Cartridge interdependence switch
Techniques for identifying interdependent cartridges are described herein. In one example, a method can detect a signal from an indication switch on a first cartridge, wherein the signal results from a user manually actuating the indication switch. The method can also detect a second interdependent cartridge based on interdependence information. Furthermore, the method can activate an interdependence indicator on the first cartridge and an interdependence indicator on the second cartridge.
1. A method for identifying interdependent cartridges executed by a microcontroller comprising:
detecting a signal from an indication switch on a first cartridge, wherein the signal results from a user manually actuating the indication switch;
detecting a second interdependent cartridge based on interdependence information; and
activating an interdependence indicator on the first cartridge and an interdependence indicator on the second cartridge by the microcontroller.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cartridge and the second cartridge reside in a chassis.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interdependence indicators display a different color based on the interdependence information.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the interdependence information indicates that the first cartridge and the second cartridge share one of data and processing power.
5. The method of claim 1 comprising detecting the interdependence information by monitoring communications between the first cartridge and the second cartridge using a general purpose connection.
6. A system for identifying interdependent cartridges comprising:
a memory device to store interdependence information; and
a chassis controller to:
detect a signal from an indication switch on a first cartridge, wherein the signal results from a user manually actuating the indication switch;
detect a plurality of interdependent cartridges based on interdependence information, wherein the plurality of interdependent cartridges reside in a chassis with the first cartridge; and
activate an interdependence indicator on the first cartridge and an interdependence indicator on each of the plurality of interdependent cartridges.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the interdependence indicators provide interdependence information through haptic feedback.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the interdependence indicators display a different color based on the interdependence information.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the interdependence information indicates that the first cartridge and a second cartridge share one of data and processing power.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the chassis controller is to detect the interdependence information by retrieving the interdependence information from a remote computing system.
11. A system for identifying interdependent cartridges comprising:
a memory device to store interdependence information; and
a microcontroller to:
detect the selection of an indication switch in a first cartridge;
detect interdependence information for the first cartridge and a second cartridge; and
send an interdependence signal to an interdependence indicator in the first cartridge and an interdependence indicator in the second cartridge.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first cartridge and the second cartridge reside in a chassis.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the interdependence indicator displays a different color based on the interdependence information.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the interdependence information indicates that the first cartridge and the second cartridge share one of data and processing power.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the microcontroller is to detect the interdependence information by monitoring communications between the first cartridge and the second cartridge using a general purpose connection.