Hybrid parallel/serial bus interface
US7752482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M9/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid serial/parallel bus interface has a data block demultiplexing device. The data block demultiplexing device has an input configured to receive a data block and demultiplexes the data block into a plurality of nibbles. For each nibble, a parallel to serial converter converts the nibble into serial data. A line transfers each nibble's serial data. A serial to parallel converter converts each nibble's serial data to recover that nibble. A data block reconstruction device combines the recovered nibbles into the data block. The data block is employed by a gain controller. Each nibble has at least two start bits whose states collectively represent both a function and/or destination.
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