Processor array arrangement controlled by control computer

A processor arrangement, comprising:

• a plurality of processor units, each of which is connected to at least one adjacent processor unit, and each of which comprises one control element and at least one communications interface configured to provide a data communications link with an adjacent processor unit;
• and
• a control computer, which is connected to one of the plurality of processor units, and which is configured to exchange information with the one processor unit, and to further assign to a device that is electrically connected to the processor arrangement, one control element of the plurality of control elements for the control of the device,
• wherein at least one processor unit comprises an output element being the device connected to the processor arrangement.

A processor arrangement, comprising:

• a plurality of processor units, each of which is connected to at least one adjacent processor unit, and each of which comprises one control element and at least one communications interface configured to provide a data communications link with an adjacent processor unit;
• and
• a control computer, which is connected to one of the plurality of processor units, and which is configured to exchange information with the one processor unit, and to further assign to a device that is electrically connected to the processor arrangement, one control element of the plurality of control elements for the control of the device,
• wherein each of the plurality of processor units is configured to determine a distance of the respective processor unit from a reference position by exchanging messages with at least one other connected processor unit, and wherein a first message comprises distance information which indicates the distance of a processor unit transmitting the first message, or the distance of a processor unit receiving the first message from the reference position.

A method for controlling a device by means of a processor arrangement electrically connected to the device, the processor arrangement including a plurality of processor units, each of which is connected to at least one adjacent processor unit, and has one control element and at least one communications interface for providing a data communications link with an adjacent processor unit, and a control computer connected to one of the processor units, the method comprising:

• exchanging information between the control computer and the processor unit connected to the control computer;
• assigning one control element of the plurality of control elements to the device;
• storing an address that uniquely identifies the one control element;
• and
• controlling the device based on information which is received from the one control element to which the stored control element address corresponds.

A processor arrangement, comprising:

• a plurality of processor means, each of which is connected to at least one adjacent processor means, and each of which comprises one control element and at least one communications interface for providing a data communications link with an adjacent processor means;
• a control computing means, which is connected to one of the processor means, for exchanging information with the one processor means, and for assigning to a device that is electrically connected to the processor arrangement, one control element of the plurality of control elements for the control of the device;
• and
• electronic storage means, which is connected to the control computing means, for storing an address that uniquely identifies the one control element,
• wherein the control computing means controls the device based on information which is received from the one control element to which the stored control element address corresponds.

A method for controlling a device by means of a processor arrangement electrically connected to the device, the processor arrangement including a plurality of processor units, each of which is connected to at least one adjacent processor unit, and has one control element and at least one communications interface for providing a data communications link with an adjacent processor unit, and a control computer connected to one of the processor units, the method comprising:

• exchanging information between the control computer and the processor unit connected to the control computer;
• assigning one control element of the plurality of control elements to the device;
• and
• determining a respective distance, by each of the respective processor units, from a reference position by exchanging messages with at least one other connected processor unit,
• wherein a first message comprises distance information which indicates the distance of a processor unit transmitting the first message, or the distance of a processor unit receiving the first message from the reference position.

A processor arrangement, comprising:

• a plurality of processor means, each of which is connected to at least one adjacent processor means, and each of which comprises one control element and at least one communications interface for providing a data communications link with an adjacent processor means;
• and
• a control computing means, which is connected to one of the processor means, for exchanging information with the one processor means, and for assigning to a device that is electrically connected to the processor arrangement, one control element of the plurality of control elements for the control of the device,
• wherein each of the processor means has a determining means for determining a respective distance from a reference position by exchanging messages with at least one other connected processor means, and
• wherein a first message comprises distance information which indicates the distance of a processor means transmitting the first message, or the distance of a processor means receiving the first message from the reference position.