Method and device for assigning addresses in a system having a plurality of generator units positioned in parallel

A device for assigning addresses in a system, comprising:

• a first generator unit;
• and
• at least one further generator unit positioned in parallel to the first generator unit, each of the generator units including a control-signal input and a control-signal output, a data interface, and the control-signal input of each of the at least one further generator unit being connected to the control-signal output of another of the generator units;
• wherein each of the further generator units is configured to:
• receive an identification signal output from the control-signal output of a generator unit upstream of the respective further generator unit;
• subsequently, identify a length of time the respective received identification signal lasts;
• and
• subsequent to the identification of the length of time:
• output, at the control-signal output of the respective further generator unit, a modified identification signal whose length is increased compared to the identified length of time;
• and
• assign to itself a respective unique individual address as a function of the respective identified length of time.

A method for assigning addresses in a system, the system including a first generator unit and second generator unit, the second generator unit including a control-signal input and a control-signal output, and the control-signal input being connected to a control-signal output of the first generator unit, the method comprising:

• receiving at the second generator unit an identification signal output from the control-signal output of the first generator unit;
• subsequently, identifying how long the received identification signal lasts;
• and
• subsequent to the identifying:
• outputting, at the control-signal output of the second generator unit, a modified identification signal which is longer than the received identification signal;
• and
• assigning, by the second generator unit and to itself, a unique address as a function of the identification of how long the received identified signal lasted.