Circuit comprising a microprogrammed machine for processing the inputs or the outputs of a processor so as to enable them to enter or leave the circuit according to any communication protocol
AssigneeCommissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
InventorMichel Harrand
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Abstract
A circuit having at least one processor and a microprogrammed machine for processing the data which enters or leaves the processor in order to input or output the data into/from the circuit in compliance with a communication protocol.
Claims23
A circuit comprising at least one processor including a microprogrammed machine for processing data which enter or leave the processor in order to input or output the data into/from the circuit via pins in compliance with a communication protocol, wherein each pin allows the input or output of one bit of information, and the microprogrammed machine determines, in each of its clock cycles and in a single instruction:
- which pins are in input mode and which pins are in output mode;
- which value to assign to each pin;
- which values to transmit to the processor;
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- which signals to await before continuing to send or receive data.
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