Communication device, adapter device, communication system

• US 10,673,477 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2016
• Issued: 06/02/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tendyron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Tendyron Corporation
• Inventors: Li, Dongsheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Perez, James M
• Application Number:
  US15/769,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20180316373A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,320 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1607 Supply circuits converters H02M; filters therefor H02M1/14; voltage stabilisers G05F1/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/542 the information being in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/548 the power on the line being DC arrangements for feeding power H04L12/10; extracting feeding power from signals H04L25/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/10 Current supply arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40045 Details regarding the feeding of energy to the node from the bus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/4902 Pulse width modulation; Pulse position modulation

Abstract

A communication device, an adapter device and a communication system (100) are provided. The system (100) includes: a master communication device (10) and a slave communication device (20), the master communication device (10) includes: a first external interface (130) including a first pin (131) and a second pin (132), and a signal generating module (110) electrically connected to the first pin (131); the signal generating module (110) is configured to generate X signals according to time interval corresponding to an N-bit string to be sent, in which the time interval corresponding to the N-bit string to be sent represents time interval between start times of each two adjacent signals, different time intervals corresponding to different bit strings, where N≥1, X≥1 and X is a natural number; said first external interface (130) is congured to send said X signals through the first pin (131).

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a first external interface comprising a first pin and a second pin; and

a signal generation module electrically connected to the first pin, wherein the signal generation module is configured to generate X signals according to time interval corresponding to an N-bit string to be sent, wherein the time interval corresponding to the N-bit string to be sent represents time interval between start times of each two adjacent signals, different bit strings correspond to different time intervals respectively, where N≥

1, X≥

1, and X is a natural number;

wherein, the first external interface is configured to send the X signals via the first pin,

wherein, the communication device further comprises;

a signal receiving module connected to the first external interface;

wherein,

the first external interface is configured to receive Y signals;

the signal receiving module is configured to detect the Y signals received by the first external interface, and to obtain a bit string corresponding to continuous L time intervals in Y−

1 time intervals of the Y signals according to a bit string corresponding to a single time interval of the continuous L time intervals in the Y−

1 time intervals, wherein in a case of L>

1, respective time intervals in the continuous L time intervals are the same, where Y and L are positive integers, and L≤

Y−

1.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the second pin is electrically connected to the signal receiving module and configured to receive the Y signals.

3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein

the first pin is electrically connected to the signal receiving module, the second pin is connected to a ground end;

and

the first pin is configured to receive the Y signals.

4. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a power supply interface connected to a power supply; and

wherein the signal generation module is connected between the power supply interface and the first pin.

5. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the signal generation module comprises a main control chip and a signal generation unit, wherein,

the main control chip is connected to the signal generation unit, and the main control chip is configured to generate X control signals according to the time interval corresponding to the N-bit string to be sent, and to output the X control signals to trigger the signal generation unit to generate the X signals;

and

the signal generation unit is arranged between the power supply interface and the first pin, and the signal generation unit is configured to control a connection between the power supply interface and the first pin to be turned on or off under the control of the X control signals output by the main control chip, and to generate the X signals, wherein the time interval corresponding to the N-bit string to be sent represents time interval between start times of each two adjacent signals, where X≥

1, and X is a natural number.

6. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a power supply interface connected to a power supply and the first pin.

7. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the signal generation module comprises a main control chip and a signal generation unit, wherein,

the main control chip is connected to the signal generation unit, and the main control chip is configured to generate X control signals according to the time interval corresponding to the N-bit string to be sent, and to output the X control signals to trigger the signal generation unit to generate the X signals;

and

the signal generation unit is connected between a ground end and the first pin, and the signal generation unit is configured to control a connection between the ground end and the first pin to be turned on or off under the control of the X control signals output by the main control chip, and to generate the X signals, wherein the time interval corresponding to the N-bit string to be sent represents time interval between start times of each two adjacent signals, where X≥

1, and X is a natural number.

8. The communication device according to claim 7, wherein the signal generation unit comprises:

a first connection end electrically connected to the ground end;

a second connection end electrically connected to the first pin; and

a control end connected to the main control chip, and configured to control a connection between the first connection end and the second connection end to be turned on or off according to the X control signals output by the main control chip.

9. The communication device according to claim 7, further comprising:

a boost reset circuit, wherein the boost reset circuit is electrically connected between the power supply interface and the signal generation unit, electrically connected to the main control chip, and configured to enter a working state or a non-working state under the control of a boost control signal output by the main control chip.

10. The communication device according to claim 9, wherein the boost reset circuit comprises a DC/DC boost component, and the DC/DC boost component comprises:

an input end electrically connected to the power supply interface;

an output end electrically connected to the signal generation unit; and

a control end electrically connected to the main control chip, configured to control the DC/DC boost component to enter a working state or a non-working state according to the boost control signal output by the main control chip.

11. The communication device according to claim 10, wherein the boost reset circuit comprises a filter connected between the ground end and the output end of the DC/DC boost component.

12. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the boost reset circuit comprises a switcher, wherein the switcher comprises:

a third connection end electrically connected to the ground end;

a fourth connection end electrically connected to the output end; and

a control end electrically connected to the main control chip, and configured to control a connection between the third connection end and the fourth connection end to be turned on or off according to a turning-on/turning-off control signal output by the main control chip.

13. The communication device according claim 1, further comprising a line protection circuit connected in series between a first component and a second component, wherein,

the first component is configured as the signal generation module, and the second component is configured as the first pin;

or

the first component is configured as the power supply interface, and the second component is configured as the signal generation module;

or

the first component is configured as the power supply interface, and the second component is configured as the first pin;

or

the first component is configured as the power supply interface, and the second component is configured as the boost reset circuit;

or

the first component is configured as the boost reset circuit, and the second component is configured as the signal generation unit;

or

the first component is configured as the ground end, and the second component is configured as the second pin.

14. The communication device according to claim 13, wherein the line protection circuit comprises a control module and a switch module, wherein,

the switch module comprises a fifth connection end, a sixth connection end and a controlled port;

the control module comprises a first detection port, a second detection port and a control port, wherein the first detection port is electrically connected to the fifth connection end of the switch module, the second detection port is electrically connected to the sixth connection end of the switch module, and the control port is electrically connected to the controlled port of the switch module;

the control module is configured to, when the switch module switches on a connection between the fifth connection end and the sixth connection end, detect a first level of the fifth connection end of the switch module via the first detection port, and to detect a second level of the sixth connection end of the switch module via the second detection port, and when a difference between the first level and the second level satisfies a condition to trigger line protection, to output a first control signal to the controlled port of the switch module via the control port, and to control the switch module to switch off the connection between the fifth connection end and the sixth connection end;

wherein the fifth connection end is electrically connected to the first component;

or the sixth connection end is electrically connected to the second component.

15. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising an anti reverse connection module, wherein,

the anti reverse connection module is electrically connected to the first external interface, and electrically connected to an input end of the signal generation module and an input end of the signal receiving module, an output end of the signal generation module and an output end of the signal receiving module are electrically connected to a ground end respectively, the anti reverse connection module is connected to the ground end;

the anti reverse connection module is configured to conduct a first connection between a first connection point and one of the first pin and the second pin, and to conduct a second connection between the ground end and the other one of the first pin and the second pin, wherein the first connection point is a junction where the anti reverse connection module is connected to the input end of the signal generation module and the input end of the signal receiving module.

16. An adapter device, comprising:

a communication device comprising;

a first external interface comprising a first pin and a second pin; and

a signal generation module electrically connected to the first pin, wherein the signal generation module is configured to generate X signals according to time interval corresponding to an N-bit string to be sent, the time interval corresponding to the N-bit string to be sent represents time interval between start times of each two adjacent signals, different bit strings correspond to different time intervals respectively, where N≥

1, X≥

1, and X is a natural number;

wherein, the first external interface is configured to send the X signals via the first pin;

a second external interface and a codec;

wherein the codec is electrically connected between the second external interface and the signal generation module of the communication device,

the second external interface is configured to receive first data sent from an external terminal electrically connected to the second external interface;

the codec is configured to decode the first data according to a protocol supported by the second external interface to obtain an N-bit string to be sent, and to send the N-bit string to be sent to the signal generation module.

17. The adapter device according to claim 16, further comprising:

a signal receiving module connected to the first external interface of the communication device and the codec;

wherein, the first external interface is configured to receive Y signals;

the signal receiving module is configured to detect the Y signals received by the first external interface, and to obtain a bit string corresponding to continuous L time intervals in Y−

1 time intervals of the Y signals according to a bit string corresponding to a single time interval of the continuous L time intervals in the Y−

1 time intervals, and to send the bit string corresponding to the continuous L time intervals to the codec, wherein in a case of L>

1, respective time intervals in the continuous L time intervals are the same, where Y and L are positive integers, and L≤

Y−

1;

the codec is configured to receive the bit string corresponding to the continuous L time intervals sent from the signal receiving module, and to encode the bit string corresponding to the continuous L time intervals according to the protocol supported by the second external interface to obtain second data;

the second external interface is configured to send the second data to the external terminal.