System and method for high voltage bidirectional communications interface
First Claim
1. A system for providing an interface between a master device referenced at a first voltage and a slave device referenced at a second voltage, said system comprising:
- a bidirectional communications link between the master device and the slave device;
a bidirectional transceiver device in said communications link for decomposing bidirectional signals on said communications link into transmissions from the slave device to the master device onto a first bus, and transmissions from the master device to the slave device onto a second bus;
a first isolation device in said bidirectional link and connected to said first bus, said first isolation device for transmitting signals over said bidirectional link from said master device referenced at said first voltage to said slave device referenced at said second voltage; and
a second isolation device in said bidirectional link and connected to said second bus, said second isolation device for transmitting signals over said bidirectional link from said slave device referenced at said second voltage to said master device referenced at said first voltage.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing an interface between a master device referenced at a first voltage and a slave device referenced at a second voltage. The system includes a bidirectional communications link between the master device and the slave device and a bidirectional transceiver device in the communications link for decomposing bidirectional signals on the communications link into transmissions from the slave device to the master device onto a first bus, and transmissions from the master device to the slave device onto a second bus. A first isolation device is included in the bidirectional link and connected to the first bus for transmitting signals over the bidirectional link from the master device referenced at the first voltage to the slave device referenced at the second voltage. A second isolation device in also included in the bidirectional link and connected to the second bus for transmitting signals over the bidirectional link from the slave device referenced at the second voltage to the master device referenced at the first voltage.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for providing an interface between a master device referenced at a first voltage and a slave device referenced at a second voltage, said system comprising:
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a bidirectional communications link between the master device and the slave device;
a bidirectional transceiver device in said communications link for decomposing bidirectional signals on said communications link into transmissions from the slave device to the master device onto a first bus, and transmissions from the master device to the slave device onto a second bus;
a first isolation device in said bidirectional link and connected to said first bus, said first isolation device for transmitting signals over said bidirectional link from said master device referenced at said first voltage to said slave device referenced at said second voltage; and
a second isolation device in said bidirectional link and connected to said second bus, said second isolation device for transmitting signals over said bidirectional link from said slave device referenced at said second voltage to said master device referenced at said first voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communications system comprising:
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a master device for sending and receiving communication signals, said master device referenced at a first voltage;
a slave device for sending and receiving communications signals, said slave device referenced at a second voltage;
a bidirectional communications link for transmitting communications signals between said master device and said slave device;
a bidirectional transceiver device in said communications link for decomposing bidirectional signals on said communications link into transmissions from the slave device to the master device onto a first bus, and transmissions from the master device to the slave device onto a second bus;
a first isolation device in said bidirectional link and connected to said first bus, said first isolation device for transmitting signals over said bidirectional link from said master device referenced at said first voltage to said slave device referenced at said second voltage; and
a second isolation device in said bidirectional link and connected to said second bus, said second isolation device for transmitting signals over said bidirectional link from said slave device referenced at said second voltage to said master device referenced at said first voltage. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing an interface between a master device referenced at a first voltage and a slave device referenced at a second voltage, said method comprising:
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transmitting communications signals on a bidirectional communications link between the master device and the slave device;
decomposing the bidirectional communications signals on said communications link into transmissions from the slave device to the master device onto a first bus, and transmissions from the master device to the slave device onto a second bus;
electrically isolating communications signals being transmitted from said master device referenced at said first voltage over the first bus from signals transmitted to said slave device referenced at said second voltage; and
electrically isolating communications signals being transmitted from said slave device referenced at said second voltage over the second bus from signals transmitted to said master device referenced at said first voltage. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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