公开(公告)号：US3680054A

公开(公告)日：1972-07-25

申请号：US3680054D

申请日：1970-07-06

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： BUNKER WILLIAM H ,  KERR JOHN W ,  MITROFANOFF NICHOLAS S ,  SWEARINGEN KENT W

IPC: G06F13/12 ,  G06F13/34 ,  G06F9/18

CPC classification number: G06F13/122 ,  G06F13/34

Abstract: The invention relates to a unique input/output channel used in a data processing system. The channel couples a plurality of external devices and their control units to a central processing unit. The configuration of the channel is such that it allows each of the control units direct control over many of the central processing unit functions during an input/output cycle. It allows each of the control units to share the system''s main storage and central processing unit during these cycles. The design further allows for local store registers located in the central processing unit to be used as address registers for the external devices.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及在数据处理系统中使用的独特的输入/输出通道。 信道将多个外部设备及其控制单元耦合到中央处理单元。 通道的配置使得它允许每个控制单元在输入/输出周期期间直接控制许多中央处理单元功能。 它允许每个控制单元在这些周期期间共享系统的主存储和中央处理单元。 该设计还允许位于中央处理单元中的本地存储寄存器用作外部设备的地址寄存器。