Serial device daisy chaining method and apparatus
US6928501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4256
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus associated with a plurality of serial devices designed to communicate with a bus master in either a daisy chain or a normal configuration are provided. One method includes the step of serially providing a command sequence having a channel identifier to a given device of a plurality of daisy chained devices. The channel identifier is modified as it passes thru each daisy chained device. A specific device is identified or enabled when the channel identifier it receives matches a pre-determined value.
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