one electromechanical device via the at least one multi-purpose control module, the multi-purpose control module, comprising:
- multiple input interfaces for receiving instructions from the central control unit;
- and
- multiple output interfaces for controlling a range of electromechanical devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.