公开(公告)号：US09811483B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US15186076

申请日：2016-06-17

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Win N. Maung ,  Charles M. Campbell ,  Suzanne M. Vining

IPC: G06F13/20 ,  G06F13/10 ,  G06F13/42

CPC classification number: G06F13/20 ,  G06F13/102 ,  G06F13/4282 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

Abstract: An apparatus and method for configuring a serial communication hub are disclosed herein. A serial communication hub includes an upstream port, a plurality of downstream ports, and a port controller. The port controller is configured to: arrange each of a first of the downstream ports and a second of the downstream ports to individually operate as a first type of serial communication interface; and to arrange the first of the downstream ports and the second of the downstream ports to operate in combination as a second type of serial communication interface.