Slave-to-master data and out-of-sequence acknowledgements on a daisy-chained bus

A system comprising:

• a master device configured to couple to each of a plurality of reporting devices via a first component and to serially couple in a daisy-chained configuration to the plurality of reporting devices via a second component, the master device configured to:
• signal, via the first component, each of the plurality of reporting devices to transmit a telemetry data packet and an acknowledge status to the master device;
• and
• receive, via the second component, from a closest reporting device of the plurality of reporting devices directly coupled to the master device by the second component, a first telemetry data packet of the closest reporting device, and a zero packet that indicates an end to a data transmission including the first telemetry data packet.

A system comprising:

• a terminal reporting device configured to directly couple to a master device via a first component and to serially couple in a daisy-chained configuration to a plurality of reporting devices via a second component, the terminal reporting device configured to:
• receive, from the master device, via the first component, a signal to transmit a telemetry data packet and an acknowledge status to the master device;
• transmit, via the second component, a start packet to a next reporting device of the plurality of reporting devices that is directly coupled downstream from the terminal reporting device in the daisy-chained configuration;
• and
• transmit, via the second component, a first header data packet including an address of the terminal reporting device to the next reporting device.

A method of data transmission between a terminal reporting device coupled to a master device via a first component and serially coupled in a daisy-chained configuration to a plurality of reporting devices via a second component, the method comprising:

• receiving, from the master device, via the first component, a signal to transmit a telemetry data packet and an acknowledge status to the master device;
• transmitting, via the second component, a start packet to a next reporting device of the plurality of reporting devices that is directly coupled downstream from the terminal reporting device in the daisy-chained configuration;
• and
• transmitting, via the second component, a first header data packet including an address of the terminal reporting device to the next reporting device.