IP Library Granted Patent US 7,526,584
Granted Patent B2
US 7,526,584 · App. 11/535,070 · Granted Apr 28, 2009

Method for setting up a serial communication port configuration

Assignee: Evalue Technology Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,526,584
App. No.
11/535,070
Granted
Apr 28, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for setting up a serial communication port configuration is disclosed. The method comprises a hardware circuit of a motherboard having a plurality of digital logic gates and a plurality of chips disposed thereon, wherein a process is initiated when the digital logic gates receive a high or low electric potential signal inputted by a general programmable input/output (GPIO), and the processed high or low electric potential signal is transmitted to the chips for further processing and outputting the same to execute setting up of the serial communication port configuration.

Claims (10)

1. A method for setting up a serial communication port configuration, the serial communication port configuration comprising a hardware circuit of a motherboard having a plurality of digital logic gates and a plurality of chips disposed thereon, said method comprising steps of:

initiating a process when said digital logic gates receive a high or low electric potential signal inputted by general programmable input/output (GPIO), and transmitting a processed high or low electric potential signal to said chips for further processing and

out-putting the same to execute setting up of the serial communication port configuration;

wherein said digital logic gates comprise a first digital logic gate, a second digital logic gate, a third digital logic gate and a fourth digital logic gate; said chips comprise a first chip and a second chip; a GPIO RS-485 port is respectively electrically connected to said first digital logic gate and said third digital logic gate; a GPIO RS-232 port is respectively electrically connected to said first digital logic gate and said second digital logic gate; a GPIO RS-422 port is respectively electrically connected to said fourth digital logic gate and said second chip; said first logic gate is electrically connected to said first chip; said second logic gate is electrically connected to said third digital logic gate; said third logic gate is electrically connected to said fourth digital logic gate; said fourth logic gate is electrically connected to said first chip.

2. A method for setting up a serial communication port configuration, the serial communication port configuration comprising a hardware circuit of a motherboard having a plurality of digital logic gates and a plurality of chips disposed thereon, said method comprising steps of:

initiating a process when said digital logic gates receive a high or low electric potential signal inputted by general programmable input/output (GPIO), and transmitting a processed high or low electric potential signal to said chips for further processing and outputting the same to execute setting up of the serial communication port configuration;

wherein a user initializes a CMOS Setup in a BIOS (basic input/output system), a DOS or a windows to input a low electric potential signal (LO) from a GPIO RS-485 port, or a high electric potential signal (HI) from a GPIO RS-232 port or a GPIO RS-422 port to said digital logic gates, and start to process said low electric potential signal (LO) or said high electric potential signal (HI) to output a signal to execute setting of the serial communication port configuration; and wherein said digital logic gates comprise NAND digital logic gates.

3. A method for setting up a serial communication port configuration, the serial communication port configuration comprising a hardware circuit of a motherboard having a plurality of digital logic gates and a plurality of chips disposed thereon, said method comprising steps of:

initiating a process when said digital logic gates receive a high or low electric potential signal inputted by general programmable input/output (GPIO), and transmitting a processed high or low electric potential signal to said chips for further processing and outputting the same to execute setting up of the serial communication port configuration;

wherein a user initializes a CMOS Setup in a BIOS (basic input/output system), a DOS or a windows to input a low electric potential signal (LO) from a GPIO RS-485 port, or a high electric potential signal (HI) from a GPIO RS-232 port or a GPIO RS-422 port to said digital logic gates, and start to process said low electric potential signal (LO) or said high electric potential signal (HI) to output a signal to execute setting of the serial communication port configuration; and wherein said serial communication port configuration comprises RS-232/422/485.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 21, 2016
From: EVALUE TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: AVALUE TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 040100/0109 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2006
From: YU, CHENG-PING, MR.; LIN, HUNG-CHI, MR.
To: EVALUE TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 018299/0815 →
Continuity (1)
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