Controller with interface attachment

• US 20050177251A1
• Filed: 04/12/2005
• Published: 08/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Round Rock Research LLC
• Original Assignee: Charles M. Duppong
• Inventors: Duppong, Charles M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,209,794 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/2
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23417 Read program from pluggable memory card
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25265 Flash memory
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4068 Electrical coupling

Abstract

A controller with attachments for controlling specific electronic circuits is disclosed. Each attachment has a connector connectable to the electronic circuit to be controlled, and a memory accessible by the controller that contains configuration data for accessing the electronic circuit, and operational software for operating the electronic circuit.

Claims

1-107. -107. (canceled)

108. A system for programming a memory device, said system comprising:

a controller for programming the memory device; and

an application attachment connectable between said controller and the memory device, said application attachment including a non-volatile memory storing configuration data and an operational program, said controller using the operational program stored in said non-volatile memory to program the memory device.

109. The system of claim 108, wherein said application attachment further comprises:

a first connector connectable to said controller;

a second connector connectable to the memory device; and

a logic circuit connected between said first connector and said second connector.

110. A system for programming an integrated circuit memory device, said system comprising:

a controller for programming the integrated circuit memory device, said controller having a first connector; and

an application attachment having a second connector connectable to the first connector and an integrated circuit socket connectable to the integrated circuit memory device, said application attachment including a non-volatile memory storing configuration data and an operational program, said controller using the operational program stored in said non-volatile memory to program the integrated circuit memory device.

111. The system of claim 110, wherein said application attachment further comprises a test circuit connected between said second connector and said integrated circuit socket.

112. A system for debugging an electronic circuit, said system comprising:

a controller for debugging the electronic circuit; and

an application attachment connectable between said controller and the electronic circuit, said application attachment including a memory device storing configuration data and a debugging program, said controller using the debugging program to debug the electronic circuit.

113. A system for debugging an integrated circuit memory device, said system comprising:

a controller for debugging the integrated circuit memory device, said controller having a first connector; and

an application attachment having a second connector connectable to the first connector and an integrated circuit socket connectable to the integrated circuit memory device, said application attachment including a non-volatile memory storing configuration data and a debugging program, said controller using the program to debug the integrated circuit memory device.