Distributed communication system

A method for distributed communication, the method comprising:

• illuminating, by an imager, a sample and providing an image;
• storing the image at multiple groups of board memory units that belong to multiple groups of boards, the multiple groups of board also comprise multiple groups of arrays of image processing circuits having image processing circuits memory units;
• wherein different group of boards are located within different housings;
• receiving, by communication units and from a control unit, an allocation of image portions to image processing circuits of the multiple groups of arrays of image processing circuits;
• conveying, by the communication units, the allocation of image portions to the image processing circuits;
• receiving, by the communication units and from the control unit, communication control instructions for imposing a conflict free communication scheme related to a provision of the image portions from the image processing circuits to a memory unit associated with the control unit;
• the conflict free communication scheme limits a maximal number of concurrently open communication sessions with image processing circuits of each board;
• sending, by the communication units, the communication control instructions to the image processing circuits;
• transmitting, by the image processing circuits and while operating in a first mode, the image portions according to the communication control instructions thereby following the conflict free communication scheme;
• receiving, by the communication units and while operating in the first mode, the image portions from the image processing circuits;
• and
• sending, by the communication units and while operating in the first mode, the image portions to the memory unit associated with the control unit.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for distributed communication, the non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions executable by a system for:

• illuminating, by an imager, a sample and providing an image;
• storing the image at multiple groups of board memory units that belong to multiple groups of boards, the multiple groups of board also comprise multiple groups of arrays of image processing circuits having image processing circuits memory units;
• wherein different group of boards are located within different housings;
• receiving, by communication units and from a control unit, an allocation of image portions to image processing circuits of the multiple groups of arrays of image processing circuits;
• conveying, by the communication units, the allocation of image portions to the image processing circuits;
• receiving, by the communication units and from the control unit, communication control instructions for imposing a conflict free communication scheme related to a provision of the image portions from the image processing circuits to a memory unit associated with the control unit;
• the conflict free communication scheme limits a maximal number of concurrently open communication sessions with image processing circuits of each board;
• sending, by the communication units, the communication control instructions to the image processing circuits;
• transmitting, by the image processing circuits and while operating in a first mode, the image portions according to the communication control instructions thereby following the conflict free communication scheme;
• receiving, by the communication units and while operating in the first mode, the image portions from the image processing circuits;
• and
• sending, by the communication units and while operating in the first mode, the image portions to the memory unit associated with the control unit.