Patent ID: 8751710

Claim:
A computing device configuring method comprising the steps of: providing a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a first microcontroller and a second reconfigurable microcontroller, wherein the first microcontroller and the second reconfigurable microcontroller are in electrical signal communication with each other; installing a computer-on-module (COM) to the PCB, wherein the COM is electrically coupled to the PCB; interrogating the COM, thereby determining a COM profile, wherein the COM profile comprises at least one of a device configuration parameter or a device setting; installing one or more peripheral modules to the PCB, wherein the peripherals are each electrically coupled to the PCB; interrogating the peripheral modules, thereby determining a peripheral module profile, wherein the peripheral module profile comprises at least one of a device configuration parameter or a device setting; reconfiguring the second reconfigurable microcontroller, wherein, the second reconfigurable microcontroller is reconfigured dependent on the COM profile and the peripheral module profile and provides one or more electrical signal flow paths between the COM and the peripheral modules; and communicating an electrical signal between the COM and the peripheral modules via the second reconfigurable microcontroller.