Dual-use DB9 connector for RS-232 or dual-active controller communication
US6625144B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0614
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit and special cable which allow a single DB9 connector to provide a standard RS-232 interface to a RAID controller in single RAID controller systems or to provide a controller-to-controller communication link for messaging, control and status signals when the special cable is used to interconnect two RAID controllers in a dual-active system.
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