Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1982-01-15
1985-04-30
Shaw, Gareth D.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
G06F 900
Patent
active
045148236
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed apparatus and a method for extending a parallel channel of the host processor over a serial link to a remote peripheral device. The apparatus includes a microprocessor within I/O channel extension logic which responds to either instructions or data from a host processor. The instructions are of the type commanding the I/O device to perform a specific operation and the data is provided in response to requests for data from the I/O device. The channel extension logic is coupled to the host processor's channel and thus is able to obtain data from the host storage by cycle steal techniques. Within the channel extension logic are means to serialize the information and transmit it in a serial manner over the link. The microprocessor within the channel extension logic creates a frame, including a control byte, which identifies the type of information followed by the data, which frame is then communicated over the serial link to the I/O device. The I/O device also includes a microprocessor and associated logic which responds to the frames communicated by the channel extension logic and generates a frame consisting of a control byte identifying the information type and associated data which is then communicated back over the serial link to the channel extension logic to request action by the channel extension logic or indicate completion of the operation. The I/O device may, for instance, request data be obtained from or stored in the host memory by cycle steal techniques and thereby utilize the features of the host and host channel despite only being coupled thereto by a serial link.
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Mendelson Richard N.
O'Neal Douglas M.
Sharp, Jr. Leo A.
Barron Harry W.
Bee Richard E.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Mills John G.
Shaw Gareth D.
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