公开(公告)号：US4751634A

公开(公告)日：1988-06-14

申请号：US744851

申请日：1985-06-14

申请人： Gilbert S. Burrus, Jr. ,  Ronald J. Cooper ,  Michael R. Marr ,  Mario A. Marsico ,  John C. Pescatore ,  Paul D. Sullivan

发明人： Gilbert S. Burrus, Jr. ,  Ronald J. Cooper ,  Michael R. Marr ,  Mario A. Marsico ,  John C. Pescatore ,  Paul D. Sullivan

IPC分类号： H04L29/04 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/12 ,  G06F13/34 ,  G06F13/32

CPC分类号： G06F13/34

摘要： A multi-port communications controller and variable protocol adapter is described. The adapter utilizes a user programmable pluggable programming cartridge for defining individual communications port data service characteristics. The port data service characteristics are interpreted by a microprocessor which manages the interchange from port to port and to or from memory or a host system. Direct memory access or interrupt driven memory access modes of operation are individually selectable for each individual in bound and out bound communications channel. The communications protocols employed at each port may be of any standard type with the microprocessor in the adapter making the appropriate conversion. Communication speeds can be automatically recognized and matched for each port also. An arbitration processor for both DMA and interrupt driven data transfer services is included as the heart of the communications adapter design to provide the capability of individualized control over each in bound and out bound channel's mode of data transfer service for the optimum mode of operation for each port and type of data service required.

摘要翻译： 描述了多端口通信控制器和可变协议适配器。 适配器使用用户可编程可插拔编程盒来定义各个通信端口数据服务特性。 端口数据服务特性由管理从端口到端口以及存储器或主机系统之间的交换的微处理器来解释。 直接存储器访问或中断驱动存储器访问操作模式可以在绑定和绑定的通信通道中为每个人分别选择。 每个端口采用的通信协议可以是任何标准类型，适配器中的微处理器进行适当的转换。 通信速度也可以自动识别并匹配每个端口。 包括DMA和中断驱动数据传输服务的仲裁处理器被包括为通信适配器设计的核心，以提供在绑定和绑定信道的数据传输服务模式中的每一个的个性化控制的能力，以实现每个 所需的数据服务的端口和类型。

公开(公告)号：US4837677A

公开(公告)日：1989-06-06

申请号：US744850

申请日：1985-06-14

申请人： Gilbert S. Burrus, Jr. ,  Ronald J. Cooper ,  Michael R. Marr ,  Mario A. Marsico ,  John C. Pescatore ,  Paul D. Sullivan

发明人： Gilbert S. Burrus, Jr. ,  Ronald J. Cooper ,  Michael R. Marr ,  Mario A. Marsico ,  John C. Pescatore ,  Paul D. Sullivan

IPC分类号： H04L29/04 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/12 ,  G06F13/34

CPC分类号： G06F13/34

摘要： Bus interconnection between the system busses of a multi-port communications controller and the busses of one or more multi-port adapters is facilitated with a new architecture for providing an interconnection controller. A programmably adjustable adapter and port interface controller is combined via a scannerless communications controller with a bus interconnection control logic that handles both DMA and interrupt mode data transfers for a large number of channels. The invention provides an improved apparatus and method for transferring data to or from numerous communication channel devices within a processor based communications system in such a manner that the optimum mode of data transfer may be individually programmed for each channel as system environment conditions demand.

摘要翻译： 用于提供互连控制器的新架构便于多端口通信控制器的系统总线与一个或多个多端口适配器的总线之间的总线互连。 可编程调节的适配器和端口接口控制器通过无扫描器通信控制器与总线互连控制逻辑组合，总线互连控制逻辑可处理大量通道的DMA和中断模式数据传输。 本发明提供了一种用于在基于处理器的通信系统内向多个通信信道设备传送数据或从多个通信信道设备传送数据的改进的设备和方法，使得可以根据系统环境条件要求为每个信道单独编程数据传输的最佳模式。

公开(公告)号：US4648029A

公开(公告)日：1987-03-03

申请号：US644882

申请日：1984-08-27

申请人： Ronald J. Cooper ,  Mario A. Marsico ,  John C. Pescatore ,  Paul D. Sullivan

发明人： Ronald J. Cooper ,  Mario A. Marsico ,  John C. Pescatore ,  Paul D. Sullivan

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F11/267 ,  G06F13/34 ,  G06F13/362 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F13/18 ,  G06F13/24 ,  G06F13/36

CPC分类号： G06F13/34 ,  G06F11/1044 ,  G06F11/2205 ,  G06F11/2221

摘要： In an arbitration apparatus and technique, the request lines from a plurality of potential requestors serve both as interrupt and DMA bus request signal lines to an arbitration device. The arbitration device selects among contending requestors on a priority basis and generates a grant signal interpreted by the requesting devices either as an interrupt grant or a bus grant depending upon whether or not an interrupt acknowledge signal is received. This effectively multiplexes the grant request lines from a plurality of requestors to greatly reduce interconnection complexity and cost. A single interrupt grant/bus grant multi-wire signal cable connects from the arbitration device to the individual requestors. A grant will appear on a single line thereof connected to an individual requestor that has been granted either an interrupt or access to the bus. Interrupt requests from the requestors are ORed together and simultaneously presented to a central controlling microprocessor. The arbitration device determines which requestor will be granted access and, under control of the central control microprocessor, the arbitrator gates an interrupt grant or a DMA grant signal to the device selected by the arbitration mechanism. The dual usage of the grant and request lines by the arbitration device represents a multiplexing feature to further reduce interconnections.

摘要翻译： 在仲裁装置和技术中，来自多个潜在请求者的请求线同时用作中断和DMA总线请求信号线到仲裁装置。 仲裁装置在竞争请求者中优先选择，并且根据是否接收到中断确认信号，生成作为中断授权或总线许可的请求装置解释的授权信号。 这有效地多路复用来自多个请求者的授权请求线，以大大降低互连的复杂性和成本。 单个中断授权/总线授权多线信号电缆从仲裁设备连接到各个请求者。 授权将出现在连接到被授予中断或访问总线的个人请求者的单个线路上。 来自请求者的中断请求被OR并入并同时呈现给中央控制微处理器。 仲裁设备确定哪个请求者将被授权访问，并且在中央控制微处理器的控制下，仲裁者将中断授权或DMA授权信号锁定到由仲裁机制选择的设备。 仲裁设备对授权和请求行的双重使用表示多路复用功能，以进一步减少互连。

公开(公告)号：US4341198A

公开(公告)日：1982-07-27

申请号：US205345

申请日：1980-11-10

申请人： Paul D. Sullivan

发明人： Paul D. Sullivan

IPC分类号： F24B1/08 ,  F24B7/00 ,  F24B7/02

CPC分类号： F24B7/025 ,  F24B1/08 ,  F24B7/007

摘要： A wood burning stove is disclosed which includes a stove housing that defines an upper zone comprising storage and exhaust chambers, and a lower zone for accommodating a wood burning fire. The exhaust and storage chambers are separated by a divider, both chambers having bottom openings that communicate directly with the top of the lower fire zone. Covering one opening in the housing and providing access to the fire zone is a fire door while another opening provides access at the top of the storage chamber and is covered by a wood fill door. The exhaust chamber communicates with and discharges smoke into a stovepipe or flue retaining chimney. A supply of logs is loaded into the storage chamber through its fill door. These feed automatically and sequentially by gravity from the storage chamber bottom into the fire zone for consumption by a fire burning therein. The frequency of wood loading operations is reduced in that a suitable supply of logs for burning and maintaining a continuous fire over a long period of time is provided in one loading operation.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种燃木炉，其包括限定包括储存和排放室的上部区域的炉壳体和用于容纳木材燃烧火的下部区域。 排气和储存室由分隔器隔开，两个室具有直接与下部火区顶部连通的底部开口。 盖住住房内的一个开口并进入防火区，是一个防火门，而另一个开口可以在储藏室的顶部进入，并被一个木质填充门所覆盖。 排气室与烟气连通并排放到烟囱或烟道保持烟囱中。 原料供应通过其填充门装入储存室。 它们通过重力从储存室底部自动并依次进料到消防区，以便在其中燃烧火焰消耗。 减少木材装载操作的频率，因为在一次装载操作中提供适当的用于燃烧的原木供应并长时间维持连续的火焰。