Patent ID: 6718624
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B65H,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for preparation of a cable, the method comprising the steps of:providing a first cable preparation device (1) and at least one second cable preparation device (2); operating the first cable preparation device (1) according to a first program control (3), and operating the at least one second cable preparation device (2) according to a separate, second program control (4) spatially separated from the first program control; connecting the at least one second cable preparation device (2) to the first cable preparation device (1) via a data transfer unit (5); transferring data from the first program control to the second program control via the data transfer unit; receiving all the transferred data in the second program control and selecting only a desired portion of the transferred data as control data for the second program control for controlling the second cable preparation device (2) during operation; and feeding at least a part of the control data for the second program control (4) back via the data transfer unit (5) to the first program control (3).