Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) slave device
containing an identifier for communication on a one-wire bus
    1.
    发明授权
    Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) slave device containing an identifier for communication on a one-wire bus 失效
    通用异步接收/发送器(UART)从器件包含用于在单线总线上进行通信的标识符

    公开(公告)号:US5862354A

    公开(公告)日:1999-01-19

    申请号:US611035

    申请日:1996-03-05

    IPC分类号: G06F3/02 G06F13/38 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/385

    摘要: A processor system is disclosed wherein said processor system is adapted to communicate over at least one one-wire network utilizing one-wire communications protocol. For the embodiment of the invention in which the processor system acts as a network master, the processor system includes a master UART especially configured to control communications over such network according to one-wire protocol. For the embodiment of the invention in which the processor communicates over two one-wire networks, the processor system includes a first UART which acts as a slave and a second UART which acts as a master.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种处理器系统,其中所述处理器系统适于通过使用单线通信协议的至少一个单线网络进行通信。 对于其中处理器系统充当网络主机的本发明的实施例,处理器系统包括主UART,其特别地被配置为根据单线协议来控制通过这样的网络的通信。 对于其中处理器通过两个一线网络通信的本发明的实施例,处理器系统包括用作从设备的第一UART和作为主设备的第二UART。

    Hardware for verifying that software has not skipped a predetermined
amount of code
    3.
    发明授权
    Hardware for verifying that software has not skipped a predetermined amount of code 失效
    用于验证该软件未跳过预定量代码的硬件

    公开(公告)号:US5758060A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-26

    申请号:US611037

    申请日:1996-03-05

    IPC分类号: G06F11/28 G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/28

    摘要: A hardware circuit for verifying the execution of software is disclosed wherein the circuit compares a stored value with another value that is stored at at least one predetermined time in the course of program execution. If the two values correspond in some predetermined fashion then it is verified with a level of certainty that the program executed the program steps at or near the predetermined times.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于验证软件执行的硬件电路,其中电路将存储的值与在程序执行过程中至少一个预定时间存储的另一个值进行比较。 如果这两个值以某种预定的方式对应,则以确定性程度验证程序在预定时间或接近预定时间执行程序步骤。

    Interface: interrupt masking with logical sum and product options
    4.
    发明授权
    Interface: interrupt masking with logical sum and product options 失效
    接口:具有逻辑和和产品选项的中断屏蔽

    公开(公告)号:US5381540A

    公开(公告)日:1995-01-10

    申请号:US985513

    申请日:1992-12-02

    IPC分类号: G06F13/26 G06F13/14

    CPC分类号: G06F13/26

    摘要: Interrupt circuitry for a processor comprises a plurality of interrupt inputs, an interrupt output, combinatorial logic with a plurality of combinatorial logic inputs connected to the plurality of interrupt inputs and with a combinatorial logic output connected to the interrupt output wherein an interrupt output signal at the interrupt output is a function of interrupt signals at the plurality of interrupt inputs; and an interrupt mode select connected to the combinatorial logic wherein an interrupt mode select signal from the interrupt mode select controls the function. The interrupt mode select signal from the interrupt mode select selects the function to be either AND or OR. The circuitry also comprises a mask register having a plurality of mask register inputs and a plurality of mask register outputs, the plurality of mask register inputs connected to the plurality of interrupt inputs and the plurality of mask register outputs connected to the plurality of combinatorial logic inputs wherein a mask register bit pattern in the mask register conditions a corresponding subset (possibly empty) of the interrupt signals at the plurality of interrupt inputs to make the function and the interrupt output signal at the interrupt output not depend upon the corresponding subset.

    摘要翻译: 用于处理器的中断电路包括多个中断输入,中断输出,组合逻辑,多个组合逻辑输入连接到多个中断输入,以及连接到中断输出的组合逻辑输出,其中中断输出信号 中断输出是多个中断输入端的中断信号的函数; 以及连接到组合逻辑的中断模式选择,其中来自中断模式选择的中断模式选择信号控制该功能。 来自中断模式的中断模式选择信号选择将该功能选择为或或。 电路还包括具有多个屏蔽寄存器输入和多个屏蔽寄存器输出的屏蔽寄存器,多个屏蔽寄存器输入连接到多个中断输入以及连接到多个组合逻辑输入的多个屏蔽寄存器输出 其中掩模寄存器中的掩码寄存器位模式对多个中断输入端的中断信号的对应子集(可能是空的)进​​行调整,以使中断输出处的功能和中断输出信号不依赖于对应的子集。

    Current compensated clock for a microcircuit

    公开(公告)号:US5812004A

    公开(公告)日:1998-09-22

    申请号:US736002

    申请日:1996-10-23

    申请人: Wendell L. Little

    发明人: Wendell L. Little

    IPC分类号: G06F1/08 G06F1/32 H03L1/00

    摘要: A circuit, for incorporation into an electrical system, for providing a clock signal frequency to other circuitry such as a microprocessor and/or co-processor circuitry. The clock signal frequency varies its speed depending on the available voltage and current from a host power source. The circuit maximizes clock frequency by lowering the available voltage and increasing the available supply current. The circuit can therefore provide a higher clock speed and more current for switching transistors.

    High-density low-power circuit for sustaining a precharge level
    8.
    发明授权
    High-density low-power circuit for sustaining a precharge level 失效
    用于维持预充电电平的高密度低功率电路

    公开(公告)号:US4857767A

    公开(公告)日:1989-08-15

    申请号:US106537

    申请日:1988-03-03

    IPC分类号: H03K19/017 H03K19/177

    CPC分类号: H03K19/01742 H03K19/1772

    摘要: A high density pull-up circuit provides a sustaining pull-up voltage for a logic node such as, for example, a precharged column in a programmable logic array (PLA). The pull-up circuit employs a current source and a first current mirror circuit which in turn drives a plurality of second mirror transistors, each of the second mirror transistors being coupled between a positive supply voltage and one of the column lines of the PLA.

    摘要翻译: 高密度上拉电路为逻辑节点(例如可编程逻辑阵列(PLA)中的预充电列)提供维持上拉电压。 上拉电路采用电流源和第一电流镜电路,该电路又驱动多个第二反射镜晶体管,每个第二镜晶体管耦合在正电源电压和PLA的一列列线之间。

    Microcontroller having register direct and register indirect addressing
    9.
    发明授权
    Microcontroller having register direct and register indirect addressing 失效
    具有寄存器直接寄存器和寄存器间接寻址的微控制器

    公开(公告)号:US06038655A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-14

    申请号:US783718

    申请日:1997-01-16

    IPC分类号: G06F1/08 H03K19/003 G06F9/35

    CPC分类号: G06F1/08 H03K19/00361

    摘要: A microprocessor on-board RAM provides both the usual random access by addressing and a subset of memory cells with their contents continually available on a secondary bus paralleling the data bus. This secondary bus may be used for register indirect addressing without a separate register read when the RAM subset includes the registers for register indirect addressing. The processor also has a two stage output driver for limiting maximum output current and feedback-controlled clock period partitioning.

    摘要翻译: 微处理器板载RAM通过寻址和一个存储器单元的子集提供通常的随机存取,其内容在与数据总线并行的辅助总线上连续可用。 当RAM子集包含用于寄存器间接寻址的寄存器时,该辅助总线可用于寄存器间接寻址,而不需要单独的寄存器读取。 处理器还具有两级输出驱动器,用于限制最大输出电流和反馈控制的时钟周期分区。

    Integrated circuit for providing supervisory functions to a
microprocessor
    10.
    发明授权
    Integrated circuit for providing supervisory functions to a microprocessor 失效
    用于向微处理器提供监控功能的集成电路

    公开(公告)号:US5903767A

    公开(公告)日:1999-05-11

    申请号:US834880

    申请日:1997-04-07

    申请人: Wendell L. Little

    发明人: Wendell L. Little

    摘要: A system which includes a microprocessor (or microcontroller) and an auxiliary chip which monitors the system power supply voltage and performs related functions for the microprocessor. Another of the innovative teachings set forth in the present application is that the microprocessor can access the auxiliary chip to ascertain the power history. That is, the microprocessor can direct an interrupt to the auxiliary chip, which will cause the auxiliary chip to respond with a signal which indicates to the microprocessor whether the power supply voltage is heading up or down. When the microprocessor is reset at power-up, and detects that the power supply voltage is still marginal, the present invention permits the microprocessor to determine (by querying the auxiliary chip) whether the supply voltage is marginal so that the microprocessor does not go into full operation until the supply voltage is high enough.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括微处理器(或微控制器)和辅助芯片的系统,其监视系统电源电压并执行微处理器的相关功能。 本申请中提出的另一个创新教导是微处理器可以访问辅助芯片以确定功率历史。 也就是说,微处理器可以将辅助芯片引导中断,这将导致辅助芯片以向微处理器指示电源电压是向上还是向下的信号进行响应。 当微处理器在上电复位并且检测到电源电压仍然是边缘时,本发明允许微处理器确定(通过查询辅助芯片)电源电压是否是边缘的,使得微处理器不进入 全面运行,直到电源电压足够高。