Method and system for supporting multiple external serial port devices using a serial port controller in embedded disk controllers
US7975110B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0683
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A servo controller for a disk drive controller comprising a storage device that stores communication information for a plurality of devices and a serial port controller located on the servo controller that communicates with the storage device, that receives a request to communicate with one of the plurality of devices, and that allows communication between at least one processor and the one of the plurality of devices according to the stored communication information and the request, wherein each of the plurality of devices uses a different protocol.
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