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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Andre Krijn Nieuwland, Waalre, NL;
Jan Staschulat, Steinhagen, DE;
Elisabeth Francisca Maria Steffens, Eindhoven, NL;
Hubertus Gerardus Hendrikus Vermeulen, Eindhoven, NL;
Andre Krijn Nieuwland, Waalre, NL;
Jan Staschulat, Steinhagen, DE;
Elisabeth Francisca Maria Steffens, Eindhoven, NL;
Hubertus Gerardus Hendrikus Vermeulen, Eindhoven, NL;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of switching modes in a serial data communication network comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes, each of said nodes comprising a plurality of mode-dependent configurations, the method including, during a first mode, issuing an instruction to said nodes, said instruction identifying a next mode of the data communication network; terminating said first mode; and following said termination, reconfiguring each of said nodes in accordance with the configuration corresponding to said next mode identified by said instruction. A serial data communication network implementing such a method is also disclosed.