Communication system with serial ports for automatically identifying device types and communication protocols and method thereof
US10120827B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4282
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system with serial ports for automatically identifying device types and communication protocols and method thereof are described. The communication system and method are capable of automatically identifying the device types and communication protocols of interface devices with different serial device numbers which are disposed in the serial port architecture. Furthermore, the drivers are capable of performing a serial communication based on the serial port architecture for matching the device types and communication protocols correspondingly, thereby reducing the development and manufacturing costs of communication system. Moreover, the user of an application program module only needs to provide the device numbers and data control information without the cooperation of hardware circuits and manufacturing technique of the interface devices to complete the automatic control and monitoring tasks of the interface devices to increase the utilization convenience.
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