Branch current monitor with reconfiguration

1. A current monitoring system comprising:

(a) a board that includes a first connector;

(b) said board includes a second connector, where said first connector is suitable to detachably interconnect with either a first cable and a second cable, where said second connector is suitable to detachably interconnect with either said first cable and said second cable;

(c) said first connector suitable for receiving sensor data from said first cable electrically connected to said first connector representative of current levels of a first plurality of current sensors electrically interconnected to a first support;

(d) said second connector suitable for receiving sensor data from said second cable electrically connected to said second connector representative of current levels of a second plurality of current sensors electrically interconnected to a second support;

(e) said first connector suitable for receiving first configuration data from said first cable;

(f) said second connector suitable for receiving second configuration data from said second cable;

(g) said current monitoring system having a configuration setting to characterize said first plurality of current sensors electrically connected to said first support and said second plurality of current sensors electrically interconnected to said second support;

(h) said current monitoring system comparing said configuration setting with said first and second configuration data.

2. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said current monitoring system comparing said configuration setting with said first and second configuration data determines whether said first support and said second support are properly configured.

3. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said current monitoring system comparing said configuration setting with said first and second configuration data to determine whether said first support and said second support are in a top feed configuration.

4. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said current monitoring system comparing said configuration setting with said first and second configuration data to determine whether said first support and said second support are in a bottom feed configuration.

5. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said current monitoring system comparing said configuration setting with said first and second configuration data to determine whether said first support and said second support are in a single row sequential configuration.

6. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said current monitoring system comparing said configuration setting with said first and second configuration data to determine whether said first support and said second support are in a single row odd/even configuration.

7. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said configuration setting is based upon a register setting of said board.

8. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said first configuration data indicates said first support having said first plurality of current sensors labeled in a linearly sequential manner of all odd numbers along the length of said first support.

9. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said first configuration data indicates said first support having said first plurality of current sensors labeled in a linearly sequential manner of all even numbers along the length of said first support.

10. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said first configuration data indicates said first support having said first plurality of current sensors labeled in a linearly sequential manner of all odd numbers along the length of said first support and said second configuration data indicates said second support having said second plurality of current sensors labeled in a linearly sequential manner of all even numbers along the length of said second support.

11. The current monitoring system of claim 10 wherein said first configuration data and said second configuration data indicates said first support and said second support are in a side by side arrangement.

12. The current monitoring system of claim 11 wherein said first configuration data and said second configuration data indicates said first support and said second support are in a top feed configuration.

13. The current monitoring system of claim 11 wherein said first configuration data and said second configuration data indicates said first support and said second support are in a bottom feed configuration.

14. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said first configuration data indicates said first support having said first plurality of current sensors labeled in a linearly sequential manner of a first sequential set of numbers along the length of said first support.

15. The current monitoring system of claim 14 wherein said second configuration data indicates said second support having second first plurality of current sensors labeled in a linearly sequential manner of a second sequential set of numbers along the length of said second support that are different than said first set of sequential numbers.

16. The current monitoring system of claim 15 wherein said first configuration data and said second configuration data indicates said first support and said second support are in an end to end arrangement.

17. The current monitoring system of claim 16 wherein said first configuration data and said second configuration data indicates said first support and said second support are in a single row sequential configuration.

18. The current monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said first configuration data indicates said first support having said first plurality of current sensors labeled in a linearly sequential manner of a first sequential set of odd numbers along the length of said first support.

19. The current monitoring system of claim 18 wherein said second configuration data indicates said second support having second first plurality of current sensors labeled in a linearly sequential manner of a second sequential set of even numbers along the length of said second support that are different than said first set of sequential numbers.

20. The current monitoring system of claim 19 wherein said first configuration data and said second configuration data indicates said first support and said second support are in an end to end arrangement.

21. The current monitoring system of claim 20 wherein said first configuration data and said second configuration data indicates said first support and said second support are in a single row odd/even configuration.