Time-division multiplex control unit, i/o unit, and programming system
CA 2249055 C · Owner: Intellitec Products Llc · Inventors: Cepynsky, George L.; Durbin, Martin J.
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A time-division multiplexing system includes a control unit and multiple I/O units. The control unit generates timing signals that select one of the I/O units to be enabled at any time, and the timing signals include clock signals that index selected channels within the enabled I/O unit. The control unit stores both Boolean logical relationships among the channels of the multiplex system and functional names for the channels of the multiplex system in a reprogrammable memory. The control unit can be programmed with a programming system that uses a graphical user interface to make the programming operation simple and reliable.
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- Filed September 29, 1998 and granted May 14, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 29, 2018.
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