Method for automatic location identification of electronic devices on agricultural implements

A method of controlling agricultural operations of a plurality of electronic modules on an agricultural machine, the method comprising:

• providing a system comprising (a) the plurality of electronic modules for use on an agricultural machine, the plurality of electronic modules configured for controlling agricultural operations associated with the agricultural machine, (h) at least one shared data bus operatively connected to each of the plurality of electronic modules, each of the plurality of electronic modules having a data bus address for communicating over the at least one shared data bus;
• monitoring by each of the plurality of electronic modules of the at least one shared data bus;
• automatically determining by each of the plurality of electronic modules a physical address based on the physical location of the respective electronic module;
• claiming by each of the plurality of electronic modules of the respective physical address;
• using the physical location of each of the plurality of electronic modules in controlling the agricultural operations associated with the agricultural machine.

An improvement to an agricultural machine, the improvement comprising:

• a plurality of electronic modules for use on the agricultural machine, the plurality of electronic modules configured for controlling agricultural operations associated with the agricultural machine;
• at least one shared data bus operatively connected to each of the plurality of electronic modules, each of the plurality of electronic modules having a data bus address for communicating over the at least one shared data bus;
• wherein each of the plurality of electronic modules being configured to monitor the at least one shared data bus and automatically claim a physical address based on the physical location of the respective electronic module;
• wherein the agricultural machine uses the physical location of each of the plurality of electronic modules in controlling the agricultural operations associated with the agricultural machine.