1. A multi-channel, selectable identity tagging (MCSIT) data translator, comprising: a word monitor port configured to: receive a word generated by a specified one of a plurality of controllable components, wherein the word comprises a shared address that does not distinguish between the controllable components and that contains no identifying information for the specified controllable component; and generate a channel identifier (ID) uniquely identifying the specified controllable component and a word type corresponding to the word; and a channel ID tagger configured to determine whether to tag the word with the channel ID based on the word type and, based on the determination, to generate a processed word.