Peripheral device controller with an EEPROM with microinstructio

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364DIG1, 364243, 3642481, 3642628, 364260, G06F 922

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ABSTRACT:
A peripheral device controller has an EEPROM which stores microinstructions to be placed in a random access memory control store. The EEPROM also stores peripheral configuration information. This information is obtained by polling the peripheral devices connected to the controller and storing the resulting information in the EEPROM. Upon powering up, the microinstructions stored in the EEPROM are transferred to the control store via execution of instructions held in a boot PROM. The controller, therefore, provides a fast control store while maintaining permanence of the microinstructions after power is extinguished. Means are also provided to update the control store and EEPROM. The EEPROM may upon CPU command be updated with new microinstructions held in main memory or obtained from peripheral devices.

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