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AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsJosephus A. E. P. van Engelen, Michael A. Sosnoski
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A system and method performs speed and connection handshaking between Beta signal ports and/or a Bilingual ports in a serial data interface system. A tone pattern generator (e.g., a flip-flop) can be used to generate a tone pattern signal representing approximately 49 MHz to approximately 62 MHz. A selecting system (e.g., a multiplexer, a digital multiplexer, or the like) selectively transmits either the tone pattern signal or a data input signal. These signals include a driver control signal. A serializer serializes either the tone pattern signal or the data input signal. A clock device (e.g., a clock divider) drives the tone pattern generator and the serializer. A driver receives and differentially transmits, along a twister-wire pair, either the serialized tone pattern signal or the serialized data input signal.
A serial data interface system comprising:
A system for determining data speed and connectivity between first and second Beta signal systems in serial data interface devices, comprising:
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Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex: negotiation of transmission parameters prior to communication
Digital communication
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to toning for connectivity and speed handshaking in Beta and/or Bilingual ports of IEEE1394 devices.
2. Background Art
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form a part of the specification, illustrate the present invention and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the invention and to enable a person skilled in the pertinent art to make and use the invention.
FIG. 1 shows an IEEE1394 system.
FIG. 2 shows an IEEE1394 node in the system of FIG. 1.
The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numbers may indicate identical or functionally similar elements. Additionally, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number may identify the drawing in which the reference number first appears.
Overview
While specific configurations and arrangements are discussed, it should be understood that this is done for illustrative purposes only. A person skilled in the pertinent art will recognize that other configurations and arrangements can be used without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to a person skilled in the pertinent art that this invention can also be employed in a variety of other applications.