BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together are a block diagram illustrating one specific example of a data processing system according to the prior art;
FIG. 3 illustrates a flow chart of the method of operation used by simulator to provide the output signal according to the prior art;
FIG. 4 illustrates a preferred embodiment of a multi-type flash memory with simulating system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a method of a multi-type flash memory with simulating system according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates another preferred embodiment of a multi-type flash memory with simulating system according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates another method of a multi-type flash memory with simulating system according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The present invention discloses a multi-type flash memory with a simulating system and a method thereof, and the objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed description. The present invention needs not be limited to the following embodiment.
Please refer to FIG. 4. It illustrates a preferred embodiment of a multi-type flash memory with simulating system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the multi-type flash memory with simulating system includes a programmable circuit device 41; a transforming circuit 42 connected with the programmable circuit device 41 for transforming a simulating circuit data 61, which is a specification of the multi-type memory 40, to be stored in the programmable circuit device 41; a random access memory (RAM) 43 connected with the programmable circuit device 41; and an access interface 44 connected with the programmable circuit device 41 and the RAM 43, wherein while a host system 62 is connected with the access interface 44, control signals 401 is transmitted to the RAM 43 via the programmable circuit device 41; and data signals 402 is transmitted to the RAM 43 directly.
In practice, the host system 62 can be a software application or a hardware application; and the access interface 44 can be a flash memory access interface. For achieving the purpose of simulating the control interface and functions of different flash memories easily, the present invention further discloses a method of a multi-type flash memory with simulating system.
Please refer to FIG. 5. It illustrates a method of a multi-type flash memory with simulating system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the method includes the steps of a) providing a simulating circuit data (as shown in FIG. 4, 61) for the multi-type flash memory (as shown in FIG. 4, 40), as the procedure S701 of FIG. 5; b) transforming the simulating circuit data into a programmable circuit device (as shown in FIG. 4, 41), as the procedure S702 of FIG. 5; c) connecting an access interface (as shown in FIG. 4, 44) of the multi-type flash memory with a host system (as shown in FIG. 4, 62), as the procedure S703 of FIG. 5; and d) transmitting data signals (as shown in FIG. 4, 402) between a RAM (as shown in FIG. 4, 43)of the multi-type flash memory and the host system via the access interface; and transmitting control signal (as shown in FIG. 4, 401) between the RAM and the host system via the programmable circuit device and the access interface, as the procedure S704 of FIG. 5, thereby incorporating a simulating system into the multi-type flash memory conveniently. Thus, testing modules and simulators could be easily incorporated into any multi-type flash memory according to the present invention. When a designer of flash memory would like to design the software or hardware for flash memory, he won't need waste a lot time to deal with the simulating system of a flash memory.
In practice, the step b) is executed via a transforming circuit (as shown in FIG. 4, 42) connected with the programmable circuit device. Similarly, the simulating circuit data is a specification of the multi-type memory; and the host system can be a software application or a hardware application.
In accordance with another aspect, the present invention further discloses a multi-type flash memory with simulating system 40, as shown in FIG. 6, including a programmable circuit device 41; a transforming circuit 42 connected with the programmable circuit device 41 for transforming a simulating circuit data 61, which is a specification of the multi-type memory to be stored in the programmable circuit device 41; a random access memory (RAM) 43 connected with the programmable circuit device 41; a flash memory access interface 44 connected with the programmable circuit device 41 and the RAM 43, wherein while a first host system 62 is connected with the flash memory access interface 44, control signals 401 is able to be transmitted to the RAM 43 via the programmable circuit device 41; and data signals 402 is transmitted to the RAM 43 directly; and a large-scale access interface 45 connected with the programmable circuit device 41 and the RAM 43, wherein while a second host system 63 is connected with the large-scale access interface 45, control signals 401 is transmitted to the RAM 43 via the programmable circuit device 41; and data signals 402 is transmitted to the RAM 43 directly.
In practice, the first host system 62 can be a software application or a hardware application; and the second host system 63 can be a computer apparatus. Furthermore, the large-scale access interface 45 can be a USB port, a COM port or a print port.
Certainly, the present invention further discloses a method of a multi-type flash memory with simulating system corresponding to the embodiment of FIG. 6 for achieving the purpose of simulating the control interface and functions of different flash memories easily. Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 6. The method of a multi-type flash memory with simulation system includes the steps of a) providing a simulating circuit data 61 for the multi-type flash memory 40, as the procedure S701 of FIG. 7; b) transforming the simulating circuit data 61 into a programmable circuit device 41, as the procedure S702 of FIG. 7; c) connecting a flash memory access interface 44 of the multi-type flash memory with a first host system 62, as the procedure S705 of FIG. 7; d) connecting a large-scale access interface 45 of the multi-type flash memory with a second host system 63, as the procedure S706 of FIG. 7; e) transmitting data signals 402 between a buffer register 43 of the multi-type flash memory and the first/second host systems via the flash memory access interface 44/the large-scale access interface 45; and f) transmitting control signal between the buffer register 43 and the first/second host systems via the programmable circuit device 41 and the flash memory access interface 44/the large-scale access interface 45, as the procedures S707 and S708 of FIG. 7, thereby incorporating a simulating system into the multi-type flash memory conveniently.
In practice, the first host system 62 can be a software application or a hardware application; and the second host system 63 is a computer apparatus. Furthermore, the step b) is executed via a transforming circuit 42 connected with the programmable circuit device 41. Certainly, the buffer register 43 is a random access memory (RAM) connected with the programmable circuit device 43. The large-scale access interface 45 can be a USB port, a COM port or a print port.
In conclusion, the present invention provides provide a multi-type flash memory with a simulating system, which provides a specific control circuit for incorporating the specification of flash memory to a programmable device, simplifies the entire structure and the control process thereof, is capable of achieving the purpose of simulating the control interface and functions of different flash memories easily, and can rectify those drawbacks of the prior art and solve the above problems. Meanwhile, testing modules and simulators could be easily incorporated into any multi-type flash memory according to the present invention. The flash memory applied in the present invention could supply a large memory space for data storage while the flash memory is connected to a software or a hardware application. Furthermore, the flash memory of the present invention could supply RAM as a buffer register while the flash memory further connects with a computer via the large-scale access interface. User could review or adjust functions via application of computer for facilitating to develop multi-type flash memories. Meanwhile the prior art fail to disclose that. Accordingly, the present invention possesses many outstanding characteristics, effectively improves upon the drawbacks associated with the prior art in practice and application, produces practical and reliable products, bears novelty, and adds to economical utility value. Therefore, the present invention exhibits a great industrial value.
While the invention has been described in terms of what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention needs not be limited to the disclosed embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims, which are to be accorded with the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structures.
Patent Application
20080010397
