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Memory board automatically assigned its address range by its position

US4354258A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 1980
Grant dateOct 12, 1982
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0676
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A subtractor circuit subtracts start address information supplied from address information to produce a logical address. An adder circuit adds the start address information to memory capacity information to form the start address of the succeeding memory board. When 0.ltoreq.output information from the subtraction circuit<memory capacity information, a memory board is selected. To obtain the selection signal, a comparing circuit is provided which compares the output information from the subtractor circuit with the memory capacity information.

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