Automatic identification of accessories in a reproduction appara

Details Automatic identification of accessories in a reproduction appara Automatic identification of accessories in a reproduction appara

1996-12-20

1998-09-08

Grimley, Arthur T.

Electrophotography

Combined with diverse subject matter

358296, 364131, 395114, 399 77, G03G 1500, G03G 2100

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058059504

ABSTRACT:
In a reproduction apparatus embodying a marking engine including a logic and control unit for controlling the operation of the reproduction apparatus and at least one accessory, such as a sorter, binder, stacker, folder, or the like, associated with the marking engine, a communication system for automatic identification of accessories associated with the marking engine. The communication system discloses a processor associated respectively with each accessory. The processor includes an identification of the associated accessory. A communication bus is interconnected between the logic and control unit of the marking engine and the processors of each respective accessory. A timing circuit, responsive to power up of the marking engine and associated accessories, automatically enables the processors of each respective accessory, in sequential order, to relay accessory identification provided by the respective processors, in such sequential order to the logic and control unit of the marking engine. The logic and control unit thereby receives an indication of which particular accessories are associated with the marking engine and in what order.

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