Reconfigurable appliance electronic control system with automatic model determination, internally restructurable control and flexible programmable test modes

An electronic control system operable to effect a sequence of operations of a machine within which said electronic control system is installed, the machine including a plurality of functional elements for implementing a plurality of machine functions, said control system comprising:

• a controller having output lines for activating the functional elements;
• and
• a wireless communications link connected to said controller for receiving externally generated parameters and inputting the parameters to said controller;
• said controller including means for outputting signals on said output lines for activating the machine functional elements in accordance with the parameters received from said wireless communications link.

An electronic control system operable to effect a sequence of operations of a machine within which said electronic control system is installed, the machine including a plurality of functional elements for implementing a plurality of machine functions, said control system comprising:

• a controller having output lines for activating the functional elements;
• and
• a communications link connected to said controller for receiving externally generated control parameters for said controller and inputting said parameters to said controller, said parameters comprising specifications of a plurality of particular functional element states to be established in a sequence;
• said controller including means for outputting signals on said output lines for activating the machine functional elements in accordance with the parameters received from said communications link.

An electronic control system operable to effect a sequence of operations of a machine within which said electronic control system is installed, the machine including a plurality of functional elements for implementing a plurality of machine functions, said control system comprising;

• a controller having output lines for activating the functional elements;
• and
• a communications link connected to said controller for receiving externally generated control parameters for said controller and inputting said parameters to said controller, said parameters comprising commands to effect particular changes to particular functional element states;
• said controller including means for outputting signals on said output lines for activating the machine functional elements in accordance with the parameters received from said communications link.

An electronic control system operable to effect sequences of operations of particular ones of a plurality of different laundry appliances including a plurality of clothes washer models and a clothes dryer within which said electronic control system is installed, the particular appliance including a plurality of functional elements for implementing a plurality of machine functions, said control system comprising:

• a controller having output lines for activating the functional elements;
• and
• a communications link connected to said controller for receiving externally generated parameters and inputting the parameters to said controller;
• said controller including means for outputting signals on said output lines for activating the machine functional elements in accordance with the parameters received from said communications link.

An electronic control system operable to effect sequences of operations of particular ones of a plurality of different laundry appliances including a clothes washer and a plurality of clothes dryer models within which said electronic control system is installed, the particular appliance including a plurality of functional elements for implementing a plurality of machine functions, said control system comprising:

• a controller having output lines for activating the functional elements;
• and
• a communications link connected to said controller for receiving externally generated parameters and inputting the parameters to said controller;
• said controller including means for outputting signals on said output lines for activating the machine functional elements in accordance with the parameters received from sad communications link.