Communication interface
US5341371A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/048
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication interface for interconnecting a computer with at least one other device has a link output circuit and a link input circuit. A link output on one device is connected to a link input on another device by a data line and a parallel strobe line. Data is transmitted on the data line in serial bit strings forming a succession of tokens of predetermined lengths. Signal transitions are provided on the parallel strobe line where no signal transition occurs on the data line. Each token includes a bit indicating the length of the token and a parity bit providing a check on bits in a preceding token.
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