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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2005
Norman L. Rogers, Davis, CA (US);
John W. Hoffman, Quincy, CA (US);
Jun Feng, Davis, CA (US);
Charles Krauter, Sacramento, CA (US);
Norman L. Rogers, Davis, CA (US);
John W. Hoffman, Quincy, CA (US);
Jun Feng, Davis, CA (US);
Charles Krauter, Sacramento, CA (US);
Digi International Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for inputting a plurality of different circuit schematics designed with printed circuit board (PCB) mountable components; extracting circuit topologies for said plurality of different circuit schematics; transforming said extracted circuit topologies to a fixed number of connection points; and generating a configurable circuit PCB physical layout pattern having said fixed number of connection points such that said PCB mountable components when positioned on one or more of said fixed number of connection points can implement any circuit represented by said plurality of different circuit schematics.