System and method for presenting serial drive signals for effecting communication of a plurality of parallel data signals

Abstract

A system for presenting serial drive signals for effecting communication of parallel data signals includes: a controller; a serializer coupled with the controller; and a tri-state logic device coupled with the serializer. The controller provides parallel logic state signals to the serializer. The serializer treats the parallel data signals to present a serial data signal representing the parallel data signals at a first output locus, and treats the parallel logic state signals to present a serial logic state signal representing the parallel logic state signals at a second output locus. The tri-state logic device receives the serial data signal and the serial logic state signal for logical evaluation. The tri-state logic device presents the serial drive signals at a third output locus. Each respective drive signal has a respective drive state. Each respective drive state is determined by the logical evaluation.