CN105223792A - Carton, image processing system and the method for device address is set for carton - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of carton, image processing system and the method for device address is set for carton.Described carton comprises serial communication line, carton controller and switch module; Described serial communication line is operated in first mode or the second pattern; Described carton controller is set to the address configuration instruction carton configuration device address belonging to self according to receiving from serial communication line, and receives the power supply instruction to MP tray from serial communication line after configuration device address; Described switch module is set to provide working power to the carton controller of the MP tray with described carton cascade.Described image processing system comprises device body and at least one carton, is connected to described device body from ground floor to all cartons of last one deck in the mode of cascade.By the mode of this cascade, only the simple circuit of Structure of need and device just can identify each carton, simplify the communication process between device body and each carton.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of definition technique, specifically, relate to a kind of carton, image processing system and the method for device address is set for carton.
Background technology
In the image processing system such as duplicating machine, printer, for storing the paper feeding cassette of print media such as paper etc., as the selecting arrangement of image forming device body, can be encased in image forming device body by the mode of setting up.
When image forming device body uses multiple paper feeding cassette, in view of the structure of image processing system, these paper feeding cassettes are set up in image forming device body mainly with stacked mode greatly.And image forming device body needs overlay order by paper feeding cassette to identify each paper feeding cassette such as ground floor, the second layer, to control these paper feeding cassettes exactly.Also namely, with the mode of setting up be superimposed with multiple mutually isostructural paper feeding cassette use time, image forming device body must identify the position residing separately to each paper feeding cassette.Briefly, image forming device body want can identify stacked in each paper feeding cassette be in which layer respectively.
In prior art, the serial communication line of UART pattern is usually adopted image processing system main body to be connected with its paper feeding cassette.Fig. 1 utilizes UART order wire to carry out the schematic diagram be connected between main body with optional paper feeding cassette in image processing system.In advance quantity and the as many communication port of paper feeding cassette 20,30 and 40 that can select are assigned to main body 10, when each optional carton 20,30 or 40 is installed in image processing system, it is connected with main body 10, can be communicated one to one with main body 10 by UART order wire.Because main body 10 uses independently communication port to communicate with each paper feeding cassette 20,30 or 40 one to one, so need the as many communication channel of quantity of quantity and optional carton 20,30 or 40, and then there is the problem of high cost, circuit complexity.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention overcomes the defect that cost constantly increases and circuit structure is more complicated that image processing system of the prior art causes along with the increasing number of the paper feeding cassette that can set up.
First the present invention provides a kind of carton, comprises serial communication line, carton controller and switch module;
Described serial communication line is set to be operated in first mode or the second pattern under the control of described carton controller;
Described carton controller is set to the address configuration instruction carton configuration device address belonging to self according to receiving from the described serial communication line being operated in first mode, and receives the power supply instruction of powering to the MP tray with described carton cascade from the described serial communication line being operated in the second pattern after configuration device address;
Described switch module is set to connect or disconnect working power to the carton controller of the MP tray with described carton cascade, and wherein, described carton controller controls described switch module according to described power supply instruction and connects described working power.
In one embodiment, described carton controller is also set to:
The confirmation of distributing equipment address is fed back to the described serial communication line being operated in first mode; And
Data are exchanged with the described serial communication line being operated in the second pattern.
In one embodiment, described switch module original state is controlled to be set to disconnect by described carton controller, makes described carton carry out power-off control to the MP tray with described carton cascade in the process of carrying out address configuration.
In one embodiment, described carton controller is provided with the first communication port and second communication port, and described serial communication line comprises the first order wire and second communication line;
Wherein, when described serial communication line is operated in first mode, first communication port of described carton controller receives described address configuration instruction from described first order wire, described second communication port by the confirmation information feed back of distributing equipment address to described second communication line;
When described serial communication line is operated in the second pattern, first communication port of described carton controller is from described first order wire receive clock information, described second communication port and described second communication line exchange data, and receive described power supply instruction by described second communication line.
In one embodiment, described carton controller is also provided with:
Power access end, it receives the working power provided by the upper tray or image forming device body with described carton cascade;
Instruction output end, exports power supplying control signal for receiving after to the power supply instruction of the MP tray with described carton cascade at described carton controller.
In one embodiment, described switch module is provided with:
Power supply control end, it is connected with the instruction output end of described carton controller;
Power access end, it connects the working power of described carton;
Power output end, it connects the power access end with the carton controller of the MP tray of described carton cascade, when described power supply control termination receives described power supplying control signal, described power access end is communicated with described power output end, for described working power connected by the carton controller of the MP tray with described carton cascade.
Embodiments of the invention also provide a kind of image processing system, comprising:
Device body, is wherein provided with Body Controller, switch module and universal serial bus;
At least one carton as described above, described device body connects described carton by described universal serial bus, is connected to described device body from ground floor to all cartons of last one deck in the mode of cascade; Described universal serial bus is set to be operated in first mode or the second pattern under described Body Controller controls;
Wherein, described Body Controller is placed through the described universal serial bus being operated in first mode and sends described address configuration instruction to described carton, and send the power supply instruction that the MP tray with described carton cascade is powered, to be successively configured device address to every layer of carton from top to bottom by the described universal serial bus being operated in the second pattern to the described carton completing configuration device address;
The switch module of described device body, is set to connect or disconnect working power to the carton controller of the ground floor carton with described device body cascade.
In one embodiment, the switch module original state of described device body is set to connect by described Body Controller, makes the switch module of described device body be connect working power with the carton controller of the ground floor carton of described device body cascade.
In one embodiment, described Body Controller is also set to:
The confirmation of the address of distributing equipment of described carton feedback is received from the described universal serial bus being operated in first mode; And
Data are exchanged with the described universal serial bus being operated in the second pattern.
In one embodiment, described Body Controller is provided with the first communication port and second communication port, and described universal serial bus comprises the first order wire and second communication line; Wherein, when described universal serial bus is operated in first mode, first communication port of described Body Controller sends described address configuration instruction to described first order wire, and described second communication port receives the confirmation of the address of distributing equipment of described carton feedback from described second communication line;
When described universal serial bus is operated in the second pattern, first communication port of described Body Controller provides clock information to described first order wire, described second communication port and described second communication line exchange data, and send described power supply instruction by described second communication line.
In one embodiment, described Body Controller is also provided with:
Power access end, it connects the working power of described image processing system;
Instruction output end, for exporting power supplying control signal to the ground floor carton with described device body cascade.
In one embodiment, the switch module of described device body is provided with:
Power supply control end, it is connected with the instruction output end of described Body Controller;
Power access end, it connects the working power of described image processing system;
Power output end, it connects the power access end with the carton controller of the ground floor carton of described device body cascade, when described power supply control termination receives described power supplying control signal, described power access end is communicated with described power output end, for described working power connected by the carton controller of the ground floor carton with described device body cascade.
Embodiments of the invention also provide a kind of method of carton configuration device address, and described carton comprises carton controller, switch module and serial communication line, and described method comprises:
Described carton controller first controls described serial communication line and is operated in first mode, according to the address configuration instruction received from described serial communication line carton configuration device address belonging to self, and after configuration device address, described carton controller controls described serial communication line and is operated in the second pattern, receives the power supply instruction of powering to the MP tray with described carton cascade from described serial communication line;
It is connect working power with the carton controller of the MP tray of described carton cascade that described carton controller controls described switch module according to described power supply instruction.
In one embodiment, also comprise:
Described carton controller feeds back the confirmation of distributing equipment address to the described serial communication line being operated in first mode; And exchange data with the described serial communication line being operated in the second pattern.
In one embodiment, also comprise:
Described carton controller controls described switch module original state and is set to disconnect, and makes described carton carry out power-off control to the MP tray with described carton cascade in the process of carrying out address configuration.
Embodiments of the invention also provide a kind of image processing system to be the method that carton arranges device address, the device body of this image processing system comprises Body Controller, switch module and universal serial bus, and described device body is connected with described carton by described universal serial bus; The method comprises:
Described Body Controller first controls described universal serial bus and is operated in first mode, sends address configuration instruction by described universal serial bus to described carton;
Described Body Controller controls described universal serial bus again and is operated in the second pattern, send to the described carton completing configuration device address the power supply instruction that the MP tray with described carton cascade is powered, with from top to bottom successively to every layer of carton configuration device address by described universal serial bus.
In one embodiment, also comprise:
Described Body Controller receives the confirmation of the address of distributing equipment of described carton feedback from the described universal serial bus being operated in first mode; And
Data are exchanged with the described universal serial bus being operated in the second pattern.
In one embodiment, also comprise:
The original state that described Body Controller controls the switch module of described device body is set to on-state, makes described switch module be connect working power with the carton controller of the ground floor carton of described device body cascade.
Compared with prior art, the carton that the embodiment of the present invention provides can be connected to each other from top to bottom in cascaded fashion, the carton being positioned at upper strata, after completing configuration device address, for providing working power with the MP tray of its cascade, carries out device address configuration to make MP tray.
Correspondingly, in the image processing system that the embodiment of the present invention provides, all cartons connected in cascaded fashion are all connected to device body.And adopting two order wires to form serial-port, image forming device body connects at least one additional carton by this serial-port.The image forming device body or the carton that are in upper strata provide working power for the MP tray of cascade with it, start every layer of carton successively from top to bottom according to waterfall sequence.
This serial-port alternation is in UART pattern or IIC pattern.After the carton electrifying startup of current layer, this serial-port is operated in UART pattern, and image forming device body is the carton distributing equipment address just powered on; This serial-port switches to IIC pattern afterwards, and the carton that image forming device body utilizes the device address distributed to control current layer powers on for next level joins carton.Utilize such operating process, image forming device body can carry out address assignment to every layer of carton from top to bottom successively according to waterfall sequence.
By the mode of this cascade, only the simple circuit of Structure of need and device just can identify each carton, simplify the communication process between device body and each carton.Further, the communication mode between device body and all cartons is easy to be stable, and hardware cost is also lower.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the following description, and, partly become apparent from instructions, or understand by implementing the present invention.Object of the present invention and other advantages realize by structure specifically noted in instructions, claims and accompanying drawing and obtain.
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Accompanying drawing is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and forms a part for instructions, with embodiments of the invention jointly for explaining the present invention, is not construed as limiting the invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the connection diagram of image forming device body and carton in prior art;
Fig. 2 A is the schematic diagram of the image forming device body of embodiment one and the signal wiring of carton;
Fig. 2 B is another schematic diagram of the image forming device body of embodiment one and the signal wiring of carton;
Fig. 3 is the image forming device body of embodiment two carries out device address allocation process flow chart of steps to carton;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of steps of the carton configuration device address of embodiment two.
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For making the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearly, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in further detail.
Below in conjunction with Figure of description, embodiments of the invention are described, should be appreciated that preferred embodiment described herein is only for instruction and explanation of the present invention, is not intended to limit the present invention.And in not afoul situation, the feature in embodiments of the invention can be combined with each other.
Image processing system of the present invention is for printer.It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the image processing systems such as duplicating machine are equally applicable to technical scheme of the present invention.
embodiment one
Fig. 2 A is the schematic diagram of the signal wiring of image forming device body and carton.It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, for device body 100, three cartons can be installed, the process of carton distributing equipment address is described, but and do not mean that the carton quantity that image processing system can be installed is confined to three.When carton quantity is more than three, device body 100 still can be each carton distributing equipment address one by one.
In the example of Fig. 2 A, image processing system comprises device body 100 and carton 11,12,13, wherein, is provided with carton controller 201 in each carton.Ground floor is connected with device body 100 after connecting to whole cartons of last one deck in the mode of cascade.Be provided with Body Controller 101 in device body 100, Body Controller 101 comprises central processor CPU etc., totally controls image processing system, comprises and exports indicator signal to each functional part, complete data transmission etc.Body Controller 101 is also set to control all carton controllers 201, and carries out two-way communication with all carton controllers 201.Each carton has included carton controller 201, for controlling the paper feed operation etc. of carton, and monitors the state of carton, such as adactylism, paperboard etc.
As shown in Figure 2 A, the Body Controller 101 be arranged in device body 100 is communicated with the carton controller 201 of each layer carton by two order wire L1 with L2.Wherein, order wire L1 and L2 forms universal serial bus, and this universal serial bus can be operated in first mode or the second pattern under Body Controller 101 controls.Such as, first mode is the serial communication mode of UART, and the second pattern is the serial communication mode of IIC.
The structure of carton is described for second layer carton 12 below.This carton mainly comprises the serial communication line be made up of the first order wire 203 and second communication line 204, carton controller 201 and switch module 202.This serial communication line alternation is in first mode and the second pattern (i.e. UART pattern and IIC pattern), specifically, carton controller 201 is provided with the first communication port I3 and second communication port I4, connects the first order wire 203 and second communication line 204 respectively.
Carton controller 201 is set to the address configuration instruction carton configuration device address belonging to self received according to the serial communication line being operated in UART pattern, subsequently, receives the power supply instruction to MP tray from the serial communication line being operated in IIC pattern.Switch module 202 is set to connect or disconnect working power VCC to the carton controller 201 of the MP tray with described carton cascade, and wherein, carton controller 201 connects working power VCC according to described power supply instruction gauge tap module 202.As shown in Figure 2 A, device body 100 is connected in the mode of cascade from ground floor to all cartons of last one deck, the serial communication line of all cartons and order wire L1, L2 of device body 100 is made to form serial-port, this serial-port can be operated in first mode or the second pattern under the jointly controlling of Body Controller 101 and carton controller 201, just can play the effect of data interaction transmission when namely this serial-port only arranges identical communication protocol between device body 100 and carton.
Similar, device body 100 mainly comprises Body Controller 101 and switch module 102.Body Controller 101 is provided with the first communication port I1 and second communication port I2, connects order wire L1 and L2 respectively.
When communication pattern between Body Controller 101 and each carton controller 201 is UART pattern, the port I1 of Body Controller 101 is output interface, and port I2 is input interface; The port I3 of carton controller 201 is input interface, and port I4 is output interface.The communication line of the output interface I1 of the Body Controller 101 and input interface I3 of each carton controller 201 defines and sends bus TXD, Body Controller 101 can send control command by sending bus TXD to each carton controller 201 from output interface I1, as paper feed instruction, carton controller 201 receives control command through transmission bus TXD from Body Controller 101 by input interface I3 and carries out various action, as pickup operation.The communication line of the input interface I2 of the Body Controller 101 and output interface I4 of each carton controller 201 defines and receives bus RXD, carton controller 201 feeds back to Body Controller 101 from output interface I4 by receiving bus RXD the status information of self, Body Controller 101 receives the status information returned from carton controller 201, as paper out status by input interface I2 through receiving bus RXD.
When communication pattern between Body Controller 101 and each carton controller 201 is IIC pattern, the output interface I1 clock signal of Body Controller 101 is to the input interface I3 of each carton controller 201, the connection line of the output interface I1 of body controller 101 and the input interface I3 of each carton controller 201 defines clock line SCL, to carry out communication synchronization effect.The input interface I2 of the Body Controller 101 and output interface I4 of each carton controller 201 is convertible into a general-purpose interface, can export and input data.A data transceiver channel SDA is defined at the connection line of the port I2 of Body Controller 101 and the port I4 of each carton controller 201.Under the control of synchronous clock, Body Controller sends control command by port I2 to carton controller 201, and receives the status information of carton controller 201 feedback by port I2.
That is, in UART communication pattern, two order wires between Body Controller 101 and each carton controller 201 are defined as RXD, TXD order wire, carry out communication with the communication mode of UART and communication speed; When needs use IIC communication, two order wires are newly defined as SCL, SDA order wire, carry out communication with the communications protocol of IIC.
In addition, Body Controller 101 is provided with power access end IVCC, connects the working power VCC of image processing system.Working power VCC provides power supply to carry out work for Body Controller 101, and working power VCC can be generally 3V, 3.3V or 5V.Body Controller 101 is also provided with instruction output end I0, for exporting power supplying control signal to the ground floor carton 11 with device body 100 cascade.
The switch module 102 of device body 100 is provided with power supply control end C1, power input C2 and power output end C3.Power supply control end C1 is connected with the instruction output end I0 of Body Controller 101, receives the power supplying control signal that Body Controller 101 exports.Power access end C2 connects the working power VCC of image processing system.Power output end C3 connects the power access end IVCC with the carton controller 201 of the ground floor carton 11 of device body 100 cascade.When power supply control end C1 receives power supplying control signal, power access end C2 is communicated with power output end C3, connects working power VCC to the carton controller 201 of the ground floor carton 11 with device body 100 cascade.
Carton controller 201 is also provided with power input IVCC and instruction output end I0.Power access end IVCC receives the working power provided by upper tray or the device body 100 of carton cascade; Instruction output end I0 exports power supplying control signal after being used for the power supply instruction received MP tray at carton controller 201.
The switch module 202 of carton is provided with power supply control end C1, power input C2 and power output end C3.Power supply control end C1 is connected with the instruction output end I0 of carton controller 201, receives the power supplying control signal that carton controller 201 exports.Power access end C2 connects the working power VCC of carton.Power output end C3 connects the power access end IVCC with the carton controller 201 of the MP tray when front loading paper feeding cassette cascade.When power supply control end C1 receives power supplying control signal, power access end C2 is communicated with power output end C3, connects working power VCC to the carton controller 201 with the MP tray when front loading paper feeding cassette cascade.
Switch module in device body and carton is specifically as follows a hardware switch, or there is the DLC (digital logic circuit) of switching function, or have the integrated chip of switching function, the design can connecting working power VCC to the power access end IVCC of the carton controller 201 of lower one deck paper feeding cassette all belongs to switch module scope of the present invention.
Fig. 2 B is another schematic diagram of the image forming device body of the present embodiment and the signal wiring of carton.The symbol that Fig. 2 B is identical with Fig. 2 A no longer describes in detail.The switch module 102 of device body 100 comprises a transistor Q1, resistance R1 and resistance R2.Transistor Q1 is specifically as follows the switching tube of a triode or other types.The c pole of triode Q1 connects working power VCC as power access end C2, in device body 100, the b pole of triode Q1 connects the instruction output end I0 of Body Controller 101 as power supply control end C1, b pole is connected to ground by resistance R1, and the e pole of triode Q1 is connected to ground as power output end C3 by resistance R2.
Connect the instruction output end I0 of carton controller 201 as power supply control end C1 in the b pole of the triode Q2 of carton breaker in middle module 202, the b pole of triode Q2 is connected to ground by resistance R3, the e pole that the c pole of triode Q2 connects working power VCC, triode Q1 as power access end C2 is connected to ground as power output end C3 by resistance R4.Switch module 202 original state is set to disconnect, make carrying out in the process of address configuration when front loading paper feeding cassette, power-off control is carried out to the MP tray when front loading paper feeding cassette cascade, MP tray is in off-position, to prevent from carrying out in the process of address configuration when front loading paper feeding cassette, disturb with when the signal in carton controller 201 pairs of serial communication line of the MP tray of front loading paper feeding cassette cascade produces.
When Body Controller 101 power-up initializing, the instruction output end I0 of Body Controller 101 exports a high level signal, triode Q1 conducting (that is, the original state of the switch module 102 of device body 100 is set to connect), the pressure drop that working power VCC is produced by conducting and the resistance R2 of triode Q1, switch module 102 can be made to provide operating voltage to arrive the power access end IVCC of ground floor carton controller 201 by power output end C3, ground floor paper feeding cassette 11 is energized, and carries out device address distribution for ground floor paper feeding cassette 11.
After ground floor carton 11 carries out address assignment, carton controller 201 exports a high level signal by instruction output end I0, switch module 202 conducting in ground floor carton 11 can be made, connect working power VCC to lower one deck paper feeding cassette 12, for the device address distribution of lower one deck paper feeding cassette 12 is prepared.Wherein, after carton controller 201 sets device address, the b pole of a high level signal to the triode Q2 of switch module 202 is exported by instruction output end I0, make triode Q2 conducting, working power VCC passes through conducting and the resistance R4 generation pressure drop of triode Q2, the power access end IVCC of the carton controller 201 that switch module 202 can be made to provide operating voltage to arrive second layer paper feeding cassette 12 by power output end C3, makes second layer carton 12 be energized.
The design of the switch module of Fig. 2 B is more safer than general hardware switch, and simpler than DLC (digital logic circuit), more cost-saving than digital integration chip.
The present embodiment is by above-mentioned circuit design, device body 100 can be made when distributing equipment address is to each carton, controlled by the conducting of the power supply of device body 100 pairs of ground floor paper feeding cassettes 11, and upper tray controls the power supply conducting of lower one deck carton of cascade with it, and device body 100 can be made successively to carry out device address distribution to every layer of carton from top to bottom.
The device body 100 of the present embodiment is when powering on, the communication pattern of universal serial bus is switched to UART pattern by Body Controller 101, Body Controller 101 sends address assignment order to ground floor paper feeding cassette 11, the carton controller 201 of ground floor paper feeding cassette receives address assignment order, device address in the order of foundation address assignment makes the initial of oneself or default address into the device address in address assignment order, and returns confirmation to Body Controller 101.After Body Controller 101 receives the confirmation information, the communication pattern of universal serial bus is switched to IIC pattern, and the order of the power supply opening second layer paper feeding cassette 12 is sent to the carton controller 201 of ground floor paper feeding cassette 11.After the carton controller 201 of ground floor paper feeding cassette 11 receives this order, carton controller 201 exports high level by instruction output end I0, for second layer carton 12 provides operating voltage, at this time Body Controller 101 carries out the address assignment of second layer carton 12 again.
In the mode of above-mentioned allocation address, during allocation address Body Controller 101 and current layer carton controller 201 between communication pattern be UART pattern, after distributing device address, Body Controller 101 converts IIC pattern to the communication pattern of the carton controller 201 of current layer, makes Body Controller 101 send the carton controller 201 of order to current layer carton of the power supply of the lower one deck carton of unlatching.The communication pattern conversion of such design is the line-hit in order to prevent under UART pattern, ensures under UART pattern, is connected in the carton of serial-port and only has a carton to wait for distributing equipment address.
By description above, the simple circuit of the present embodiment Structure of need and device just can identify each carton, simplify the communication process between device body and each carton.Further, the communication mode between device body and all cartons is easy to be stable, and hardware cost is also lower.
embodiment two
The present embodiment is described the process that image forming device body 100 arranges device address for carton.
Fig. 3 is that device body carries out the flow chart of steps of device address allocation process to carton.
When image forming device body 100 powers on, device address distribution need be carried out, to identify carton to the ground floor carton 11 connected.
In figure 3, first perform step S301, after Body Controller 101 powers on, make instruction output end I0 export high level, make switch module 102 open the power supply of (connection) ground floor carton 11.That is, the original state of Body Controller 101 gauge tap module 102 is set to connect, and makes switch module 102 be connect working power VCC with the carton controller 201 of the ground floor carton 11 of device body 100 cascade.Following execution step S302, time delay T second, this correctly can power on (energising) in order to ensure ground floor carton 11.
Perform step S303 subsequently, Body Controller 101 controls universal serial bus and is operated in UART pattern, sets up and send bus TXD and receive bus RXD between the carton controller 201 of Body Controller 101 and ground floor carton 11.
In step S304 subsequently, Body Controller 101 sends address configuration instruction by output interface I1 through sending bus TXD, comprises a device address N in this address configuration instruction.
And then perform step S305, Body Controller 101 has judged whether carton response address configuration-direct by receiving bus RXD, and specifically Body Controller 101 judges whether port I2 receives through receiving bus RXD the confirmation that ground floor carton 11 returns to distributing equipment address here; If the information of receiving the confirmation, then perform step S307, otherwise perform step S306.
In step S306, Body Controller 101 controls universal serial bus and is operated in IIC pattern, and device body 100 and carton carry out data interaction.When Body Controller 101 does not receive the confirmation that carton returns, represent complete to all carton distributing equipment addresses of coupling arrangement body 100, then perform step S310, the increment according to device address N can learn the quantity of the carton of coupling arrangement body 100.
In step S307, Body Controller 101 controls universal serial bus and is operated in IIC pattern, be specially Body Controller 101 by port I1 clock signal by clock bus SCL to when the carton controller 201 of front loading paper feeding cassette.At this moment send bus TXD and be converted to clock bus SCL, and by port I2 and when the carton controller 201 of front loading paper feeding cassette carries out reception and the transmission of data, at this moment receive bus RXD and be converted to data transmit-receive passage SDA.
After step S307, perform step S308, Body Controller 101 is the order that the carton controller 201 of N sends the power supply opening lower one deck carton to device address, is the carton controller 201 of N specifically by port I2 output to the power supply instruction of lower one deck carton to device address.
Subsequently, in step S309, Body Controller 101 sets new device address N+1, continues lower one deck carton distributing equipment address N+1, again performs step S303.
Such circulation performs from step S303 to step S309, and the image forming device body or the carton that are in upper strata provide working power for the MP tray of cascade with it, start every layer of carton successively from top to bottom according to waterfall sequence.Serial-port alternation is in UART pattern or IIC pattern.After the carton electrifying startup of current layer, serial-port is operated in UART pattern, and device body is the carton distributing equipment address just powered on; Serial-port switches to IIC pattern afterwards, and the carton that device body utilizes the device address distributed to control current layer powers on for next level joins carton.Utilize such operating process, device body can carry out address assignment to every layer of carton from top to bottom successively according to waterfall sequence.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of steps of carton configuration device address.After carton powers on, need to carry out device address distribution and just can correctly be identified by Body Controller 101 and use.
First perform step S401, when front loading paper feeding cassette carton controller 201 after the power-up, make instruction output end I0 output low level under default situations, close the power supply of lower one deck carton.At this moment, the triode Q2 not conducting of the switch module 202 in carton, has blocked the path that working power VCC arrives the power input IVCC of the carton controller 201 of lower one deck carton.That is, the original state of carton controller 201 gauge tap module 202 is off, and makes the lower one deck carton when front loading paper feeding cassette pair and its cascade carry out power-off control.
Following execution step S402, carton controller 201 controls serial communication line and is operated in UART pattern, corresponding with the step S303 in Fig. 3, being specially carton controller 201, to set port I3 be input interface, the control command of Body Controller 101 transmission is received by sending bus TXD, set port I4 is output interface simultaneously, arrives Body Controller 101 by output interface I4 output state information by receiving bus RXD.
In step S403, carton controller 201 judges whether to have received address configuration instruction from transmission bus TXD, if do not had, then and repeated execution of steps S403; If receive address assignment order, enter step S404.
In step s 404, when the carton controller 201 of front loading paper feeding cassette obtains device address N from the address configuration instruction received, self default address is made into device address N, and the reception bus RXD (namely communication line 204) serially in communication line feeds back the confirmation of distributing equipment address.
Then step S405 is performed, carton controller 201 controls serial communication line and is operated in IIC pattern, corresponding with the step 307 of Fig. 3, be specially the clock signal that carton controller 201 makes port I3 receive Body Controller 101 to send, make port I4 can and Body Controller 101 between receive and send data.
In step S406, when the carton controller 201 of front loading paper feeding cassette determines whether it has received other orders that Body Controller 101 sends, the control command whether the port I4 being specially carton controller 201 sends from data transmit-receive passage SDA reception Body Controller 101, if, then enter step S408, if not, then continue to perform step S406.
In step S408, whether the order received as the carton controller 201 determination step S406 of front loading paper feeding cassette is the power supply instruction to MP tray, if, then enter step S409, if not, enter step S407, carry out other operations, such as have received paper feed order, then carry out pickup operation.
Step S409, carton controller 201 is according to the power supply instruction to MP tray received, open the working power of lower one deck carton, the instruction output end I0 being specially carton controller 201 exports high level signal, make the triode Q2 conducting of switch module 202, connect the power input IVCC of working power VCC to the carton controller 201 of lower one deck carton.Perform step S410 subsequently, end address allocation process.By above-mentioned method, thus realize from top to bottom successively to every layer of carton configuration device address.
Although embodiment disclosed in this invention is as above, the embodiment that described content just adopts for the ease of understanding the present invention, and be not used to limit the present invention.Technician in any the technical field of the invention; under the prerequisite not departing from spirit and scope disclosed in this invention; any amendment and change can be done what implement in form and in details; but scope of patent protection of the present invention, the scope that still must define with appending claims is as the criterion.
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1. a carton, is characterized in that, comprises serial communication line, carton controller and switch module;
Described serial communication line is set to be operated in first mode or the second pattern under the control of described carton controller;
Described carton controller is set to the address configuration instruction carton configuration device address belonging to self according to receiving from the described serial communication line being operated in first mode, and receives the power supply instruction of powering to the MP tray with described carton cascade from the described serial communication line being operated in the second pattern after configuration device address;
Described switch module is set to connect or disconnect working power to the carton controller of the MP tray with described carton cascade, and wherein, described carton controller controls described switch module according to described power supply instruction and connects described working power.
2. carton as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described carton controller is also set to:
The confirmation of distributing equipment address is fed back to the described serial communication line being operated in first mode; And
Data are exchanged with the described serial communication line being operated in the second pattern.
3. carton as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described switch module original state is controlled to be set to disconnect by described carton controller, makes described carton carry out power-off control to the MP tray with described carton cascade in the process of carrying out address configuration.
4. the carton according to any one of claim 1-3, is characterized in that, described carton controller is provided with the first communication port and second communication port, and described serial communication line comprises the first order wire and second communication line;
Wherein, when described serial communication line is operated in first mode, first communication port of described carton controller receives described address configuration instruction from described first order wire, described second communication port by the confirmation information feed back of distributing equipment address to described second communication line;
When described serial communication line is operated in the second pattern, first communication port of described carton controller is from described first order wire receive clock information, described second communication port and described second communication line exchange data, and receive described power supply instruction by described second communication line.
5. carton as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that, described carton controller is also provided with:
Power access end, it receives the working power provided by the upper tray or image forming device body with described carton cascade;
Instruction output end, exports power supplying control signal for receiving after to the power supply instruction of the MP tray with described carton cascade at described carton controller.
6. carton as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, described switch module is provided with:
Power supply control end, it is connected with the instruction output end of described carton controller;
Power access end, it connects the working power of described carton;
Power output end, it connects the power access end with the carton controller of the MP tray of described carton cascade, when described power supply control termination receives described power supplying control signal, described power access end is communicated with described power output end, for described working power connected by the carton controller of the MP tray with described carton cascade.
7. an image processing system, is characterized in that, comprising:
Device body, is wherein provided with Body Controller, switch module and universal serial bus;
At least one carton according to any one of claim 1-6, described device body connects described carton by described universal serial bus, is connected to described device body from ground floor to all cartons of last one deck in the mode of cascade; Described universal serial bus is set to be operated in first mode or the second pattern under described Body Controller controls;
Wherein, described Body Controller is placed through the described universal serial bus being operated in first mode and sends described address configuration instruction to described carton, and send the power supply instruction that the MP tray with described carton cascade is powered, to be successively configured device address to every layer of carton from top to bottom by the described universal serial bus being operated in the second pattern to the described carton completing configuration device address;
The switch module of described device body, is set to connect or disconnect working power to the carton controller of the ground floor carton with described device body cascade.
8. image processing system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, the switch module original state of described device body is set to connect by described Body Controller, makes the switch module of described device body be connect working power with the carton controller of the ground floor carton of described device body cascade.
9. image processing system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, described Body Controller is also set to:
The confirmation of the address of distributing equipment of described carton feedback is received from the described universal serial bus being operated in first mode; And
Data are exchanged with the described universal serial bus being operated in the second pattern.
10. image processing system as claimed in any one of claims 7-9, it is characterized in that, described Body Controller is provided with the first communication port and second communication port, and described universal serial bus comprises the first order wire and second communication line; Wherein, when described universal serial bus is operated in first mode, first communication port of described Body Controller sends described address configuration instruction to described first order wire, and described second communication port receives the confirmation of the address of distributing equipment of described carton feedback from described second communication line;
When described universal serial bus is operated in the second pattern, first communication port of described Body Controller provides clock information to described first order wire, described second communication port and described second communication line exchange data, and send described power supply instruction by described second communication line.
11. image processing systems as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, described Body Controller is also provided with:
Power access end, it connects the working power of described image processing system;
Instruction output end, for exporting power supplying control signal to the ground floor carton with described device body cascade.
12. image processing systems as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, the switch module of described device body is provided with:
Power supply control end, it is connected with the instruction output end of described Body Controller;
Power access end, it connects the working power of described image processing system;
Power output end, it connects the power access end with the carton controller of the ground floor carton of described device body cascade, when described power supply control termination receives described power supplying control signal, described power access end is communicated with described power output end, for described working power connected by the carton controller of the ground floor carton with described device body cascade.
The method of 13. 1 kinds of carton configuration device addresses, it is characterized in that, described carton comprises carton controller, switch module and serial communication line, described method comprises:
Described carton controller first controls described serial communication line and is operated in first mode, according to the address configuration instruction received from described serial communication line carton configuration device address belonging to self, and after configuration device address, described carton controller controls described serial communication line and is operated in the second pattern, receives the power supply instruction of powering to the MP tray with described carton cascade from described serial communication line;
It is connect working power with the carton controller of the MP tray of described carton cascade that described carton controller controls described switch module according to described power supply instruction.
14. methods as claimed in claim 13, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Described carton controller feeds back the confirmation of distributing equipment address to the described serial communication line being operated in first mode; And exchange data with the described serial communication line being operated in the second pattern.
15. methods as described in claim 13 or 14, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Described carton controller controls described switch module original state and is set to disconnect, and makes described carton carry out power-off control to the MP tray with described carton cascade in the process of carrying out address configuration.
16. 1 kinds of image processing systems are the method that carton arranges device address, it is characterized in that, the device body of this image processing system comprises Body Controller, switch module and universal serial bus, and described device body is connected with described carton by described universal serial bus; The method comprises:
Described Body Controller first controls described universal serial bus and is operated in first mode, sends address configuration instruction by described universal serial bus to described carton;
Described Body Controller controls described universal serial bus again and is operated in the second pattern, send to the described carton completing configuration device address the power supply instruction that the MP tray with described carton cascade is powered, with from top to bottom successively to every layer of carton configuration device address by described universal serial bus.
17. methods as claimed in claim 16, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Described Body Controller receives the confirmation of the address of distributing equipment of described carton feedback from the described universal serial bus being operated in first mode; And
Data are exchanged with the described universal serial bus being operated in the second pattern.
18. methods as described in claim 16 or 17, is characterized in that, also comprise:
The original state that described Body Controller controls the switch module of described device body is set to on-state, makes described switch module be connect working power with the carton controller of the ground floor carton of described device body cascade.
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