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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1999
Joseph M. Maloy, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Michael Darrell Kimminau, Security, CO (US);
Paul Ernest Soulier, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
An enclosure module for accommodating a plurality of peripheral devices having: a computerized control unit in electrical communication with a user interface, a first and second bus with a bus expansion logic element therebetween that allows for operation of the buses as a single logical bus or as independent buses, termination circuitry for signal-appropriate bus termination, and a first and second plurality of connectors, each for electrical connection with one of the peripheral devices. The user interface to accept a first input (and can include a second, third, fourth, and so on, input) for optional manual configuration of a respective operational feature of the enclosure module, and if the input(s) is not registered, the feature can be automatically configured without the particular information provided by the input. The connectors can each have a multi-connect assembly for connection with a first, second, and third type connector. Also, an associated method of configuring a plurality of operational features, at least one of which can be done manually, of an enclosure module that can accommodate a plurality of peripheral devices having the steps of: providing a computerized control unit in electrical communication with a user interface, a first and second bus with a bus expansion logic element therebetween, termination circuitry for signal-appropriate bus termination, and a first and second plurality of connectors, each for electrical connection with a device; entering, through the user interface, a first input to manually configure at least one of the operational features; and if no such input is registered, automatically configuring the operational feature.