Self-configuring and self-calibrating automated system

A self-configuring automated system comprising:

• at least one frame;
• a plurality of removable system components mounted in said at least one frame;
• a system identifier for identifying said automated system;
• at least one sensor for sensing said system components and for sensing said system identifier of said automated system;
• a memory for storing configuration data, said configuration data having a system identifier;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to said at least one sensor and to said memory, said processor:
• determining whether said configuration data is available;
• if said configuration data is available:
• reading said system identifier of said configuration data;
• operating said sensor to sense said system identifier of said automated system;
• comparing said read and said sensed system identifiers;
• and
• if said compared system identifiers match, ending said self-configuration;
• and
• if any of said configuration data availability determination, and said system identifier comparison, fails, operating said sensor to sense said removable system components, configuring said automated system.

A self-configuring automated system comprising:

• a plurality of removable system components mounted in said automated system and located at expected locations of said automated system, each said removable system component comprising a sensible identifier at said removable system component;
• at least one movable sensor for sensing said system components of said automated system;
• and
• at least one processor, said processor operating said movable sensor to move and sense said sensible identifiers at said substantially expected locations of said removable system components, thereby configuring said automated system.

A self-calibrating automated system comprising:

• at least one removable system component, said removable system component located at an expected location of said automated system and having a calibration mark;
• at least one movable sensor;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to said at least one movable sensor, said processor:
• operating said at least one movable sensor to move to substantially said expected location of said removable system component and sense the presence or absence of said at least one removable system component at substantially said expected location;
• and
• subsequently, operating said at least one movable sensor to calibrate at least one relative position of said movable sensor with respect to said calibration mark.