Patent ID: 9128867
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method of initializing an intelligent I/O expander and a vehicular telemetry hardware system, the method comprising: determine I/O expander port type, if serial, set serial type and passive expander mode, if auxiliaries, set auxiliaries type and active expander mode, communicate said I/O expander port type to said vehicular telemetry hardware system, if serial, communicate with said intelligent I/O expander and receive a device type, if said device type is a first device type, set said vehicular telemetry hardware system to active serial control mode, if said device type is a second device type, set said vehicular telemetry hardware system to passive serial control mode, if auxiliaries, communicate monitoring characteristics to said intelligent I/O expander.