Local device in a control information transfer system
US4254401A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1977 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/38
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a control information transfer system in which a central device and a plurality of local devices are respectively interconnected through a control information bus, the local devices are designed to be used in common to the case of the control information bus having the configuration of serial connection suitable for a small system and the case of the control information bus having the configuration of parallel connection suitable for a large system. This is realized by the addition of a very small amount of hardware.
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