Patent · US Expired

Data bus for a plurality of nodes

US6697966B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Karel Smuk · Schweitenkirchen, DE
Robert Griessbach · Weyarn, DE
Martin Peller · Birkenfeld, DE
Josef Berwanger · Poing, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 8, 2000
Grant date	Feb 24, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/0817
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data bus for establishing a connection among a plurality of nodes and having configuration whereby optical data messages are converted to an electrical signal and sent through a logical decision gate to each of the nodes. A memory element, which is connected in parallel to the input of the logic decision gate, provides an addressable manner of monitoring data traffic on the data bus and identifying a source of any malfunction.

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