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Receive coupler for binary data communication systems
Assignee: Boeing Co
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Filing: 1987-03-12
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Granted: 1989-04-18
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Expires: 2007-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A receive coupler for a binary data communication system that transmits signals in rectangular waveform on a data bus (11) is provided. The receive coupler includes a transition and polarity detector (17) that differentiates received signals and produces an output pulse on one or the other of two output lines (21a and 21b) for each transition of the received signal, the output line being dependent upon the rise-fall direction of the transition. That is, rise transitions create pulses on one output line (21a) and fall transitions create pulses on the other output line (21b). The receive coupler also includes reconstruction logic (19) connected to the output lines of the transition and polarity detector (17) that reconstructs the receive signal based on the pulses. The pulses are created in the transition and polarity detector by two differentiator-comparator combinations. One differentiator-comparator combination differentiates transitions of the rectangular waveform data signals amplified by a receiver amplifier (15) and produces a pulse when rise transition exceeds a threshold level and the other differentiator-comparator combination differentiates transitions of the rectangular waveform data signals amplified by the receiver amplifier (15) and produces a pulse when fall transition exceeds a threshold level.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans K. Herzog
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-30 11:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/0264; H04L25/0266; H04L25/38; H04L25/40; H04L25/49; H04L25/493; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/40; H04L2012/40267; H04L2012/4028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
A receive coupler for a binary data communication system that carries data in rectangular waveform over a current mode data bus, said receive coupler comprising: (a) coupling means for detecting rectangular waveform data signals carried by a current mode data bus and applying said signal to a transition and polarity detector, said coupling means including: (1) a coupling transformer for coupling rectangular waveform data signals carried by said current mode data bus to a low input impedance receiver amplifier, said coupling transformer constructed such that the wires that form said current mode data bus also form the primary winding of said coupling transformer, said coupling transformer having a high secondary to primary turns ratio; and, (2) a low input impedance receiver amplifier having its input connected to the secondary winding of said coupling transformer for amplifying said rectangular waveform data signals; (b) a transition and polarity detector connected to said low input impedance receiver amplifier of said coupling means for receiving said rectangular waveform data signals and producing a pulse for each transition of said rectangular waveform data signals; and, (c) logic means connected to said transition and polarity detector for receiving the pulses produced by said transition and polarity detector for each transition of said rectangular waveform signals and replicating said rectangular waveform signals based on said pulses.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
A receive coupler for a binary data communication system that carries data in rectangular waveform over a current mode data bus, said receive coupler comprising: (a) coupling means for detecting rectangular waveform data signals carried by a current mode data bus and applying said signal to a transition and polarity detector, said coupling means including: (1) a coupling transformer for coupling rectangular waveform data signals carried by said current mode data bus to a low input impedance receiver amplifier, said coupling transformer constructed such that the wires that form said current mode data bus also form the primary winding of said coupling transformer, said coupling transformer having a high secondary to primary turns ratio; and, (2) a low input impedance receiver amplifier having its input connected to the secondary winding of said coupling transformer for amplifying said rectangular waveform data signals; (b) a transition and polarity detector connected to said low input impedance receiver amplifier of said coupling means for receiving said rectangular waveform data signals and producing a pulse for each transition of said rectangular waveform data signals; and, (c) logic means connected to said transition and polarity detector for receiving the pulses produced by said transition and polarity detector for each transition of said rectangular waveform signals and replicating said rectangular waveform signals based on said pulses.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A receive coupler as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said transition and polarity detector has two outputs; and, said transition and polarity detector produces a pulse on one of said two outputs for each rise transition of said rectangular waveform data signals and produces a pulse on the other of said outputs for each fall transition of said rectangular waveform data signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A receive coupler as claimed in claim 2, wherein said logic means includes: first and second bistable devices; and, control logic connected to said transition and polarity detector and to said first and second bistable devices for controlling the state of the outputs of said bistable devices such that the outputs of said bistable devices are in opposite complementary states.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A receive coupler as claimed in claim 3, wherein said control logic causes the output of said first and second bistable devices to switch states each time a pulse is produced by said transition and polarity detector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
104 words
A receive coupler as claimed in claim 4, wherein said transition and polarity detector includes: a first differentiator-comparator combination for differentiating transitions of said rectangular waveform data signals received by said transition and polarity detector from said coupling means and producing a pulse each time said first differentiator-comparator combination differentiates a rise transition that exceeds a predetermined threshold level; and, a second differentiator-comparator combination for differentiating transitions of said rectangular waveform data signals received by said transition and polarity detector from said coupling means and producing a pulse each time said second differentiator-comparator combination differentiates a fall transition that exceeds a predetermined threshold level.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
95 words
A receive coupler as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the secondary winding of said coupling transformer includes a center tap and said center tap is connected to ground; and said low impedance receiver amplifier includes two grounded base transistor amplifiers, the emitter of the transistor of one of said grounded base transistor amplifiers is coupled to one end of the secondary winding of said coupling transformer and the emitter of the transistor of the other of said grounded base transistor amplifiers is coupled to the other end of the secondary winding of said coupling transformer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
A receive coupler as claimed in claim 6, wherein: said transition and polarity detector has two outputs; and, said transition and polarity detector produces a pulse on one of said two outputs for each rise transition of said rectangular waveform data signals and produces a pulse on the other of said outputs for each fall transition of said rectangular waveform data signals.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A receive coupler as claimed in claim 7, wherein said logic means includes: first and second bistable devices; and, control logic connected to said transition and polarity detector and to said first and second bistable devices for controlling the state of the outputs of said bistable devices such that the outputs of said bistable devices are in opposite complementary states.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A receive coupler as claimed in claim 8, wherein said control logic causes the output of said first and second bistable devices to switch states each time a pulse is produced by said transition and polarity detector.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
103 words
A receive coupler as claimed in claim 9, wherein said transition and polarity detector includes: a first differentiator-comparator combination for differentiating transitions of said rectangular waveform data signals received by said transition and polarity detector from said coupling means and producing a pulse each time said first differentiator-comparator combination differentiates a rise transition that exceeds a predetermined threshold level; and, a second differentiator-comparator combination for differentiating transitions of said rectangular waveform data signals received by said transition and polarity detector from said coupling means and producing a pulse each time said second differentiator differentiates a fall transition that exceeds a predetermined threshold level.
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