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Address selection for an I2C bus

US8040215B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 11, 2006
Grant dateOct 18, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2213/0052
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An address configuration circuit and a method for sharing a series bus connected to a first device between two secondary devices by a configuration within each secondary device of a different address, including, in a configuration phase, the temporary configuring of an output terminal of each secondary device in a mode of reading of the voltage present on this terminal to select one address out of two within the device.

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