Bus interface system for interfacing to different buses
US9672127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2733
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example test system includes a bus interface to connect to a bus of a computer system; and test instruments to perform one or more test operations on a UUT, where the test instruments connect to the bus interface to enable communication between the computer system and the test instruments via the bus interface. At least one test instrument includes: ports to which the UUT is connectable, with each of the ports interfacing to a corresponding peripheral bus supported by the at least one test instrument; circuits to connect the bus interface to the peripheral buses, with each circuit being configured to convert between a bus interface protocol run on the bus interface and a peripheral bus protocol run on a peripheral bus; and a switch to identify a target circuit of the circuits, with the switch to direct communications between the computer system and the target circuit.
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