Patent ID: 6729005
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G05B,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of processing articles comprisingproviding an apparatus having cooperating movable parts for processing said articles, providing a plurality of microcontroller boards each having a plurality of logic chips secured to said apparatus, sensing certain conditions of said apparatus or said articles and delivering input information regarding a plurality of monitored conditions from said sensors to said microcontroller boards, and responsive to receipt of said input information from said sensors, said microcontroller boards processing said input information and emitting responsive control signals from said microcontroller boards to other said microcontroller boards and portions of said apparatus to control operation of said apparatus, whereby said microcontroller boards processing of said input information for a plurality of monitored conditions and communicating with other said microcontroller boards effect control of a plurality of monitored apparatus conditions.