201201547 六、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係有關一種位址配置設備、系統及其方法。 【先前技術】 多個設備可耦接至一匯流排。為了能夠單獨擷取 (access)每一設備’每一設備應具有一唯一識別碼（unique identifier)，例如一位址。在一些情況下’這些設備可能在 初始時被製造成相同，然而必須新增附加處理步驟對每一 設備配置一個別位址。例如，開關陣列可用來對設備設定 位址。另外，例如電阻陣列中的每一電阻可被搞接至VCC (例如，提供一正電壓）或VSS (例如，提供接地或負電 壓）以對設備提供位址。在其他的例子中，當設備被耦接 至匯流排之前，設備之位址就被存儲至記憶體。 在所有這些例子中，這些位址在製造時就已經透過新 增之附加處理步驟而被配置，或至少在這些設備被耦接至 匯流排之前，這些位址就被單獨地配置。然而，由於在製 造設備的過程中，必須增加額外處理步驟以對設備配 置位址，因此將導致製造成本的增加。 【發明内容】 本發明要解決的技術問題在於提供一種位址配 置設備、系統及其方法，以於系統之設備耦接至匯流 排之後，再對系統之設備進行位址配置。本發明提供 一種位址配置設備，其包括至少一匯流排埠’將該位址配 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 4 201201547 置設備與一匯流排相耦接；一第一配置埠，接收一輸入， 其中该輸入表示致能或除能該位址配置設備之一位址配 置，一第二配置埠，提供一輸出，其中該輸出表示致能或 除旎一另一位址配置設備之一位址配置；一記憶體；以及 一控制器，透過該匯流排被耦接至一中央管理單元，該控 制器係自該中央管理單元接收一唯一位址，並判斷該位址 配置設備之該位址配置是否被致能，其中該位址配置設備 透過該唯一位址而被識別，當該位址配置設備之該位址配 鲁 置被致能時，則該記憶體存儲該唯一位址，當該另〆位址 配置設備被耦接至該位址配置設備時，該控制器依據該中 央管理單元之一訊息，致能或除能該另一位址配置設備之 該位址配置。 本發明更提供一種位址配置方法，其包括下列步 驟：除能多個位址配置設備之位址配置，其中該多個位 址配置設備被耦接至一匯流排，且該多個位址配置設備至 少包括一第一位址配置設備及一第二位址配置設備，每一 Φ 個該多個位址配置設備透過相對應之一初始位址而被識 別；致能該第一位址配置設備之一位址配置；存儲一唯一 位址至該第一位址配置設備；除能該第一位址配置設備之 該位址配置；以及致能該第二位址配置設備之一位址配 置。 本發明更提供一種位址配置系統，其包括：一中央管 理單元；以及多個位址配置設備，耦接至一匯流排，且該 多個位址配置設備至少包括一第一位址配置設備與一第 二位址配置設備，該第一位址配置設備至少包括：至少一 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(fi!ed-20100617).doc 5 201201547 匯流排埠’其係將該第—位址配置設肋接至該匯流排； -第-配置蟑’接收—輪人，其中該輸人表雜能或除能 該第-位址配置設備之—位址配置；—第二配置皡，提供 -輸出’其巾該輸出表示致能或除能該第二位址配置設備 之一位址配置；—記憶體；以及—控制器，透過該匯流排 被搞接至該巾央管理單元，該控㈣係自財央管理單元 接收-唯-位址，並判斷該第—位址配置設備之該位址配 置疋否被H ’其中該第—位址配置設備透過該唯一位址 而被識別，當該第-位址配置設備之触址配置被致能 時，則該記髓存難唯—他，當該第二位址配置設備 被柄接至該第-㈣配置設備時，_控繼依據該中央 管理單元m致能或除能該第二他配置設備之該 位址配置。 與現有技術相比，通過採用本發明之位址配置設 備、系統及其方法，可以實現在製造階段統一製造 S史備，而無需增加額外的步驟來對設備單獨設置位 址。因此，即可促進成本的降低並加速製造流程。 以下結合附圖和具體實施例對本發明的技術方案進 行詳細的說明，以使本發明的特性和優點更為明顯。 【實施方式】 以下將對本發明的實施例給出詳細的說明。雖然本發 明將結合貫施例進行闡述’但應理解這並非意指將本發明 限定於這些實施例。相反，本發明意在涵蓋由後附申請專 利範圍所界定的本發明精神和範圍内所定義的各種變 0693-TW-CH Spec+CIaim(filed-20100617).doc 6 201201547 化、修改和均等物。 义此外’在以下對本發明的詳細描述中，為了提供針對 本勒明的完全的理解’提供了大量的具體細節。然而，於 亡技術領域中具有通常知識者將理解 ，沒有這些具體細 二’本發明同樣可以實施。在另外的—些實例中，對於大 豕“、、知的方法、程序、元件和電路未作詳細描述，以便於 凸顯本發明之主旨。 本實施例以耦接至一條匯流排之設備配置對應之唯 一位址之系統及其方法為例 。另外，所述系統及方法可在 初次位址配置後’再配置一另一唯一位址給一耦接至匯流 排之另一設備’例如，熱切換設備。在一實施例中，每一 設備與匯流排相耦接，並且透過匯流排耦接至一中央管理 單疋。每一設備可與至少一個其他設備相耦接。例如，第 一設備被耦接至第二設備。 圖1所示為根據本發明一實施例之包括電路的位址系 統100的方塊圖。位址系統包括多個設備（devjce)。 母一没備102包括設備電路（device circuitry)。在一實施例 中’位址系統100可以包括η個設備（設備1、設備2、...、 設備η)。為了便於描述，這裏將一特定的設備稱作“設備 X” ’其中X為1、2、…或者η，這些設備中之任一個設備 被稱作“設備102”。每一設備102可耦接至一條匯流排 106。位址系統1〇〇更包括耦接至匯流排1〇6之一中央管 理單元（central management unit，CMU ) 104。其中這些設 備可以透過匯流排106而與CMU 104相耦接或者直接與 CMU 104耦接。在一實施例中，CMU 104可直接耦接至 0693-TW-CHSpec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 7 201201547 設備1而無需透過匯流排106。另外，每一設備i〇2亦玎 不透過匯流排106而與至少一其他設備相耗接。例如，設 備1可與設備2相耦接。 匯流排106可設置於CMU 104和每一設備102之間 及/或更多設備102之間提供通信。匯流排1 〇6可以是串列 通信之串列匯流排。例如，匯流排可以是一控制器局域網 (Controller Area Network,CAN )匯流排、一 I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit)匯流排、一串列週邊設備介面 (Serial Peripheral Interface,SPI )匯流排、一 RS485 (EIA-485,TIA/EIA-485,Telecommunications Industry201201547 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an address configuration apparatus, system and method therefor. [Prior Art] A plurality of devices can be coupled to a bus. In order to be able to access each device individually, each device should have a unique identifier, such as a single address. In some cases, these devices may be manufactured identically at the beginning, however additional processing steps must be added to configure each device with a different address. For example, a switch array can be used to set a address for a device. In addition, for example, each resistor in the resistor array can be tied to VCC (e.g., provide a positive voltage) or VSS (e.g., provide a ground or negative voltage) to provide an address to the device. In other examples, the device address is stored to memory before the device is coupled to the bus. In all of these examples, the addresses are already configured at the time of manufacture by additional processing steps, or at least before the devices are coupled to the bus, the addresses are individually configured. However, since additional processing steps must be added to configure the device in the process of manufacturing the device, an increase in manufacturing cost will result. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an address configuration device, a system, and a method thereof for performing address configuration on a device of a system after the device of the system is coupled to the bus. The present invention provides an address configuration device, which includes at least one bus bar 埠 'coupling the address with a 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 4 201201547 device and a bus bar; a first configuration, receiving an input, wherein the input indicates enabling or disabling an address configuration of the address configuration device, and a second configuration providing an output, wherein the output indicates enabling or removing An address configuration device of one address configuration device; a memory; and a controller coupled to the central management unit through the bus bar, the controller receiving a unique address from the central management unit, and determining Whether the address configuration of the address configuration device is enabled, wherein the address configuration device is identified by the unique address, and when the address of the address configuration device is enabled, the The memory stores the unique address. When the other address configuration device is coupled to the address configuration device, the controller enables or disables the other address configuration according to one of the central management units. Device address configurationThe present invention further provides an address configuration method, including the steps of: locating an address of a plurality of address configuration devices, wherein the plurality of address configuration devices are coupled to a bus, and the plurality of addresses The configuration device includes at least a first address configuration device and a second address configuration device, each of the plurality of address configuration devices being identified by a corresponding one of the initial addresses; enabling the first address Configuring one address configuration of the device; storing a unique address to the first address configuration device; disabling the address configuration of the first address configuration device; and enabling one of the second address configuration devices Address configuration. The present invention further provides an address configuration system, including: a central management unit; and a plurality of address configuration devices coupled to a bus, and the plurality of address configuration devices include at least a first address configuration device And a second address configuration device, the first address configuration device at least: at least one 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(fi!ed-20100617).doc 5 201201547 bus 埠 'the system is the first- The address configuration is ribbed to the bus bar; - the first configuration 蟑 'receives the wheel person, wherein the input table omnipotence or the address configuration of the device for the first address configuration; the second configuration 皡Providing - outputting the output of the towel to enable or disable the address configuration of the second address configuration device; - the memory; and - the controller through which the controller is connected to the central management unit The control (4) receives the address-only address from the financial management unit, and determines whether the address configuration of the first-address configuration device is H', wherein the first-address configuration device transmits the unique address Is identified when the address configuration of the first address configuration device is enabled , when the second address configuration device is spliced to the (4)th configuration device, the control device enables or disables the second configuration according to the central management unit m. The address configuration of the device. Compared with the prior art, by using the address configuration apparatus, system and method of the present invention, it is possible to uniformly manufacture the S-book in the manufacturing stage without adding additional steps to separately set the address of the device. Therefore, it is possible to promote cost reduction and accelerate the manufacturing process. The technical solutions of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments to make the features and advantages of the present invention more obvious. [Embodiment] Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given of an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention will be described in conjunction with the embodiments, but it should be understood that this is not intended to limit the invention to the embodiments. Rather, the invention is intended to cover various modifications, modifications, and equivalents as defined in the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the scope of the appended claims. . In the following detailed description of the invention, numerous specific details are set forth However, those of ordinary skill in the art of the art will understand that the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In the other examples, the description of the method, the program, the components, and the circuit are not described in detail in order to highlight the gist of the present invention. This embodiment corresponds to the device configuration coupled to a bus bar. The system and method for unique address are taken as an example. In addition, the system and method can 'reconfigure another unique address to another device coupled to the bus bar after the initial address configuration', for example, hot Switching device. In an embodiment, each device is coupled to a bus bar and coupled to a central management unit via a bus bar. Each device can be coupled to at least one other device. For example, the first device 2 is coupled to a second device.Figure 1 is a block diagram of an address system 100 including circuitry in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The address system includes a plurality of devices (devjce). (device circuitry). In an embodiment, the address system 100 may include n devices (device 1, device 2, ..., device n). For convenience of description, a specific device is referred to herein as "device X. " ' Where X is 1, 2, ... or η, any of these devices is referred to as "device 102." Each device 102 can be coupled to a bus bar 106. The address system 1 further includes coupling to One of the busbars 1〇6 is a central management unit (CMU) 104. These devices may be coupled to the CMU 104 via the busbar 106 or directly coupled to the CMU 104. In an embodiment, the CMU 104 It can be directly coupled to the 0693-TW-CHSpec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 7 201201547 device 1 without passing through the bus bar 106. In addition, each device i〇2 does not pass through the bus bar 106 and at least one other The device 1 can be coupled. For example, the device 1 can be coupled to the device 2. The bus bar 106 can be configured to provide communication between the CMU 104 and each device 102 and/or between more devices 102. The busbars 1 〇 6 can It is a serial bus of serial communication. For example, the bus bar can be a controller area network (CAN) bus, an I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) bus, and a serial peripheral device interface (Serial Peripheral). Interface, SPI) bus, one R S485 (EIA-485, TIA/EIA-485, Telecommunications Industry
Association/Electronics Industry Association Standard)匯流 排、一 UART ( Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter)匯流排、及/或其他本領域技術人員 已知的匯流排技術。一條或多條訊息可以透過匯流排1 〇6 在CMU 104和設備102之間及或多個模組1〇2之間傳輸。 一條訊息（message)可以包含多個命令（command)，例如， 指令（instruction)、識別碼（dentifier)及/或者資料（data)。 識別碼可以是一對應個別設備102之唯一位址。識別碼可 以與要接收訊息之設備相對應或者可以與被要求回應訊 息之設備相對應。例如，一個命令可以包含表示存儲唯— 位址之指令，其中唯一位址可被用來擷取設備。資料可以 包含配置給設備102之唯一位址。命令更可包含其他的本 領域技術人員所熟知的指令。 每一設備102包括一控制器112和一記.憶體116。每 一設備102可以包括一初始位址114，初始位址114可在 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 8 201201547 製造時被配置或者在設備102耦接至匯流排i〇6之前就被 配置。初始位址114可以對應於一預設設備識別碼（default module identifier)。初始位址114可存儲至記憶體116及/ 或提供至本領域人員所熟知的電路。每一設備102可包括 多個埠。這些埠可包括至少一匯流排埠和多個配置埠。例 如，匯流排埠可以包括一匯流排輸入埠BUS In和一匯流排 輸出埠Bus Out。配置埠可以包括一第一配置埠En_In和 一第二配置埠En_0ut。第一配置埠En_In係接收一輸入， 籲 其中所述輸入表示致能（enable)或除能（disable)設備（第 一設備’例如設備1)之位址配置。第二配置埠En_0ut係 提供一輸出，其中所述輸出表示致能或除能另一設備（第 二設備，例如設備2)之位址配置。 控制器112耗接至匯流排1〇6，並透過匯流排106與 CMU 104通信。例如，控制器112可透過匯流排輸入埠 Bus In和匯流排輸出埠Bus Out耦接至匯流排1 〇6。控制 器112可透過匯流排輸出槔Bus Out發送訊息，並透過匯 φ 流排輸入埠Bus In接收訊息。CMU 104係對每一設備配置 唯一位址。在一實施例中，控制器112自CMU 104接收配 置給設備102之唯一位址ι18，並將唯一位址118存儲至 記憶體116。當這些設備都已經被配置唯一位址後，則cmu 104可發送包含有唯一位址之訊息，該唯一位址對應於接 收訊息之設備。在一實施例中，每一控制器112可自Cmu 104接收訊息，並且可以只回應發送至控制器之唯一位址 的訊息。 記憶體116可存儲唯一位址118 ^控制器112可擷取 0693-TW*CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 9 201201547 記憶體116以存儲或讀取唯一位址118。例如，控制器112 可讀取位址來判斷匯流排輸入埠Bus In接收之訊息是否要 傳送給與控制器112相關聯之設備102。當唯一位址118 沒被存儲至記憶體116時，則控制器112可讀取初始化位 址114來確定設備識別碼。 當位址配置被致能時，設備102可接收並存儲唯一位 址。控制器112讀取第一配置埠En_In以判斷致能或除能 設備102之位址配置。例如，邏輯1可以相當於致能位址 配置，邏輯0可以相當於除能位址配置。例如，邏輯i可 以對應一第一電壓’邏輯0可以對應一第二電壓。另外， 控制器可以讀取第一配置狀態以判斷致能或者除能位址 配置。第一配置狀態120對應於第一配置埠En__In之輸入， 其中第一配置狀態120可以有兩個可能的值。第一個值對 應致能，其表示致能設備（第一設備，例如設備i)之位址 配置。第二個值對應除能，其表示除能設備（第—設備， 例如設備1)之位址配置。 第二配置埠En_〇ut提供輸出，其中輸出表示致能或 者除能另一設備（第二設備，例如設備2)之位址配置。控 制器112提供輸出至第二配置埠En_Out。與第一配置埠 En一In相似，邏輯1可以相當於致能位址配置，邏輯〇可 以相當於除能位址配置。控制器U2可以設定一第二配置 狀態以表示致能或者除能另一設備（第二設備，例如設備 2)之位址配置。第二配置狀態ία可以對應提供至第二配 置埠En-Out的值，其中第二配置狀態ία可以有兩個可 能的值。第一個值對應致能，其表示致能另一設備（第二 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-201〇〇6n).doc 201201547 設備，例如設備2)之位址配置。第二個值對應除能，其表 示除能另一設備（第二設備，例如設備2)之位址配置。 另外，某一設備之第一配置埠En_In所接收之輸入可 以由其他設備或者由CMU 104提供。在一實施例，CMU 104可以提供一信號至設備1之第一配置埠En_In，以致能 或者除能設備1之位址配置。CMU 104可以不用使用匯流 排106提供該信號。為了提供此信號，CMU 104可以被耦 接至設備1之第一配置埠En_In。設備1之控制器112可 # 以讀取設備1之埠En_In以判斷設備1之第一配置狀態 120，例如，判斷致能或者除能設備1之位址配置。當位 址配置被致能時，則設備1透過匯流排106接收並且存儲 自CMU 104之唯一位址。 設備1之控制器112可以將第二配置狀態122提供至 設備1之第二配置埠En_Out，其係表示是否致能或者除能 對設備2之位址配置。在這個例子中，設備1之第二配置 埠En_Out被耦接至設備2之第一配置埠En_In。設備2之 控制器112讀取設備2之第一配置埠En_In來判斷致能或 除能設備2之位址配置。當設備2之位址配置被致能時， 則設備2透過匯流排106接收並且存儲自CMU 104之唯 —*位址0 圖2所不為根據本發明* 實施例之對多個設備配置位 址之例示性流程圖200。例如，位址可以是具有從〇〇〇到 FFF的16進位的值。程式流程從步驟205開始。步驟205 係進行初始化，如圖1所示，假設每一設備102具有初始 位址114。在初始化時’每一設備102之位址配置被除能。 0693-TW-CHSpec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 11 201201547 例如，CMU 104可以發送訊息到初始預設位址114之設備 102,並且發送除能位址配置的信號至設備1之第一配置 埠En_In，其中訊息包含除能所述設備之位址配置的命 令。在步驟205結束後，每一設備1〇2之第一配置狀態I20 都是〇 (除能）並且第二配置狀態122都是0 (除能）° 接著，步驟210可以第一設備（例如設備丨）’致能位 址配置。例如，CMU 104可以透過將設備1之第一配置狀 態120設定成一對應致能的值（例如1)，進而致能設備1 之位址配置。在一實施例中，CMU 104可以向設備1之第 一配置埠En_In提供一表示致能位址配置的信號。 步驟215係判斷是否致能一個設備的位址配置。例 如，CMU 104可以向所有設備廣播一條訊息’要求第一配 置狀態120為致能之設備回應。初始時，每一設備1〇2的 位址都是初始位址114。如本領域技術人員所知’訊息可 以被傳送至具有初始位址之設備或者該訊息也可以被廣 播至所有使用一個對應所有設備之位址的設備。當一設備 之位址配置被致能，則在步驟220中，一個新的（唯一的） 位址可以被存儲至具有初始（預設）位址之設備，並且設 備之位址配置被致能。例如，設備1可以是第一個被配置 位址的設備，其中CMU 104致能設備1之位址配置。 接著，步驟225係對在步驟220中被配置唯一位址之 設備之位址配置，進行除能。例如，CMU 104可將設備 1之第一配置狀態120設定為除能。換言之，CMU 104可 以向設備1的第一配置埠En_In提供一表示除能設備1之 位址配置的信號。 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 12 201201547 再來’步驟230係致能第二設備（例如設備2)之位址 配置。例如’CMU1〇4可以提供訊息給在步驟22〇中配置 到唯一位址之設備（第一設備，例如設備1)，以將其第二 配置狀態更改為致能狀態。換言之，CMU 104可以提供訊 息給具有唯一位址之設備（第一設備）之控制器112,以 將其第二配置狀態設置為致能狀態。第二配置狀態對應第 一设備之第二配置埠之輸出。當第二設備之第一配置埠 En_In被耦接至第一設備（在步驟22〇中被配置新位址之 设備）之第二配置埠En_〇ut時，則第一設備之第二配置 埠之輸出值可以被第二設備之第一配置埠En_In接收。其 、、’。果疋’第二設備的位址配置被致能。 接著，程式可以執行至步驟215中來判斷是否致能一 個設備102之位址配置。步驟215、220、225和230可以 被重複執行直至每一個透過匯流排1〇6耦接至CMU 104 的設備都被配置到對應之唯一位址。 例如，參考圖1和圖2，位址配置可以按照下面的步 驟進行。初始時’每一設備之位址配置被除能，並且與每 一設備關聯之識別碼可以是初始位址114。CMU 104透過 向設備1之第一配置埠En_In提供一表示致能位址配置之 信號來致能設備1之位址配置。CMU 104可以向設備1之 控制器112提供一新的唯一位址，控制器112可以例如回 應一條來自CMU 104之訊息，將唯一位址118存儲至記憶 體116。控制器112可將新的位址認作是設備1之識別碼。 然後’ CMU 104可以除能設備1之位址配置，例如，透過 向具有唯一位址之設備（例如設備1)發送一條訊息來實 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 13 201201547 現除能。之後，CMU 104可以向設備1發送一條訊息來致 能設備2之位址配置。設備1可以致能設備2之位址配置， 例如，設備1可以依據自CMU 104之訊息來致能設備2 之位址配置。接著回應所述訊息，其係由設備1之控制器 112將其第二配置狀態修改為致能。結果是，設備1之第 二配置埠En_〇ut之輸出表示致能，進而使設備2之第一 配置埠En_In之輸入表示致能。CMU 104則可以提供另一 個唯一位址給設備2之控制器112。設備2之控制器112 可以將另一個唯一位址存儲至記憶體116，設備2之第一 配置埠En—In之輸入對應設備2之第一配置狀態。控制器 112將另一個唯一位址認作是設備2之識別碼。CMU 104 可以透過例如使用設備1的准一位址，向設備1發送一條 sfl息以將設備1的第二配置狀態設置成除能，同理亦可利 用同樣的方式除能設備2之位址配置。該步驟可以重複直 至透過匯流排1〇6耦接至CMU 1〇4的每一個設備都被配 置到了對應之唯一位址。如此處所述，用這種方式，新的 唯一位址可以被配置給這些耦接至匯流排之設備。 再次參考圖1及2所示，每一個初始耦接至匯流排1〇6 和CMU 104的設備都被配置到了新的唯一位址後，則執 $步驟250 ’其判斷是否有另一設備被耦接至匯流排106。 當有一個新的另一設備被檢測到麵接至匯流排106 B夺，則 執行Y驟255 ’其係向新的另一設備進行位址配置。例如， 新的另—設備可以軸接至匯流排1G6和設備設備η 可以被理解成是在操作犯，22〇，225和23〇階段最後一 個被配置位址的設備。換言之，設備打的第二配置蜂 0693-TW-CHSpeC+Claim(nied-201〇〇617).d〇c 201201547Association/Electronics Industry Association Standard) bus, a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter) bus, and/or other bus technology known to those skilled in the art. One or more messages may be transmitted between the CMU 104 and the device 102 and or between the plurality of modules 1〇2 via the bus 1 〇6. A message can contain multiple commands, such as instructions, identifiers, and/or data. The identification code can be a unique address corresponding to the individual device 102. The identification code may correspond to the device that is to receive the message or may correspond to the device that is required to respond to the message. For example, a command can contain instructions that represent a storage-only address, where a unique address can be used to retrieve the device. The data may contain a unique address that is configured for device 102. The commands may include other instructions that are well known to those skilled in the art. Each device 102 includes a controller 112 and a memory 116. Each device 102 can include an initial address 114 that can be configured at the time of manufacture of 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 8 201201547 or coupled to the busbar at device 102. 6 was configured before. The initial address 114 may correspond to a default module identifier. The initial address 114 can be stored to the memory 116 and/or provided to circuitry well known to those skilled in the art. Each device 102 can include a plurality of ports. These ports may include at least one bus bar and a plurality of configuration ports. For example, the bus bar can include a bus input 埠 BUS In and a bus output 埠 Bus Out. The configuration port may include a first configuration 埠En_In and a second configuration 埠En_0ut. The first configuration 埠En_In receives an input indicating that the input indicates an address configuration of an enable or disable device (first device 'e.g., device 1). The second configuration 埠En_0ut provides an output, wherein the output indicates an address configuration that enables or disables another device (a second device, such as device 2). The controller 112 is consuming to the busbars 1〇6 and communicates with the CMU 104 via the busbars 106. For example, the controller 112 can be coupled to the busbar 1 〇6 through the bus bar input port Bus In and the bus bar output port Bus Out. The controller 112 can send a message through the bus output 槔Bus Out and receive the message through the φ stream input 埠Bus In. The CMU 104 configures a unique address for each device. In one embodiment, controller 112 receives a unique address ι 18 assigned to device 102 from CMU 104 and stores unique address 118 to memory 116. When these devices have all been configured with a unique address, then cmu 104 can send a message containing a unique address corresponding to the device receiving the message. In one embodiment, each controller 112 can receive messages from Cmu 104 and can only respond to messages sent to the controller's unique address. The memory 116 can store a unique address 118. The controller 112 can retrieve 0693-TW*CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 9 201201547 memory 116 to store or read the unique address 118. For example, controller 112 can read the address to determine if the message received by bus input 埠Bus In is to be transmitted to device 102 associated with controller 112. When the unique address 118 is not stored to the memory 116, the controller 112 can read the initialization address 114 to determine the device identification code. When the address configuration is enabled, device 102 can receive and store a unique address. The controller 112 reads the first configuration 埠En_In to determine the address configuration of the enabling or disabling device 102. For example, a logic 1 can be equivalent to an enabling address configuration, and a logic 0 can be equivalent to a disabled address configuration. For example, logic i may correspond to a first voltage 'logic 0' may correspond to a second voltage. Additionally, the controller can read the first configuration state to determine the enable or disable address configuration. The first configuration state 120 corresponds to the input of the first configuration 埠En__In, wherein the first configuration state 120 can have two possible values. The first value corresponds to enable, which represents the address configuration of the enabling device (the first device, such as device i). The second value corresponds to the de-energization, which indicates the address configuration of the disabling device (the first device, such as device 1). The second configuration 埠En_〇ut provides an output, wherein the output indicates enabling or disabling the address configuration of another device (second device, such as device 2). Controller 112 provides an output to a second configuration 埠En_Out. Similar to the first configuration 埠 En-In, Logic 1 can be equivalent to the enabling address configuration, and the logical 〇 can be equivalent to the disabled address configuration. Controller U2 can set a second configuration state to indicate enabling or disabling the address configuration of another device (second device, such as device 2). The second configuration state ία may correspond to a value provided to the second configuration 埠En-Out, wherein the second configuration state ία may have two possible values. The first value corresponds to enable, which indicates the address configuration that enables the other device (second 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-201〇〇6n).doc 201201547 device, such as device 2). The second value corresponds to the de-energization, which indicates the address configuration of the other device (the second device, such as device 2). Additionally, the input received by the first configuration 埠En_In of a device may be provided by other devices or by the CMU 104. In one embodiment, the CMU 104 can provide a signal to the first configuration 埠En_In of the device 1 to enable or disable the address configuration of the device 1. The CMU 104 can provide this signal without using the bus bar 106. To provide this signal, CMU 104 can be coupled to the first configuration 埠En_In of device 1. The controller 112 of the device 1 may #read the device En_In of the device 1 to determine the first configuration state 120 of the device 1, for example, to determine the address configuration of the enabling or disabling device 1. When the address configuration is enabled, device 1 receives through bus bar 106 and stores a unique address from CMU 104. The controller 112 of the device 1 can provide the second configuration state 122 to the second configuration 埠En_Out of the device 1, which indicates whether the address configuration of the device 2 is enabled or disabled. In this example, the second configuration 埠En_Out of device 1 is coupled to the first configuration 埠En_In of device 2. The controller 112 of the device 2 reads the first configuration 埠En_In of the device 2 to determine the address configuration of the enabling or disabling device 2. When the address configuration of the device 2 is enabled, the device 2 receives through the bus 106 and stores the only address of the CMU 104. FIG. 2 is not a multiple device configuration bit according to the embodiment of the present invention. An exemplary flow chart 200 of the address. For example, the address can be a value having a hexadecimal from 〇〇〇 to FFF. The program flow begins in step 205. Step 205 is initialized, as shown in Figure 1, assuming each device 102 has an initial address 114. At initialization, the address configuration of each device 102 is disabled. 0693-TW-CHSpec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 11 201201547 For example, the CMU 104 can send a message to the device 102 of the initial preset address 114 and send a signal of the disabled address configuration to the first configuration of the device 1.埠En_In, where the message contains a command that disables the address configuration of the device. After the end of step 205, the first configuration state I20 of each device 1〇2 is 〇 (disabled) and the second configuration state 122 is 0 (disabled). Next, step 210 may be the first device (eg, device)丨) 'Enable address configuration. For example, the CMU 104 can enable the address configuration of the device 1 by setting the first configuration state 120 of the device 1 to a correspondingly enabled value (e.g., 1). In an embodiment, CMU 104 may provide a signal indicative of the enabling address configuration to the first configuration 埠En_In of device 1. Step 215 is to determine whether to enable the address configuration of a device. For example, CMU 104 can broadcast a message to all devices 'requesting that the first configuration state 120 is an enabled device response. Initially, the address of each device 1〇2 is the initial address 114. As is known to those skilled in the art, the message can be transmitted to the device with the initial address or the message can be broadcast to all devices that use an address corresponding to all devices. When the address configuration of a device is enabled, then in step 220, a new (unique) address can be stored to the device with the initial (preset) address, and the device address configuration is enabled. . For example, device 1 may be the first device to be configured with an address, where CMU 104 enables the address configuration of device 1. Next, step 225 performs the disabling of the address configuration of the device configured with the unique address in step 220. For example, CMU 104 can set the first configuration state 120 of device 1 to disable. In other words, the CMU 104 can provide a signal to the first configuration 埠En_In of the device 1 indicating the address configuration of the disabling device 1. 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 12 201201547 Again, step 230 enables the address configuration of the second device (e.g., device 2). For example, 'CMU1〇4 can provide a message to the device (first device, such as device 1) configured in step 22(R) to a unique address to change its second configuration state to an enabled state. In other words, the CMU 104 can provide information to the controller 112 of the device (first device) having a unique address to set its second configuration state to the enabled state. The second configuration state corresponds to the output of the second configuration of the first device. When the first configuration 埠En_In of the second device is coupled to the second configuration 埠En_〇ut of the first device (the device configured with the new address in step 22〇), then the second device is the second device The output value of the configuration 可以 can be received by the first configuration 埠En_In of the second device. Its , , '. The address configuration of the second device is enabled. The program can then proceed to step 215 to determine if the address configuration of a device 102 is enabled. Steps 215, 220, 225, and 230 can be repeated until each device coupled to CMU 104 through busbars 1-6 is configured to a corresponding unique address. For example, referring to Figures 1 and 2, the address configuration can be performed as follows. Initially, the address configuration of each device is disabled, and the identification code associated with each device can be the initial address 114. The CMU 104 enables the address configuration of the device 1 by providing a signal indicative of the enabling address configuration to the first configuration 埠En_In of the device 1. The CMU 104 can provide a new unique address to the controller 112 of the device 1, and the controller 112 can, for example, respond to a message from the CMU 104 to store the unique address 118 to the memory 116. The controller 112 can recognize the new address as the identification code of the device 1. Then 'CMU 104 can disable the address configuration of device 1, for example, by sending a message to a device with a unique address (eg, device 1). 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 13 201201547 is now depleted. Thereafter, CMU 104 can send a message to device 1 to enable the address configuration of device 2. Device 1 can enable the address configuration of device 2, for example, device 1 can enable the address configuration of device 2 based on the information from CMU 104. The message is then replied to by the controller 112 of device 1 modifying its second configuration state to enable. As a result, the output of the second configuration 埠En_〇ut of device 1 is enabled, thereby enabling the input of the first configuration 埠En_In of device 2 to be enabled. The CMU 104 can provide another unique address to the controller 112 of the device 2. The controller 112 of the device 2 can store another unique address to the memory 116, and the input of the first configuration 埠En_In of the device 2 corresponds to the first configuration state of the device 2. Controller 112 recognizes another unique address as the identification code of device 2. The CMU 104 can send a sfl address to the device 1 to set the second configuration state of the device 1 to be disabled by using, for example, the quasi-address of the device 1. Similarly, the device 2 can be disabled in the same manner. Configuration. This step can be repeated until each device coupled to the CMU 1〇4 through the busbars 1〇6 is configured to a corresponding unique address. As described herein, in this manner, a new unique address can be configured for these devices coupled to the bus. Referring again to Figures 1 and 2, after each device initially coupled to bus 1 〇 6 and CMU 104 is configured to a new unique address, a $250 step is performed to determine if another device is being It is coupled to the bus bar 106. When a new device is detected to be connected to the bus bar 106 B, then a step 255 ’ is performed to address the new device. For example, a new alternative device that can be pivoted to busbar 1G6 and device device η can be understood as the last device to be configured with the address in the operational, 22〇, 225, and 23〇 phases. In other words, the second configuration bee of the device is 0693-TW-CHSpeC+Claim(nied-201〇〇617).d〇c 201201547
En_Out可以被耦接至新的另一設備之第一配置埠En_In。 新的另一設備的位址可以是初始位址。CMU 104可以發送 一條訊息給設備η以致能新的另一設備之位址配置。例 如’ CMU 104可以發送一條訊息給具有初始位址並且位址 配置已經致能的新的另一設備，使之存儲一新的位址。之 後，程式可以返回到操作250以繼續後續流程。 優點在於，設備可以被製造時具有對應之一初始位 址。而在這些設備透過匯流排耦接至CMU後，再對每一 鲁 設備配置唯一位址。另外’新的另一設備可以被搞接至匯 流排，且另一唯一位址可以被配置給新的另一設備，進而 提供“熱切換”設備的功能。 與現有技術相比，通過採用本發明之位址配置設 備、系統及其方法，可以實現在製造階段統一製造 設備，而無需增加額外的步驟來對設備單獨設置位 址。因此，即可促進成本的降低並加速製造流程。 當然，圖2描述了根據一些實施例的示例操作，應當 ^ 理解的是在其他的實施例中，圖2中所述的所有操作不一 定都是必需的。實際上，這裏需要完全考慮的是本發明的 其他實施例可以包括圖2所述的操作的次組合及/或者附 加的操作，其他所有可能的變化態樣仍應視為屬於本發明 的範圍和内容中。 另外，附帶說明的是記憶體116可以包括一個或多個 如下所述的記憶體類型，例如半導體韌體記憶體 (semiconductor firmware memory)、可編程記憶體 (programmable memory)、非揮發性記憶體（non-volatile 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 15 201201547 memory)、唯讀記憶體（readonly memory)、電可蝙裎記憶體 (electrically programmable memory)、動態隨機存取記憶體 (random access memory)、快閃記憶體（flash mem〇ry)、磁碟 記憶體（magnetic disk memoiy)及/或光碟記憶體（〇pticai出也 memory)。當然’記憶體116也可以包括其他類型，及/或 今後開發之電腦可讀類型的記憶體。 上文具體實施方式和附圖僅為本發明之常用實施 例。顯然，在不脫離權利要求書所界定的本發明精神和發 明範圍的前提下可以有各種增補、修改和替換。本領域技 術人員應該理解，本發明在實際應用中可根據具體的環境 和工作要求在不背離發明準則的前提下在形式、結構、佈 局、比例、材料、元素、元件及其它方面有所變化。因此， 在此被露之實施例僅用於說明而非限制，本發明之範圍由 後附權利要求及其合法多個同物界定，而不限於此前之描 述。 【圖式簡單說明】 以下結合附圖和具體實施例對本發明的技術方法進 行詳細的描述，以使本發明的特徵和優點更為明顯。其中： 圖1所示為根據本發明實施例之一位址系統方塊圖； 以及 圖2所示為根據本發明實施例之一對多個設備配置位 址之例示性流程圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 100 :位址系統 0693-TW-CH Spec+CIaim(filed-201 〇〇617).d〇« 16 201201547 102 :設備 104 :中央管理單元 112 :控制器 114 :初始位址 116 :記憶體 118 :唯一位址 120 :第一配置狀態 122 :第二配置狀態 # 200 :對多個設備配置位址之流程 205〜255 :步驟 Busin:匯流排輸入槔 Bus Out :匯流排輸出淳 En_In :第一配置埠 En_0ut :第二配置埠 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 17En_Out can be coupled to the first configuration 埠En_In of the new other device. The address of the new other device can be the initial address. The CMU 104 can send a message to the device η to enable the address configuration of the new other device. For example, 'CMU 104 can send a message to a new device with an initial address and an address configuration enabled to store a new address. Thereafter, the program can return to operation 250 to continue the subsequent process. The advantage is that the device can be manufactured with a corresponding initial address. After these devices are coupled to the CMU through the busbars, each device is configured with a unique address. In addition, a new device can be connected to the bus, and another unique address can be configured to the new device, thereby providing the functionality of a "hot handoff" device. Compared with the prior art, by employing the address configuration apparatus, system, and method of the present invention, it is possible to uniformly manufacture the device at the manufacturing stage without adding an extra step to separately set the address of the device. Therefore, it is possible to promote cost reduction and accelerate the manufacturing process. Of course, Figure 2 depicts example operations in accordance with some embodiments, it being understood that in other embodiments, all of the operations described in Figure 2 are not necessarily required. In fact, it is to be fully considered herein that other embodiments of the invention may include sub-combinations and/or additional operations of the operations illustrated in FIG. 2, and all other possible variations are still considered to be within the scope of the present invention. In the content. In addition, it is noted that the memory 116 may include one or more types of memory as described below, such as a semiconductor firmware memory, a programmable memory, and a non-volatile memory ( Non-volatile 0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 15 201201547 memory), readonly memory, electrically programmable memory, dynamic random access memory (random access memory), flash memory (flash mem〇ry), magnetic disk memoiy and/or optical disk memory (〇pticai is also memory). Of course, the memory 116 may also include other types, and/or memory of a computer readable type that will be developed in the future. The above detailed description and the drawings are merely illustrative of the common embodiments of the invention. It is apparent that various additions, modifications and substitutions are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be modified in form, structure, arrangement, ratio, material, element, element, and other aspects in accordance with the specific environmental and operational requirements without departing from the invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed herein are intended to be illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The technical method of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, in which the features and advantages of the invention are more apparent. 1 is a block diagram of an address system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is an exemplary flow diagram of configuring a plurality of devices for addressing addresses in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. [Description of main component symbols] 100: Address system 0693-TW-CH Spec+CIaim(filed-201 〇〇617).d〇« 16 201201547 102 : Device 104: Central management unit 112: Controller 114: Initial address 116: Memory 118: Unique Address 120: First Configuration State 122: Second Configuration State #200: Flow 205~255 for Address Configuration of Multiple Devices: Step Busin: Bus Input 槔 Bus Out: Bus Output淳En_In : First configuration 埠En_0ut : Second configuration 埠0693-TW-CH Spec+Claim(filed-20100617).doc 17