Abstract: A system for dispensing ingredients includes a cabinet and a conveyor disposed beneath the cabinet. The conveyor includes a staging region and a dispensing region in communication with an interior of the cabinet through a dispenser opening. One or more containers are removably disposed within the cabinet, and each of the one or more containers has an outlet disposed above the dispenser opening and includes an ejector operable to dispense one of the ingredients through the outlet. One or more bins are removably received within the conveyor. The bins are operable to be moved by the conveyor between a first position in the staging region and a second position in the dispensing region. Within the dispensing region, the conveyor is configured to move the bins between dispensing positions beneath respective ones of the containers.

Abstract: An imaging device is described. The imaging device includes a central communications unit, at least one individual detector control unit, a plurality of individual detectors and a serial interface between the at least one individual detector control unit and the central communications unit. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing an imaging device is described. In the method, a central communications unit is arranged between at least one individual detector control unit and a control and image data transmission unit. In addition, a serial interface is formed between the at least one individual detector control unit and the central communications unit.