Electronic device with address programmable through reduced number of terminals
US9275000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0052
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device includes a set of programming terminals for receiving corresponding programming signals, and assignment circuitry for assigning an address to the electronic device according to the programming signals. The assignment circuitry includes circuitry for providing a set of comparison signals, with at least part of the comparison signals that is variable during a non-zero comparison interval, and comparison circuitry for determining the address according to a comparison between the programming signals and the comparison signals during the comparison interval.
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