Method for allocating addresses and corresponding units

A method for allocating addresses to electronic units, comprising:

• providing a first electronic unit and a second electronic unit, generating a wirelessly transmitted signal for detecting or generating one signal or several signals for detection on a chain of electronic elements (R1 to Rn),
• either performing the following method a):
• within or for the first unit, detecting a first value or the transmission time of the wirelessly transmitted signal for detection or detecting a first value or a first transmission time on a first position of the chain,
• within or for the second unit, detecting a second value or the transmission time of the wirelessly transmitted signal for detection or detecting a second value or a second transmission time on a second position of the chain that is different from the first position,
• converting the first value or the transmission time detected within or for the first unit to a first address for the first unit, and
• converting the second value or the transmission time detected within or for the second unit to a second address for the second unit,
• or performing the following method b):
• comparing a first value detected on a first position of the chain with at least one threshold value,
• comparing a second value detected on a second position of the chain with the at least one threshold value, wherein the second of the chain is different from the first position,
• generating a preliminary address of the first unit depending on the result of the comparison based on the first value, and
• generating a preliminary address of the second unit depending on the result of the comparison based on the second value.