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Fieldbus interface circuit board supporting multiple interface types and terminations

  • US 8,625,295 B2
  • Filed: 01/24/2011
  • Issued: 01/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An interface circuit board apparatus, comprising:

  • a shared circuit board base;

    a transceiver section disposed on the circuit board base, and having circuit transceiver sites to receive a plurality of transceiver component types;

    a termination section disposed on the circuit board base, and having circuit termination sites to receive a plurality of termination component types;

    a connection section operatively coupled to the transceiver and termination sections; and

    a section of manually configurable jumpers disposed between the termination section and connection section, the manually configurable jumpers being set at a time of manufacture to support signal mapping for particular connection types,wherein the transceiver section, the termination section and the section of manually configurable jumpers include electrical connection sites to support a plurality of interface types based on the plurality of transceiver component types and the plurality of termination component types, such that a first set of transceiver components and termination components are mounted to the transceiver section and the termination section to support a first interface type, and a second set of transceiver components and termination components are mounted to the transceiver section and the termination section to support a second interface type, the second set of transceiver components and termination components being different from the first set of transceiver components and termination components.

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