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An arbitration system which allows communication between a plurality of competing processing modules over a shared communication bus. The system comprises an arbitration line coupled to a controller located on each processing module. When a processing module desires access to the communication bus,

An arbitration system which allows communication between a plurality of competing processing modules over a shared communication bus. The system comprises an arbitration line coupled to a controller located on each processing module. When a processing module desires access to the communication bus, each controller, executing the same arbitration protocol, shifts its respective module address onto the arbitration line and monitors the arbitration line to detect for collisions.

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1. An arbitration system allowing communication between a plurality of competing processing modules over a shared communication bus comprising:a common serial arbitration line coupled to a controller located on each processing module; each controller executing the same arbitration protocol; and each

1. An arbitration system allowing communication between a plurality of competing processing modules over a shared communication bus comprising:a common serial arbitration line coupled to a controller located on each processing module; each controller executing the same arbitration protocol; and each processing module controller shifting its respective module address onto said arbitration line while monitoring said arbitration line to detect for collisions on said arbitration line when communication with another processing module is desired, wherein no bus request signal is used prior to said shifting.