Method and apparatus for adaptively coupling an external peripheral
device to either a universal serial bus port on a computer or hub or a
game port on a computer
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for adaptively coupling an external peripheral device to either a universal serial bus port on a computer or hub or a game port on a computer 失效
    用于将外部外围设备自适应地耦合到计算机或集线器上的通用串行总线端口或计算机上的游戏端口的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5935224A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-10

    申请号:US845273

    申请日:1997-04-24

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

    CPC分类号: G06F13/385

    摘要: An adapter or converter for coupling an external device to a universal serial bus (USB) port. An adapter is disclosed for use in connecting a joystick to the USB port of a computer. The adapter includes a receptacle for coupling with a game port plug on the joystick. The receptacle is connected to a USB plug, which can be mated with the USB port on a hub or a computer. Within the joystick, a programmed microcontroller unit (MCU) responds to an indication of whether the joystick is connected to the adapter and if so, operates the joystick in a USB communication mode, providing the required digital data packets formatted in accordance with the USB specification. Otherwise, the joystick operates in a game port mode to communicate with a conventional game port. A broader aspect of the present invention is directed to a converter that enables an external device normally connected to a computer through a non-USB port to communicate with the computer via a USB port. The converter includes a data acquisition interface, a microcontroller, a USB engine, and a USB transceiver. Signals from the peripheral device are converted to the appropriate format for input through the USB port, and any signals transmitted to the peripheral device from the USB port are converted to the format it requires by the data acquisition interface.

    摘要翻译: 用于将外部设备耦合到通用串行总线(USB)端口的适配器或转换器。 公开了用于将操纵杆连接到计算机的USB端口的适配器。 适配器包括用于与操纵杆上的游戏端口插头连接的插座。 插座连接到USB插头,可以与集线器或计算机上的USB端口配合使用。 在操纵杆内,编程的微控制器单元(MCU)响应操纵杆是否连接到适配器的指示,如果是,则以USB通信模式操作操纵杆,提供根据USB规范格式化的所需数字数据包 。 否则,操纵杆在游戏端口模式下操作以与常规游戏端口通信。 本发明的更广泛的方面涉及一种转换器,其使得能够通过非USB端口正常连接到计算机的外部设备经由USB端口与计算机通信。 该转换器包括数据采集接口,微控制器,USB引擎和USB收发器。 来自外围设备的信号被转换为通过USB端口输入的适当格式,并且从USB端口传输到外围设备的任何信号都将被转换为数据采集接口所需的格式。

    Pickup device
    2.
    发明授权
    Pickup device 失效
    拾取装置

    公开(公告)号:US5889675A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-30

    申请号:US612430

    申请日:1996-03-07

    摘要: A pickup device comprises a memory for storing therein positional data for parts, a camera for detecting a position of the parts, a displacement rate computing section for computing a displacement rate between the positional data stored and a position detected, a hand for picking up parts, a inserting posture deciding section for deciding a posture of the hand such as an inserting position or an inserting direction against the parts, a moving section for moving the hand according to the decided posture, a up-movement pin selecting section for selecting pins required for pushing up only desired parts, an interfering pin removing section for removing pins interfered by the hand, and a pin up-movement control section for raising the selected pins.

    摘要翻译: 拾取装置包括用于存储部件的位置数据的存储器,用于检测部件的位置的相机;位移速率计算部分,用于计算存储的位置数据与检测到的位置之间的位移速率;拾取部件的手 ,插入姿势判定部,用于根据所述判定姿势来判定诸如插入位置或插入方向的手的姿势,用于根据所确定的姿势移动所述手的移动部;用于选择所需的针的上移针选择部 用于仅推出所需部件,用于去除被手干扰的销的干涉销移除部分和用于升高所选择的销的销上移动控制部分。