Component identification

A component identification module, comprising:

• a sensor system that includes:
• a first Hall-effect switch configured to provide a first output signal corresponding to a state of the first Hall-effect switch;
• and
• a second Hall-effect switch configured to provide a second output signal corresponding to a state of the second Hall-effect switch,
• a third Hall-effect switch configured to provide a third output signal corresponding to a state of the third Hall-effect switch,
• the third output signal being received by the second Hall-effect switch such that the second output signal is dependent upon the third output signal, and
• the sensor system configured to provide a single output signal that is based on the first output signal and the second output signal and indicates a combined state of the first Hall-effect switch and the second Hall-effect switch;
• and
• a controller configured to identify a component within a threshold proximity of the sensor system based on the single output signal.

A method, comprising:

• causing an input voltage to be supplied to a sensor system that includes a first Hall-effect switch configured to provide a first output signal corresponding to a state of the first Hall-effect switch and a second Hall-effect switch configured to provide a second output signal corresponding to a state of the second Hall-effect switch;
• and
• receiving, from the sensor system, a single output voltage that is based on the first output signal and the second output signal and that indicates a combined state of the first Hall-effect switch and the second Hall-effect switch,
• the single output voltage being a first voltage indicating a logical true output when at least one of a first magnet or a second magnet is within a threshold proximity of the first Hall-effect switch or the second Hall-effect switch, or a second voltage indicating a logical false output when at least one of the first magnet or the second magnet is not within the threshold proximity of the first Hall-effect switch or the second Hall-effect switch, and
• the single output voltage being the first voltage when at least one of the first output signal or the second output signal is the first voltage.