VERTICAL BUS CIRCUITS
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1. A vertical bus circuit, comprising:
- a plurality of bus blocks operable for transmitting signals between said bus blocks, wherein said bus blocks share a plurality of common voltage levels, wherein each of said bus blocks comprises a signal path and two input/output (I/O) devices powered by a first voltage level and a second voltage level of said common voltage levels, respectively, and wherein said signal path enables signal transmission between said two I/O devices and said common voltage levels enable said signal transmission between said bus blocks.
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Abstract
A vertical bus circuit includes multiple devices for transmitting signals between the bus devices. The multiple devices share multiple common voltage levels. Each of the devices includes a bus block and two input/output (I/O) devices powered by a first voltage level and a second voltage level of the common voltage levels, respectively. The bus block enables signal transmission between the two I/O devices, and the common voltage levels enable the signal transmission between the devices.
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1. A vertical bus circuit, comprising:
a plurality of bus blocks operable for transmitting signals between said bus blocks, wherein said bus blocks share a plurality of common voltage levels, wherein each of said bus blocks comprises a signal path and two input/output (I/O) devices powered by a first voltage level and a second voltage level of said common voltage levels, respectively, and wherein said signal path enables signal transmission between said two I/O devices and said common voltage levels enable said signal transmission between said bus blocks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A battery management system, comprising:
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a plurality of devices couplable to a battery having a plurality of cells, said devices operable for assessing the status of said cells, wherein each of said devices is coupled to a group of said cells and said devices use different voltages; and a control unit coupled to a first device of said devices and operable for communicating with a destination device of said devices via said control unit, said first device, a first plurality of said devices, and said destination device;
wherein said first plurality of devices uses voltages that are between a voltage used by said first device and a voltage used by said destination device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for enabling signal transmission, said method comprising:
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transmitting a signal between a first common voltage level to a second common voltage level in a first bus block of a plurality of bus blocks; and transmitting said signal between said first bus block and a second bus block of said bus blocks, wherein said first and second bus blocks share said second common voltage level. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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