Configuration element for printed circuit board assemblies
First Claim
1. A printed circuit board assembly, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of signal lanes;
at least one application-specific integrated circuit operatively mounted to the printed circuit board and connected with the plurality of signal lanes; and
a first configuration element operatively mounted to the printed circuit board in a first orientation and at a first location and having a first bridging element for providing an electrical connection between at least a first pair of signal lanes selected from the plurality of signal lanes;
the first configuration element also including a second bridging element so that if the first configuration element were operatively mounted to the printed circuit board in a different, second orientation relative to the printed circuit board, the second bridging element would provide an electrical connection between at least a second pair of signal lanes selected from the plurality of signal lanes without the first bridging element providing an electrical connection between the at least first pair of signal lanes.
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Abstract
A printed circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of signal lanes. The PCBA also includes at least one application-specific integrated circuit operatively mounted to the printed circuit board and connected with the plurality of signal lanes. The PCBA includes a first configuration element operatively mounted to the printed circuit board in a first orientation and at a first location and having a first bridging element for providing an electrical connection between at least a first pair of signal lanes selected from the plurality of signal lanes. The first configuration element also includes a second bridging element so that if the first configuration element were operatively mounted to the printed circuit board in a different, second orientation relative to the printed circuit board, the second bridging element would provide an electrical connection between at least a second pair of signal lanes.
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19 Claims
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1. A printed circuit board assembly, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of signal lanes;
at least one application-specific integrated circuit operatively mounted to the printed circuit board and connected with the plurality of signal lanes; and
a first configuration element operatively mounted to the printed circuit board in a first orientation and at a first location and having a first bridging element for providing an electrical connection between at least a first pair of signal lanes selected from the plurality of signal lanes;
the first configuration element also including a second bridging element so that if the first configuration element were operatively mounted to the printed circuit board in a different, second orientation relative to the printed circuit board, the second bridging element would provide an electrical connection between at least a second pair of signal lanes selected from the plurality of signal lanes without the first bridging element providing an electrical connection between the at least first pair of signal lanes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of signal lanes;
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10. A method of making a printed circuit board assembly comprising the steps of:
- mounting at least an application-specific integrated circuit to a printed circuit board and connecting the application-specific integrated circuit with a plurality of signal lanes;
mounting a first configuration element to the printed circuit board in a first orientation, the first configuration element including a first set of bridging elements and a second set of bridging elements; and
electrically connecting at least a bridging element of the first set of bridging elements between at least a pair of signal lanes of the printed circuit board without electrically connecting any bridging element of the second set of bridging elements between any signal lanes of the printed circuit board, when the first configuration element is mounted in the first orientation, and wherein the second set of bridging elements are connected when the first configuration element is mounted in a second orientation different than the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
- mounting at least an application-specific integrated circuit to a printed circuit board and connecting the application-specific integrated circuit with a plurality of signal lanes;
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14. A printed circuit board assembly, comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of signal lanes;
at least one application-specific integrated circuit operatively mounted to the printed circuit board and connected with the plurality of signal lanes; and
a first primarily passive configuration element operatively mounted to the printed circuit board in a first orientation and having a first bridging element for providing an electrical connection between at least a first pair of signal lanes selected from the plurality of signal lanes, if a second primarily passive configuration element having a different, second bridging element is operatively mounted to the printed circuit board in place of the first configuration element, the second bridging element would provides an electrical connection between at least only a second pair of signal lanes selected from the plurality of signal lanes without providing an electrical connection between the at least first pair of signal lanes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
- a printed circuit board having a plurality of signal lanes;
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19. An apparatus comprising:
a configuration module configured for operative mounting to a printed circuit board in a first orientation and at a first location and having a first bridging element for providing electrical connection between at least a first pair of signal lanes selected from a plurality of signal lanes, the configuration module also including a second bridging element configured to provide electrical connection between at least a second pair of signal lanes selected from the plurality of signal lanes when the configuration module is operatively mounted to the printed circuit board in a different, second orientation relative to the printed circuit board without the first bridging element providing an electrical connection between the at least first pair of signal lanes.
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