COMPUTER-TO-PERIPHERAL INTERFACE Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: computer engineering. SUBSTANCE: interface has switching unit, two buffer shapers, read-only storage, two decoders, group of units for coupling with peripheral devices, each of them containing parallel register, receiver assembly, and transmitter assembly. Interface allocates to user unified external bus controlled by program and having any desired architecture whose support protocol is also program-supported. EFFECT: improved functional flexibility, on-line target conversion to any type and class of computer at minimum readjustment time. 2 dwg