Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Signal converting – shaping – or generating – Synchronizing
Patent
1992-12-30
1996-07-23
Callahan, Timothy P.
Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices, circuits, and
Signal converting, shaping, or generating
Synchronizing
327159, 327 12, 331 25, H03L 706
Patent
active
055393454
ABSTRACT:
A fault tolerant computer according to the invention includes a processing unit including a first processor coupled to a first system bus to provide data to a cache and a memory, and a second processor coupled to the first system bus and a second, abbreviated system bus to receive read data from said first system bus. Coupled to said processing unit is an Input/Output device for interfacing to external devices. The processing unit includes a phase detector apparatus for aligning a clock of the processor unit to that of the Input/Output unit to facilitate data transfer. The phase detector apparatus includes a first means for providing a first clocking signal related to the clocking signal of the Input/Output unit, and a second means for providing a second clocking signal related to the clocking signal of the processor unit. The phase detector apparatus further includes means for providing an error signal responsive to an offset between edges of the first and second clocking signals.
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Callahan Timothy P.
Digital Equipment Corporation
Englund Terry L.
Fisher Arthur W.
Maloney Denis G.
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