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Compact ISA-bus interface

US7523245B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2006
Grant dateApr 21, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4027
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An I/O interface, compatible with industry standards, for interfacing a host to a peripheral device. The interface includes a clock signal, a bus, an address latch enable signal, a peripheral device ready signal, a command signal, a device selected backoff signal, and a reset signal, resulting in an I/O interface capable of ISA-compatible operation with only 22 pins. Address, data, command, interrupt request, and DMA request information are communicated between the host and the peripheral device via a single bus by multiplexing the information on the bus using phasing techniques.

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