Data translation system and method comprising an optocoupler transmission system with a controller to determine transmission communication between devices
AssigneeMicro Motion, Inc.
InventorsStig Lindemann, Mads Kolding Nielsen
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Abstract
A data translation system (100) for performing a non-linear data translation on a digitized AC signal is provided. The non-linear data translation system (100) includes an input for receiving the digitized AC signal, an output for outputting a non-linearly translated signal, and a processing system (104) coupled to the input and to the output. The processing system (104) is configured to receive the digitized AC signal, non-linearly translate the digitized AC signal using a predetermined transfer function to create the non-linearly translated signal, and transfer the non-linearly translated signal to the output.
Claims10
An optocoupler transmission system (900) for controlling signal transmission through an optocoupler transmission medium, the optocoupler transmission system (900) comprising:
- an optocoupler (115);
- and
- a controller (920) coupled to the optocoupler (115) and configured to receive a transmit attempt from a first device (905), determine if a second device (907) is already transmitting through the optocoupler (115), determine if receiving the transmit attempt is outside a deadband period after a power-up occurrence, and transmit from the first device (905) through the optocoupler (115) if the second device (907) is not transmitting and if the deadband period has elapsed.
A transmission control method for controlling signal transmission through an optocoupler transmission medium, the method comprising:
- receiving a transmit attempt from a first device;
- determining if a second device is already transmitting through the optocoupler transmission medium;
- determining if receiving the transmit attempt is outside a deadband period after a power-up occurrence;
- and
- transmitting from the first device through the optocoupler transmission medium if the second device is not transmitting and if the deadband period has elapsed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.