Computer having a plurality of plug-in cards
US6665762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/183
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a computer comprising a plurality of plug-in cards and peripheral plug-in cards interconnected through a bus, plug-in places of the bus are designed as system plug-in places and peripheral plug-in places. A clock line is routed along respective clock jack contacts at the plug-in places and comprises an associated clock plug-in contact on a plug-in card. A universal plug-in card (14) comprises a control plug-in contact (24) which is capable of being connected with a control plug-in jack (22) of the bus (12) and activates a clock output signal of the plug-in card (14) which may be supplied to the bus (12) via the clock plug-in contact (C_LK0). The card (14) is capable of working in a peripheral mode in which a clock plug-in contact (C_LK0) acts as a clock input.
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