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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2000
Applicant:
John Andrew Leonard, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventor:
John Andrew Leonard, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 13/24 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An interface card connects a LAN with a drive. The interface card comprises a dual port memory interface, which interfaces to the main control card of the drive. An interrupt line informs a communication processor on the main control card to update feedbacks in the dual port memory and read the set points from the dual port memory. Special control registers interface the communication processor with the LAN. The apparatus also facilitates a method for interfacing the drive to the LAN without modifying the main control card of the drive.