Apparatus for testing input/output interface of computer system
US6412036B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2733
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus for testing input/output (I/O) interface in a computer system. The apparatus is capable of testing the I/O interface under real distance condition. The apparatus communicates with a first I/O interface in the computer system via a signal medium. The test apparatus includes a memory means, a clock generator for outputting a clock signal, an I/O interface communicating with the first I/O interface in the computer system via the signal medium, and a controller connected to the I/O interface. The controller operates synchronously with the clock signal for writing data transmitted from the I/O interface into the memory means, or reading out the data from the memory means and then transmitting the data to the first I/O interface through the I/O interface when a predetermined condition becomes effective.
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