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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1996
Harold Lake, Sharon, MA (US);
Charles Piper, Foxboro, MA (US);
David P Prentice, Attleboro, MA (US);
Simon Korowitz, Sharon, MA (US);
The Foxboro Company, Foxboro, MA (US);
Abstract
An I/O device in the form of an internal dongle includes a body having connective structure being arranged to removably attach the body to a housing of an electronic device. The dongle also includes a circuit assembly that has an exterior connector on the body for electrically connecting to a second electronic device, a dongle circuit being electrically coupled to the external connector through the body, an electronic cable having a first end electrically coupled to the dongle circuit, and a second end being structured and arranged to connect to an electronic component of the first mentioned electronic device within the housing.