Serial interface and method for transferring digital data over a serial interface
US7072406B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4291
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital serial interface connects a transmitting device with a receiving device for communicating both data bits and synchronization signals via the serial interface. The transmitting device include a primary transmitter for converting a serial sequence of the data bits into successive data signal levels, and further includes a secondary transmitter for converting synchronization signals into synchronization signal levels different from the levels employed for the data signals. The receiving device has a primary receiver for the data signal levels for converting a sequence of data signal levels into a serial sequence of data bits, and further includes a secondary receiver fir the synchronization signal levels for converting synchronization signal levels into synchronization signals.
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