US 12,452,207 B2
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to address devices coupled to a network bus
Shuai He, Xi'an (CN); Chao Gao, Shanghai (CN); and Kangcheng Xu, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/511,674.
Prior Publication US 2025/0168144 A1, May 22, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 61/5038 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/5038 (2022.05) [H04L 12/40169 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40234 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a counter;
an analog-to-digital converter configurable to sample a first voltage on a bus;
communication circuitry configurable to set a second voltage on the bus; and
control circuitry configurable to:
increment the counter when the first voltage does not satisfy a threshold value; and
when the first voltage satisfies the threshold value, assign an address for the device based on a value of the counter.