Patent ID: 7069429
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus adapted to assign identification (ID) numbers to a plurality of Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) devices, comprising: a host electronic circuitry including a plurality of sets of ID indication pins and an ID set pin; a plurality of controllers each electrically connecting to the ID set pin and to a corresponding set of ID indication pins of the plurality of sets of ID indication pins of the host electronic circuitry, each controller electrically connecting with and controlling a pair of IDE devices of the plurality of IDE devices; and a plurality of display devices, each of which corresponds to one IDE device, for displaying relevant operating information; wherein each set of ID indication pins assigns a unique, whole first ID number, the set of first ID numbers being continuous from 0 to x, where x+1 is a total number of the controllers; and wherein each controller further assigns a unique, whole number second ID number to each of the two IDE devices under its control, the second ID numbers in the entire control apparatus being continuous from 0 to y, where y+1 is a total number of the IDE devices.