| 摘要 |
<p>A method and system for transmitting command signals generated by a host unit to a particular module in a daisy-chain arrangement is shown to include a first signal processor (12) in the host unit for generating a command signal, having at least an address portion, and for transmitting the command signal to the first module. A second signal processor (11), contained within each module in the daisy-chain arrangement, receives the command signal and compares the address portion to a reference signal. The similarity between the signals determines whether the command signal is operative for that module. If it is determined that the command signal is not meant for that module, a modifier (36), contained in the second signal processor, modifies the address portion prior to transmission of the command signal to the next module. In a preferred embodiment, the reference signal is the same for each module. In an especially preferred embodiment, the address portion of the command signal is representative of one element in a set of sequential elements such as numbers or letters and the reference signal is representative of a particular element or number in the sequence. If numbers are utilized, it is preferred to modify the address portion to the next number in the sequence. In a still further embodiment, the second signal processor (11) is capable of generating a reply signal, having a reply address portion. In that embodiment, the second signal processor is connected to receive reply signals from other modules and operative to modify the reply address portion before transmitting the received reply signal to the previous module, i.e., the module closer to the host unit (12). In a still further embodiment, the second signal processor (11) includes an analyzer (60) for analyzing a portion of the command signal to determine whether the command signal can be executed by that module. In that further embodiment, the address portion of the command signal is only modified when the command signal can be executed by that module and the address portion of the command signal is not similar to the reference signal.</p> |
