Circuit for extending a multiplexed address and data bus to distant peripheral devices
CA 1186065 A · Owner: Gte Automatic Electric Incorporated · Inventors: Bowen, Ted R.
Overview
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This circuit provides for extending a multiplexed address and data bus to remotely located computer peripheral devices. The present circuit eliminates skew of transmitted signals between microcomputers and their associated peripheral devices for lengths of up to one hundred feet. This circuit regenerates the bus timing for the peripheral device to accommodate the skew introduced by the length of cable and its associated drivers and receivers.
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- Granted April 23, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 23, 2002.
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