Audio system, and USB/UART common communication system for the same

An audio system which accommodates an external device, comprising:

• an adapter having an external device connector at one terminal and a USB connector at another terminal to provide a signal connection therebetween, the external device connector being provided for connection to the external device;
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• an audio device which includes:
• a USB connector which provides an interface to an external device connected either directly thereto or through the adapter;
• a USB controller, connected to the external device through a USB signal line, which decodes a digital audio file received from the external device so as to output a sound;
• a serial controller, connected to the external device via the adapter through a serial signal line, which receives song information through the serial signal line so as to provide the external device with a device control signal based on a user operation;
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• an audio controller which establishes a signal path of either the USB signal line or the serial signal line corresponding to an external device identification based on a communication result when the external device is connected to the USB connector, moves the digital audio file from the external device through the USB controller in the case that the external device is a USB device, receives song information from the external device through the serial controller and provides the device control signal to the external device so as to let the external device be driven in response to the device control signal in the case that the external device is not a USB device.

A USB/UART common communication system comprising:

• a connector which provides an interface to an external device, the connector having signal lines (D+_RXD, D−_TXD);
• an analog switch which selects one of UART data signal lines (UART_TXD, UART_RXD) and USB data signal lines (USB_HD+, USB_HD−) with respect to the signal lines (D+_RXD, D−_TXD) of the connector according to a selection control signal;
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• a system controller which sets the UART data signal lines as GPIO ports so as to read a signal level of the UART data signal lines, detects whether the connector is connected to a UART or a USB according to a reading result, sets the UART data signal lines as UART ports interconnects the UART data signal lines and the connector signal lines in response to the selection control signal so as to perform UART communication in the case that a UART connection signal is detected, and establishes a connection between the USB data signal lines and the connector signal lines through the analog switch so as to perform USB communication in the case that a USB connection signal is detected.

A USB/UART common communication system comprising:

• a connector which provides an interface to an external device, the connector having signal lines (D+_RXD, D−_TXD);
• an analog switch which is connected to GPIO detection signal lines (GPIO_A, GPIO_B), UART data signal lines (UART_TXD, UART_RXD), and USB data signal lines (USB_HD+, USB_HD−), and selects one of the GPIO detection signal lines, the UART data signal lines, and the USB data signal lines with respect to the connector signal lines according to a selection control signal;
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• a system controller which reads a signal level of the connector signal lines, detects whether the connector is connected to a UART or a USB according to a reading result, interconnects the UART data signal lines and the connector signal lines according to the selection control signal so as to perform UART communication in the case that a UART connection signal is detected, and interconnects the USB data signal lines and the connector signal lines through the analog switch so as to perform USB communication in the case that a USB connection signal is detected.