Dynamic control system diagnostics for modular architectures
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorDale T. Platteter
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Abstract
A diagnostic method for diagnosing post-manufacture modular add-on components coupled to a system at least includes: a) dynamically retrieving control system topology information not stored at the time of manufacture pertaining to a module chosen for a system graphical display; b) via each module, generating diagnostic information about the components of a module; c) dynamically retrieving module diagnostic information pertaining to a module chosen for a system graphical display; d) hierarchically displaying the component levels of the module chosen for graphical display; e) providing a link between the component levels; and f) indicating the diagnostic status of a displayed component level.
Claims6
A diagnostic method for performing diagnostics in a modular document reproduction system adapted to receive modular components comprising:
- graphically displaying a hierarchical representation of a modular document reproduction system, the graphical display of the hierarchical representation including system components and modules of the modular document reproduction system;
- detecting all of the modules coupled to the modular document reproduction system;
- updating the graphical display of the hierarchical representation of the modular document reproduction system to include detected modules;
- sending a request for status to a module presented in the updated graphical display;
- receiving electrical control topology and fault status for each component of the module identified in the request for status;
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- dynamically integrating the electrical control topology and fault status for each component of the module corresponding to the request into the graphical display of the hierarchical representation of the modular document reproduction system.
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