Extended fire mux control with polling source

An embedded fire select multiplexing (EFSM) assembly operatively connected with a breechplate and a sequencer the EFSM assembly comprises:

• a set of firing lines operatively connected with the sequencer and a set of fire pins of the breechplate, wherein the firing lines are configurable between an active state and a deactivate state;
• a set of polling lines operatively connected with the sequencer;
• a control logic circuit (CLC) operatively connected with the sequencer and the breechplate by the set of polling lines;
• and
• a set of switches operatively connected with the CLC and the set of fire pins of the breechplate.

A method, comprising:

• providing a countermeasure dispensing system with a platform;
• the system comprises:
• a sequencer;
• a breechplate having a set of fire pins;
• and
• an embedded fire select multiplexing (EFSM) assembly operatively connected with the breechplate and the sequencer, wherein the EFSM assembly comprises:
• a set of firing lines operatively connected with the sequencer and a set of fire pins of the breechplate;
• and
• a set of polling lines operatively connected with the sequencer and a control logic circuit (CLC) of the EFSM to configure desired states for the set of firing lines;
• effecting at least one polling pulse to be output from a polling source of the sequencer to a fire select multiplexer (mux);
• effecting the at least one polling pulse to be sent to the CLC by a first group of polling lines of the set of polling lines;
• effecting the CLC to be configured to a desired state such that a selected group of firing lines of the set of firing lines is provided in an active state;
• and
• effecting at least one firing pulse to be output from the sequencer to the selected group of firing lines of the set of firing lines.