Patent ID: 9549500
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A riding lawn care vehicle comprising: a frame; an operator station operably coupled to the frame and configured to support an operator during operation of the riding lawn care vehicle; wheels operably coupled to the frame; a steering assembly operably coupled to the wheels to receive steering inputs provided by the operator; a control module for programmably controlling electrical operations of the riding lawn care vehicle; a plurality of transceiver modules separate from the control module, the transceiver modules being operably coupled between the control module and respective devices of the riding lawn care vehicle; and a data bus operably coupling the transceiver modules and the control module to enable two way communication between the respective devices and the control module, the transceiver modules each being operably coupled to the data bus in parallel, wherein the data bus is configured to carry a wakeup signal generated at a selected one of the respective devices to wakeup the control module.