Claims
- 1. An interface comprising:first electronics adapted to interface parallel data from a parallel data bus to a first bus; and second electronics adapted to interface parallel data from said parallel data bus into serial data adapted to interface with a second remote bus, said second electronics converting said parallel data to said serial data without requiring any external signal from said second remote bus.
- 2. The interface as specified in claim 1 wherein said second electronics comprises Split-Bridge™ serial interface electronics.
- 3. The interface as specified in claim 1 wherein said parallel data bus is based on PCI or PCMCIA interface standards.
- 4. The interface as specified in claim 1 wherein said serial data has a serial data rate exceeding 1.0 Giga bits/second.
- 5. The interface as specified in claim 1 wherein said first electronics comprises a digital signal processor (DSP).
- 6. The interface card as specified in claim 1 wherein said first electronics comprises Cardbus electronics.
- 7. The interface card as specified in claim 1 wherein said first electronics and said second electronics are adapted to concurrently support transfer of data to said respective first and second buses.
- 8. A method of interfacing parallel data on a parallel system bus to a first bus and a second remote bus, comprising the steps of:a) converting a first portion of the parallel data on the parallel system bus to parallel data adapted to communicate with said first bus; and b) converting a second portion of the parallel data on the parallel system bus to high-speed serial data, which said serial data is sent without requiring or receiving a signal from said second remote bus before sending said serial data.
- 9. The method as specified in claim 8 further comprising the step of using a Split-Bridge™ serial interface.
- 10. The method as specified in claim 8 wherein said parallel system bus is based on PCI or Cardbus bus standard.
- 11. The method as specified in claim 8 wherein said serial data is sent at a data rate exceeding 1.0 GHZ.
- 12. The method as specified in claim 8 wherein said step a) and said step b) are performed in a single electronic device.
- 13. The method as specified in claim 12 wherein said electronic device comprises a Digital Signal Processor (DSP).
- 14. The method as specified in claim 8 wherein a retry message is sent in advance of sending said serial data.
- 15. The method as specified in claim 8 wherein said step a) uses Cardbus electronics.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority of provisional patent application serial No. 60/198,317 entitled Split-Bridge Systems, Applications and Methods of Use filed on Apr. 19, 2000, as well as co-pending and commonly assigned patent applications Ser. No. 09/130,057 filed Jun. 6, 1998, Ser. No. 09/130,058 filed Jun. 6, 1998, Ser. No. 08/679,131 now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,941,965; and co-pending patent application Ser. No. 09/559,678, entitled Modular Computer Based on Universal Connectivity Station, the teachings of each incorporated herein by reference.
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