Computing module with serial data connectivity
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1. A method comprising:
- asynchronously, serially transferring first serial data, corresponding to first parallel bus data, from a first module to a second module via a serial link without using handshaking; and
asynchronously, serially transferring second serial data, corresponding to second parallel bus data, from the second module to the first module via the serial link without using handshaking.
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A computing module includes an interface to asynchronously, serially exchange parallel system bus data with one or more other modules of a computer system that includes the computing module. The computing module can asynchronously, serially transfer first parallel bus data to another module of the computer system, and can asynchronously, serially receive second parallel bus data from another module of the computer system.
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1. A method comprising:
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asynchronously, serially transferring first serial data, corresponding to first parallel bus data, from a first module to a second module via a serial link without using handshaking; and asynchronously, serially transferring second serial data, corresponding to second parallel bus data, from the second module to the first module via the serial link without using handshaking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 21)
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7. A method comprising:
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asynchronously, serially transferring first serial data, corresponding to first parallel bus data, from a first module to a second module using a serial link; asynchronously, serially receiving second serial data, corresponding to second parallel bus data, from the second module using the serial link; and generating a first clock signal, for use by the first module, using the second serial data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22)
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15. A computing module comprising:
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a processor; a parallel bus; and a first interface coupled to a serial communications link and configured to asynchronously, serially exchange serial data corresponding to parallel bus data received from the parallel bus, via the serial communications link, with an additional module of a computer system that includes the computing module, the additional module including a second interface coupled to the serial communications link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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