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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Opteon Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
T. Eric Hopkins, Wellesley, MA (US);
Timothy N. Schaeffer, Somerville, MA (US);
Jeffrey Cho, Northborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
OPTEON CORPORATION, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); H03K 19/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4027 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23293 (2013.01); H03K 19/1737 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for flexible input/output signaling over a same signaling channel are described. A programmable interface circuit includes a signaling channel that can be adapted, prior to use or during operation, for transmission and/or reception of different types of analog and digital signals. The interface circuit can be used for communications between an isolating communication controller and components of a machine that use diverse signaling types.