Method and device for assigning I/O address in data processing apparatus
US5301276A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0684
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An I/O address assigning device in a data processing apparatus having a standard port provided in the main unit for connecting the main unit to an I/O address assigning device so as to increase the function of the data processing apparatus and an I/O connecting portion for connecting an additional board provided with an I/O port therein. The I/O address assigning device comprises a control means for disabling the I/O port in the main unit for operation in order to prevent conflict of the I/O port in the main unit and on an additional board which have the same address, a detecting means for detecting the preset I/O address of the additional I/O port in the state in which the I/O port in the main unit is disabled, and an address assigning means for assigning an I/O address different from the preset address of the additional I/O port which is detected by the detecting means to the I/O port in the main unit. When the I/O address of the standard port on the additional board which is detected by the detecting means in the state in which the standard port in the main unit is disabled is the same as the I/O address of the standard port in the main unit, an I/O address different from that o…
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