US 7,096,073 B2 · Configurable controller

Abstract

A configurable controller, comprising a configurable digital unit having a synchronization control module; a plurality of signal acquisition modules connected with said synchronization control module for receiving reference control data therefrom; and a control logic connected with said plurality of signal acquisition modules; a plurality of identical input cells respectively connected with said plurality of signal acquisition modules, each input cell additionally connected with a respective input pin of said controller; and a synchronizing signal generator connected with said synchronization control module and with said plurality of input cells, for sending synchronization signals to said input cells, wherein each input cell is operable to convert input signal parameters to time-based parameters; and wherein each signal acquisition module is configured to convert said time-based parameters to a required digital form.

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Dependent claims

A configurable controller comprising:

a synchronization control module;
a plurality of configurable signal acquisition modules connected with the synchronization control module;
a control logic connected with the plurality of configurable signal acquisition modules;
a plurality of identical input cells respectively connected with the plurality of configurable signal acquisition modules, each of the plurality of identical input cells further being connected with a respective input pin of the configurable controller;
and
a synchronizing signal generator connected with the synchronization control module and with the plurality of identical input cells,
wherein each one of the plurality of identical input cells is capable of converting input signal parameters to time-based parameters;
and
wherein each of the configurable signal acquisition modules is configured to convert the time-based parameters to a required digital form.

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A configurable controller for controlling a plurality of loads, comprising:

a control logic;
a plurality of configurable output control logic modules connected with the control logic;
and
a plurality of high-side output drivers and low-side output drivers connected with the plurality of configurable output control logic modules, the plurality of high-side and low-side output drivers further being connected with a plurality of output pins of the configurable controller,
wherein each of the plurality of loads is connected to at least two of the output pins of the configurable controller and each of the output pins of the configurable controller is connected to a high-side output driver or a low-side output driver;
and
the plurality of configurable output control modules are adapted to control each of the plurality of loads according to
a number of the output pins of the configurable controller connected to each of the plurality of loads,
a number of the high-side output drivers connected to the output pins of the configurable controller, and
a number of the low-side output drivers connected to the output pins of the configurable controller.

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A method of controlling a plurality of loads, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a control logic;
(b) providing a plurality of configurable output control logic modules connected with the control logic;
and
(c) providing a plurality of high-side output drivers and low-side output drivers connected with the plurality of configurable output control logic modules, the plurality of high-side output drivers and low-side output drivers further being connected with a plurality of output pins of the configurable controller,
wherein each of the plurality of loads is connected to at least two of the output pins of the configurable controller and each of the output pins of the configurable controller is connected to a high-side output driver or a low-side output driver;
and
the plurality of configurable output control modules are adapted to control each of the plurality of loads according to
a number of the output pins of the configurable controller connected to each of the plurality of loads,
a number of the high-side output drivers connected to the output pins of the configurable controller, and
a number of the low-side output drivers connected to the output pins of the configurable controller.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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