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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Rick Hennessy, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Scott L Pirdy, Westboro, MA (US);
Digital Equipment Corporation, Marlboro, MA (US);
Abstract
A computer includes a multi-bit analog-to-digital converter, which is mounted within the computer's housing and has a digital output operatively connected to a bus port of the computer's processor. The computer also includes a local passive identification network that has a first node operatively connected to an analog input of the converter and further nodes respectively electrically connected to pins of a multi-contact local interface connector. A passive peripheral device identification network including a plurality of nodes each electrically connected to a multi-contact peripheral identification connector can mate with the multi-contact local connector.