Switchable active bus termination circuit
US5382841A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4086
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bus termination circuit actively switches a terminating resistor from the bus conductor in response to a control signal. A first state of the control signal connects the bus conductor through the terminating resistor to a voltage reference source, while a second state of the control signal isolates the bus conductor from the voltage reference source. Thus, the switchable active bus termination circuit can be permanently installed in computer peripheral devices and activated by the control signal.
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