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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1993
Kazuyoshi Takai, Itami, JP;
Hironori Kawahara, Itami, JP;
Masaaki Saji, Itami, JP;
Yukio Ono, Itami, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a two-wire input/output device with an object of avoiding that communication becomes impossible when an abnormality occurs on one of two-wire LAN transmission lines. A pair of buses are separately controlled by driver circuits. An abnormality on a transmission line is detected by an abnormality detecting circuit with data supplied to terminals, and driving of only one of the driver circuits which corresponds to the bus having the abnormality is stopped by an output control circuit. When an abnormality occurs on one of the transmission lines, communication is enabled with a driver circuit corresponding to the transmission line having the abnormality being protected.