System and method for managing multiple connections
A data processing device includes an internal volume that is electromagnetic interference (EMI) isolated and a communication system, disposed in the internal volume, that: determines a first EMI state of at least one device of devices disposed in the internal volume; makes a determination that the first EMI state is an EMI emitting state; and disables communications by the communication system using a high-speed connection while allowing the communications using a low-speed connection.
1. A data processing device, comprising:
an internal volume that is electromagnetic interference (EMI) isolated; and
a communication system, disposed in the internal volume, adapted to:
determine a first EMI state of at least one device of devices disposed in the internal volume;
make a determination that the first EMI state is an EMI emitting state; and
disable communications by the communication system using a high-speed connection while allowing the communications using a low-speed connection.
2. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the low-speed connection utilizes a low-speed connector to exit the internal volume.
3. The data processing device of claim 2 , wherein the low-speed connector comprises an EMI filter adapted to filter EMI generated by the at least one of the devices.
4. The data processing device of claim 3 , wherein the EMI filter is a low pass filter.
5. The data processing device of claim 3 , wherein the EMI generated by the at least one of the devices comprises a carrier signal for wireless communications.
6. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the high-speed connection utilizes a high-speed connector to exit the internal volume.
7. The data processing device of claim 6 , wherein the high-speed connector does not include an EMI filter adapted to filter EMI generated by the at least one of the devices.
8. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the internal volume is EMI isolated by at least 90 decibels.
9. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the internal volume is bounded by four conducting walls and two EMI suppressing vents tuned to a frequency band corresponding to a carrier signal for wireless communications utilized by the at least one of the devices.
10. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the communication system is further adapted to:
determine a second EMI state of the at least one of the devices;
make a second determination that the second EMI state is not an EMI emitting state; and
enable, based on the second determination, second communications by the communication system using the high-speed connection and the low-speed connection.
11. The data processing device of claim 10 , wherein the communication system is further adapted to:
while the second communications using the high-speed connection are enabled:
monitor a third EMI state of the at least one of the devices;
make a third determination that the third EMI state has changed from the second EMI state based on the monitoring; and
disable, based on the third determination, the second communications using the high-speed connection.
12. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the communication system is operably, connected to a high-speed connector utilized by the high speed connection and a low-speed connector utilized by the low speed connection by wired connections.
13. The data processing device of claim 12 , wherein the wired connections are shielded from EMI associated with the at least one of the devices.
14. The data processing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least device is an EMI emitting device.
15. A method for managing electromagnetic interference (EMI), comprising:
determine a first EMI state of at least one device of devices disposed in an internal volume of a data processing device, wherein the internal volume is adapted to suppress EMI generated by the at least one device of the devices;
make a determination that the first EMI state is an EMI emitting state; and
disable communications with remote entities by a communication system disposed in the internal volume using a high-speed connection while allowing the communications using a low-speed connection.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
determine a second EMI state of the at least one of the devices;
make a second determination that the second EMI state is not an EMI emitting state; and
enable, based on the second determination, second communications by the communication system using the high-speed connection and the low-speed connection.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
while the second communications using the high-speed connection are enabled:
monitor a third EMI state of the at least one of the devices;
make a third determination that the third EMI state has changed from the second EMI state based on the monitoring; and
disable, based on the third determination, the second communications using the high-speed connection.
18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a data processing device cause the data processing device to perform a method for managing electromagnetic interference (EMI), the method comprising:
determine a first EMI state of at least one device of devices disposed in an internal volume of a data processing device, wherein the internal volume is adapted to suppress EMI generated by the at least one device of the devices;
make a determination that the first EMI state is an EMI emitting state; and
disable communications with remote entities by a communication system disposed in the internal volume using a high-speed connection while allowing the communications using a low-speed connection.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises:
determine a second EMI state of the at least one of the devices;
make a second determination that the second EMI state is not an EMI emitting state; and
enable, based on the second determination, second communications by the communication system using the high-speed connection and the low-speed connection.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the method further comprises:
while the second communications using the high-speed connection are enabled:
monitor a third EMI state of the at least one of the devices;
make a third determination that the third EMI state has changed from the second EMI state based on the monitoring; and
disable, based on the third determination, the second communications using the high-speed connection.