AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF A DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION

摘要

A method for configuring a device to receive an electrical input signal includes: generating the electrical input signal in compliance with a predetermined communication technology; performing a measurement of the electrical input signal; selecting, based on a result of the measurement, the predetermined communication technology for receiving the electrical input signal at the device from a plurality of available communication technologies supported by the device; and actuating the device to receive the electrical input signal according to the predetermined communication technology.

主权项

1. A method for configuring a device to receive an electrical input signal, the method comprising:
generating the electrical input signal in compliance with a predetermined communication technology; performing a measurement of the electrical input signal; selecting, based on a result of the measurement, the predetermined communication technology for receiving the electrical input signal at the device from a plurality of available communication technologies supported by the device; activating the device to receive the electrical input signal according to the predetermined communication technology;
wherein the generating of the electrical input signal comprises supplying a voltage signal to a cable that comprises galvanically separated wires; andwherein the performing of the measurement of the electrical input signal comprises determining a pair of wires of the cable that carries the electrical input signal, the pair being formed by a first wire and a second wire.