Method and device for encoding and transmitting bidirectional data from a master circuit to a slave circuit
US5903607A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/4902
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and device for encoding and transmitting a clock signal, a supply voltage and bidirectional digital data from a master circuit to a slave circuit, including the steps of: holding a first conductor at a first voltage with respect to a second conductor; periodically raising the first conductor to a second voltage with respect to the second conductor, a fixed period after a previous raising to the second voltage; holding the first conductor at the second voltage for one of a number of predetermined periods, then returning the first conductor to the first voltage, the voltage of the first conductor not falling below the first voltage; controlling the predetermined periods to each have one of a number of fixed durations, each duration having a logical significance.
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