US 12,130,679 B2
Power and communication systems for remote components
Robbie W. Hall, Charlotte, VT (US)
Assigned to SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC., Vergennes, VT (US)
Filed by Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/485,031.
Prior Publication US 2023/0096639 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/26 (2013.01) [H04B 3/548 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a first wire;
a second wire; and
a first module operatively connected to the first and second wire, the first module configured to output power to and to communicate over the first wire and second wire;
a second module operatively connected to the first module by the first wire and the second wire, the second module configured to receive power from the first module and to communicate with the first module over the first wire and/or second wire, wherein the first module is configured to modify a voltage on at least the first wire to signal to the second module to provide serial communication to the first module via the first wire and/or second wire,
wherein the first module and the second module are configured to transmit data to each other using voltage modification encoding over the first and/or second wire, wherein the first module is configured to modify a voltage signal to transmit a select signal configured to identify the second module to cause the second module to send back data via voltage modification encoding, wherein the first module includes a first voltage source in electrical communication with the first wire, wherein the first module includes a select switch in communication between the first wire and a first wire ground such that the select switch is configured to pull the voltage low on the first wire when closed.