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Bus fault detector

US4255748A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 12, 1979
Grant dateMar 10, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 12, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/028
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention comprises computer system equipment useful for detection of faults in data transmission within a computer system. Fault detection is accomplished by monitoring the current flow through a digital signal source means, which is characterized in that it only draws significant current during a non-transition period when a fault condition occurs.

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