Patent ID: 7752970

Claim:
A networked electronic ordnance system for controlling a variety of pyrotechnic devices at different energy levels, said system comprising: a plurality of pyrotechnic devices connected by a network, said plurality of pyrotechnic devices comprising at least one pyrotechnic device operating at a first energy level and at least one pyrotechnic device operating at a second energy level, said second energy level being higher than said first energy level; a bus controller connected to said plurality of pyrotechnic devices through said network, said bus controller being operative to transmit commands onto the network at the first energy level; and a smart connector interconnecting at least one pyrotechnic device operating at said second energy level to the network for control by said bus controller, said smart connector being responsive to control commands issued by said bus controller at said first energy level to store an activation energy at said second energy level and transmit said activation energy to said interconnected pyrotechnic device.