CONTROL APPARATUS FOR USE IN A DWELLING

2088506 9202887 PCTABS00010 The present invention provides a controller (32) that operates using two different processors (50, 52). Each processor (50, 52) performs certain predetermined functions. A control processor (50) is responsible for switching AC power distribution and control, while a messa...

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Hauptverfasser:	COWDEN, ROB L, OWENS, JOHN S, PROTHRO, SUSAN M, STIRK, GARY L, MIKKILINENI, KRISHANA P, WACKS, KENNETH P, ZUMSTEG, PHILIP J, JAMIESON, JOHN M., III
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC HEATING ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINEDOPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES SELECTING SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:	2088506 9202887 PCTABS00010 The present invention provides a controller (32) that operates using two different processors (50, 52). Each processor (50, 52) performs certain predetermined functions. A control processor (50) is responsible for switching AC power distribution and control, while a message processor (52) is responsible for messaging. A polling scheme and arbitration logic (70, 72) prevent data transfers relating to these two processors (50, 52) from interfering with each other. A configurable interface (34) allows many different types of appliances (30) to attach to the system, and a serial multimode interface (54) further enchances the configurability of the system.