Multiple configurable I/O common mezzanine cards
AssigneeSpectrum Signal Processing Inc.
InventorsMohammad Darwish, Leonard G. Pucker, Phillip D. Smith, Roy Gee Leong Woo
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Abstract
CMC boards have standardized dimensions for an “I/O envelope” (to accommodate components for I/O functions) and a “component envelope” (to accommodate components for core board functions). Daughter cards are developed (mainly to perform I/O functions but also to perform core board functions, if desired) that fit within the standardized dimensions of the I/O envelope.
Claims13
A configurable computer board system attachable to a host computer bus, comprising:
- (a) a computer board having removable electrical connections between said computer board and the host computer bus;
- (b) a daughter card with desired characteristics, having (i) removable electrical connections between said computer board and said daughter card, and (ii) removable electrical connections between said daughter board and another device of the host computer;
- wherein the core functions and I/O functions of said computer board are configurable according to the characteristics of said daughter card.
A configurable computer board system attachable to a host computer bus, comprising:
- (a) a computer board having removable electrical connections between said computer board and the host computer bus, and having removable electrical connections between said computer board and another device of the host computer;
- (b) a daughter card with desired characteristics, having (i) removable electrical connections between said computer board and said daughter card;
- wherein the core functions and I/O functions of said computer board are configurable according to the characteristics of said daughter card.
A method of modularizing a computer board for a host computer comprising the steps of:
- (a) separating in the computer board, the core processing functions from the I/O functions;
- (b) implementing said core processing functions on the computer board;
- and
- (d) increasing the amount of physical space to implement said I/O functions,
- wherein said computer board conforms to industry standards in respect of form factor.
The method of claim 11, wherein said step of increasing the amount of physical space to implement said I/O functions, is accomplished by (i) creating a daughter card dimensioned appropriately so that when attached to said computer board, said computer board still conforms to said industry standards and (ii) implementing said I/O functions on said daughter card.
A method of modularizing a computer board for a host computer comprising the steps of:
- (a) separating in the computer board, the core processing functions from the I/O functions;
- (b) implementing a part of said core processing functions on the computer board;
- and
- (d) increasing the amount of physical space to implement said I/O functions,
- wherein said computer board conforms to industry standards in respect of form factor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.