Abstract:
In an electronic system for the transmission of data between a number of stations, sub-system operation can be achieved by a suitable choice of signal levels and wake-up levels, so that some of the stations can communicate with one another while other stations are in a sleep mode in which power is saved.
Abstract:
Generally speaking, steep signal edges are required for the processing of digital signals; however, notably externally supplied signals which are conducted, for example, via long cables are liable to have comparatively flat signal edges. By selecting appropriate switching thresholds, delays between an input signal and an output signal of a circuit can be minimized. The circuit selects the first switching threshold at a low value of the input signal and switches the first threshold value to a second, higher threshold value when the input signal exceeds a further, higher threshold value. Thus, an output signal is generated comparatively quickly after the beginning of the positive-going or negative-going edge of the input signal. This can be realized by switching over the switching threshold of a comparator or by utilizing two comparators. Switching over to the various switching thresholds, or the various comparators, is provided by a further control circuit which may also be driven by the comparators themselves. A particularly high insensitivity to interference is achieved when use is made of two comparators which themselves are constructed as Schmitt triggers.
Abstract:
The transmission of data via a differential bus by means of balanced signals is not only reliable, but also offers the advantage that in the event of various single faults, i.e. faults concerning only one of the two lines or faults where the two lines of the differential bus are short-circuited, data transmission is still possible, be it with a reduced reliability. To this end, both lines are connected to a number of comparators which have different threshold values so that the nature of a fault occurring can be determined and, in dependence thereon, the comparator output can be determined wherefrom the recovered data signal must be derived.
Abstract:
A data transmission arrangement powered by at least a supply voltage source (U.sub.B), includes a transmitter (11), a receiver (13) and a data transmission path (12) operated in the differential mode and terminated by its characteristic impedance. A reliable detection is possible even upon rupture of one of the two transmission wires (18, 21) by the use of a pure resistance network including the resistors (17, 20) of the transmitter (11), of the data transmission path (12) having the resistors (22, 23) and the resistors (28, 29, 30, 31) of the receiver (13), at least each time one matching resistor (24, 26) being provided on the receiver side connected each to a transmission wire (18, 21) of the data transmission path (12) for producing opposite levels (U.sub.3, U.sub.4) in the receiver (13) and for producing an absolute level in the case of disturbance of a transmission wire (18 or 21).
Abstract:
A method and a bit stream decoding unit for bit stream decoding has a bit stream comprising a number of consecutive samples. In order to provide for rapid and, in particular, reliable decoding of the bit stream, a detection window comprising a number of samples is defined and the detection window is positioned at certain positions on the bit stream in order to comprise certain samples with respective sample values. A majority voting is applied to the sample values in the detection window and, in dependence on the result of the majority voting, the bit stream is decoded and respective bit values are generated.
Abstract:
The invention refers to one of a number of nodes of a communication system. The nodes are connected to a communication media for transmitting data among the nodes. Said one node comprises a communication controller, across which the node is connected to the communication media, and a bus guardian for controlling access of the communication controller to the communication media. In order to provide a cheap but nevertheless reliable way for monitoring the synchronized clock signal of a node of a communication system and in particular for detecting deviations of the synchronized clock signal it is suggested that a synchronized clock signal from the communication controller is made available to the bus guardian, and that the bus guardian comprises means for monitoring the synchronized clock signal using a bus guardian internal clock signal, which is generated by means of an electronic circuit and which is less accurate than the synchronized clock signal to be monitored.
Abstract:
In a transmission system a transmitter (12) is coupled to a receiver (13) via a transmission line comprising two wires (1,2). The transmitter (12) generates on said wires two voltages with respect to a reference voltage being opposite in phase. To enable the transmission system to operate in case of a short circuit between the wires (1,2), said two voltages are generated by sources having different short circuit currents.
Abstract:
The invention refers to a method for monitoring a communication media access schedule of a communication controller (5) of a communication system (1) by means of a bus guardian (6). The communication system (1) comprises a communication media (2) and nodes (3) connected to the communication media (2). Each node (3) comprises a communication controller (5) and a bus guardian (6) assigned to the communication controller (5). Messages are transmitted among the nodes (3) across the communication media (2) based on a cyclic time triggered communication media access scheme. In order to provide a mechanism which allows the bus guardian (6) to monitor the communication media access scheme of the communication controller (5) even during startup of the communication it is suggested, that the bus guardian (6) has a priori knowledge about possible deviations from the communication media access schedule during startup of the communication and that the bus guardian (6) during startup makes use of the a priori knowledge to distinguish between an allowed deviation and a forbidden deviation caused by a failure of the communication controller (5).