Apparatus and method for bus protection
First Claim
1. An apparatus for inhibiting a propagation of data on a bi-directional bus between the bus and a device, the apparatus comprising:
- a first portion having a first analog port and a digital output;
a second portion having a second analog port and a digital input, wherein the digital output is operably coupled to the digital input;
wherein the digital output of the first portion is configured to produce a digital representation of an analog input signal presented to the first analog port from the bus;
wherein the second analog port of the second portion is configured to produce an analog representation of a digital signal presented to the digital input, the analog representation presented to the device; and
wherein the first and second portion cooperate to inhibit the propagation of data presented to the second analog port as an input from the device.
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Abstract
An apparatus for inhibiting data on a bi-directional bus includes a first portion having a first analog port and a digital output. A second portion has a second analog port and a digital input, and the digital output is operably coupled to the first digital input. The digital output of the first portion is configured to produce a digital representation of an analog input signal presented to the first analog port. Likewise, the second analog port of the second portion is configured to produce an analog output representation of a digital signal presented to the digital input. The first and second portion cooperate to inhibit the propagation of data presented to the second analog port as an input.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for inhibiting a propagation of data on a bi-directional bus between the bus and a device, the apparatus comprising:
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a first portion having a first analog port and a digital output; a second portion having a second analog port and a digital input, wherein the digital output is operably coupled to the digital input; wherein the digital output of the first portion is configured to produce a digital representation of an analog input signal presented to the first analog port from the bus; wherein the second analog port of the second portion is configured to produce an analog representation of a digital signal presented to the digital input, the analog representation presented to the device; and wherein the first and second portion cooperate to inhibit the propagation of data presented to the second analog port as an input from the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for inhibiting a propagation of data on a bi-directional bus between the bus and a device, the method comprising:
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providing a first portion having a first analog port and a digital output; configuring the first portion to translate analog data presented to the first analog port from the bus into a digital representation at the digital output while rejecting any input of data to the digital output; providing a second portion having a second analog port and a digital input; configuring the second portion to translate digital data presented to the digital input into an analog representation at the second analog port while rejecting any input of data to the second analog port, the analog representation presented to the device; and electrically coupling the digital output of the first portion to the digital input of the second portion to permit the propagation of data to pass in a downstream direction established from the first portion to the second portion, and to inhibit the propagation of data in an upstream direction established from the second portion to the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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