N-phase polarity output pin mode multiplexer

An apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of connectors communicatively coupling a first integrated circuit (IC) device with a second IC device;
• means for determining a type of physical interface to be used for communicating between two devices in a terminal, wherein the type of physical interface is one of a plurality of types of physical interface supported by at least one of the two devices;
• means for generating encoded data consistent with the type of physical interface to be used for communicating between the two devices, wherein the means for generating encoded data includes at least two encoders that are configured to encode data in different manners;
• and
• means for configuring a plurality of drivers to receive the encoded data from one of the at least two encoders and to drive a plurality of connectors communicatively coupling the two devices in accordance with the type of physical interface to be used for communicating between the two devices.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of connectors communicatively coupling two devices in a terminal;
• and
• a processing circuit configured to:
• determine a type of physical interface to be used for communicating between the two devices, wherein the type of physical interface is one of a plurality of types of physical interface supported by at least one of the two devices;
• select an encoder to generate encoded data consistent with the type of physical interface to be used for communicating between the two devices;
• and
• configure a plurality of drivers to receive the encoded data from the encoder and to drive a plurality of connectors communicatively coupling the two devices in accordance with the type of physical interface to be used for communicating between the two devices.

A processor-readable storage medium having one or more instructions which, when executed by at least one processing circuit, cause the at least one processing circuit to:

• determine a type of physical interface to be used for communicating between two devices in a terminal, wherein the type of physical interface is one of a plurality of types of physical interface supported by at least one of the two devices;
• select an encoder to generate encoded data consistent with the type of physical interface to be used for communicating between the two devices;
• and
• configure a plurality of drivers to receive the encoded data from the encoder and to drive a plurality of wires communicatively coupling the two devices in accordance with the type of physical interface to be used for communicating between the two devices.