Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus interface architecture
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-15
2006-08-15
Rinehart, Mark H. (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
Bus interface architecture
C710S071000, C710S307000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07093054
ABSTRACT:
A switching transistor is placed between a serial port of a RS232 device and a parallel port of a TTL microcontroller. Selective activation of the switching transistor permits a high voltage signal to be transmitted from the power supply rail of the TTL microcontroller to the RXD pin of the RS232 device, where the signal is interpreted as a logical low. This step takes advantage of the fact that the RS232 standard interprets any voltage received at the RXD pin greater than a receiver threshold value to be a logical low. Selective deactivation of the switching transistor isolates the RS232 port from the non-RS232 device, permitting negative voltage signal output by the TXD pin of the idling RS232 port to be conveyed back to the RS232 port at the RXD pin. This negative voltage signal is interpreted by the RS232 port as a logical high signal.
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King Justin I.
National Semiconductor Corporation
Rinehart Mark H.
Stallman & Pollock LLP
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