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US 2020/0403822 A1Published application
Methods for operator control unit and payload communication
OwnerStevyn Pompelioinventor
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Abstract
A method of communication between a payload and a platform, including providing power to at least one payload via a platform, periodically sending an identification message from the at least one payload to the platform, decoding the identification message with the platform and sending a response message to the at least one payload, requesting access to one or more ethernet busses supplied by the platform, and enabling the one or more ethernet busses.
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A method of communication between at least one payload and a platform, comprising:
- providing power to the at least one payload via a platform;
- periodically sending an identification message from the at least one payload to the platform;
- decoding the identification message with the platform and sending a response message to the at least one payload;
- requesting access to one or more ethernet busses supplied by the platform;
- and
- enabling the one or more ethernet busses.
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A method of communicating between a first payload and a second payload, comprising:
- broadcasting, from the first payload, a discovery message;
- receiving the discovery message with the second payload;
- responding to the broadcast message by sending, from the second payload, at least one definition;
- generating a combined model of the at least one definition from both the first payload and the second payload;
- avoiding operational conflicts with other payloads;
- and
- sending updated definitions as required.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.