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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Eui Suk Jung, Daejeon, KR;
Chul Soo Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Seung Hyun Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Byoung Whi Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Eui Suk Jung, Daejeon, KR;
Chul Soo Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Seung Hyun Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Byoung Whi Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and method for processing analog monitoring signals by using a serial bus. The apparatus includes a multiplexer receiving at least one analog signal and outputting only one of the at least one analog signal in response to a predetermined control signal; an analog-to-digital converter converting the output analog signal into a digital signal; a first controller generating the control signal, outputting the control signal to the multiplexer, and controlling the operation of the analog-to-digital converter; and a bus controller outputting the digital signal via an external serial bus. Accordingly, analog monitoring signals are received, converted into digital data, and output via serial bus even when a large number of analog monitoring signals are present, only if the address input to the apparatus is identical to unique address of the apparatus.