Multi-drop bus system
US7961003B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4086
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-drop bus system and a method for operating such a system. The system includes a multi-drop bus having at least one bus line, each bus line being made up of a multiple of line segments. Each of the line segments terminates at a drop point and each drop point is coupled to a load impedance. The characteristic impedance of a line segment is matched to the equivalent impedance presented by the load impedance in combination with the characteristic impedance of a following segment, or is matched to the load impedance if there is no following segment.
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