Architecture converter for slave elements
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transferring data between a computer system having a first bus architecture having first data information, first address information and first control information and a slave element having a second bus architecture having second data information, second address information and second control information, the second bus architecture being different from the first bus architecture, comprisinga first connector corresponding to said first bus architecture,a second connector corresponding to said second bus architecture, andconversion circuitry electrically connected between said first connector and said second connector,said conversion circuitry including means for converting the first data, address and control information to the second data, address and control information, andsaid conversion circuitry including means for converting the second data, address and control information to the first data, address and control information.
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Abstract
An apparatus for transferring data between a computer system having a first architecture and a slave element having a second architecture. The apparatus includes a first connector corresponding to the first architecture, a second connector corresponding to the second architecture, and conversion circuitry located between the first connector and the second connector. The conversion circuitry converts signals corresponding to the first architecture to signals corresponding to the second architecture and signals corresponding to the second architecture to signals corresponding to the first architecture.
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34 Claims
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1. An apparatus for transferring data between a computer system having a first bus architecture having first data information, first address information and first control information and a slave element having a second bus architecture having second data information, second address information and second control information, the second bus architecture being different from the first bus architecture, comprising
a first connector corresponding to said first bus architecture, a second connector corresponding to said second bus architecture, and conversion circuitry electrically connected between said first connector and said second connector, said conversion circuitry including means for converting the first data, address and control information to the second data, address and control information, and said conversion circuitry including means for converting the second data, address and control information to the first data, address and control information.
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17. An apparatus for transferring data comprising
system control circuitry, a bus having a first bus architecture, said first bus architecture having first data information, first address information and first control information, a slave element having a second bus architecture, said second bus architecture having second data information, second address information and second control information, said second bus architecture being different from said first bus architecture, a first connection device corresponding to said first architecture, said first connection device being electrically connectable to said bus, a second connection device corresponding to said second architecture, said second connection device being electrically connectable to said slave element, and conversion circuitry electrically connected between said first connection device and said second connection device, said conversion circuitry including means for converting said first data, address and control information to said second data, address and control information, and said conversion circuitry including means for converting said second data, address and control information to said first data, address and control information.
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