Granted Patent B2

US 11,386,025 · App. 16/998,170 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Inventors: Vincent Quiquempoix (Divonne-les-Bains, FR); Yann Johner (Preverenges, CH)

Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated

G06F13/20G06F13/4068G06F13/4247G06F13/4256G06F13/4282G06F13/4291

Abstract

Claims (55)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a serial data input port to receive input from a first electronic device in a daisy chain of electronic devices;

a serial data output port to send output to a second electronic device in the daisy chain of electronic devices;

a chip select input port to receive input from a third electronic device; and

an interface circuit to, in a daisy chain mode and based on a first received command:

receive information on the serial data input port;

determine whether the information includes a second received command to be selectively executed by the apparatus;

based on a determination that the information includes the second received command is to be selectively executed by the apparatus, execute the second received command upon a changed edge on the chip select input port, the changed edge subsequent to receiving the second received command.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is to, based on a determination that the information includes a second received command that is not to be selectively executed by the apparatus, copy the second received command to the serial data output port without executing the second received command.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is to determine whether the information includes a second received command to be selectively executed by the apparatus based at least in part upon a position of the apparatus in the daisy chain of electronic devices.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is to determine whether the information includes a second received command to be selectively executed by the apparatus based on whether the second received command is received in an order corresponding to a position of the apparatus in the daisy chain of electronic devices.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is to copy the second received command to the serial data output port after executing the second received command.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is to receive a changed edge on the chip select input port in conjunction with the first received command.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is to copy other information to the serial data output port, the other information received before the information including the second received command.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is to:

determine that the second command is a read command;

execute the second command to generate read data; and

substitute portions of the information with the read data and copy results from the substitution to the serial data output port.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

a serial data output port to send output data to a first electronic device;

a serial data input port to receive input data from a second electronic device;

a chip select output port to send output to a plurality of electronic devices, the plurality of electronic devices connected in a daisy chain and including the first and second electronic devices;

an interface circuit to:

determine that a given electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices connected in a daisy chain is to selectively execute a first command;

based on a determination that the given electronic device is to execute the first command, issue a complex command to the plurality of electronic devices connected in a daisy chain through the serial data output port; and

with the complex command, indicate to the plurality of electronic devices that additional commands are to be selectively executed.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the interface circuit is to:

subsequent to issuing the complex command, issue the first command to the plurality of electronic devices connected in a daisy chain through the serial data output port, the first command to be selectively executed by the given electronic device and not executed by one or more other electronic devices in the daisy chain.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the interface circuit is to issue additional information before or after the first command such that a position of the first command among such additional information corresponds to a position of the given electronic device in the daisy chain.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a position of the additional information before or after the first command corresponds to other electronic devices in the daisy chain.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the additional information before or after the first command includes second commands for other electronic devices in the daisy chain or NOPs.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:

the first command is a read operation; and

the interface circuit is to issue a quantity of NOPs immediately after the first command, the quantity sufficient for the given electronic device to write data yielded from executing the read operation.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:

the first command is a read operation to be executed by the given electronic device; and

the interface circuit is to issue a second command to the plurality of electronic devices connected in a daisy chain through the serial data output port, the second command a write operation, the second command to be executed by the second electronic device.

16. A method, comprising:

through a serial data input port, receiving input from a first electronic device in a daisy chain of electronic devices;

through a serial data output port, sending output to a second electronic device in the daisy chain of electronic devices;

through a chip select input port, receiving input from a third electronic device; and

in a daisy chain mode and based on a first received command:

receiving information on the serial data input port;

determining whether the information includes a second received command to be selectively executed by the apparatus; and

based on a determination that the information includes the second received command is to be selectively executed by the apparatus, executing the second received command upon a changed edge on the chip select input port, the changed edge subsequent to receiving the second received command.

17. The method of claim 16 , comprising, based on a determination that the information includes a second received command that is not to be selectively executed by the apparatus, copying the second received command to the serial data output port without executing the second received command.

18. A method, comprising:

sending output data to a first electronic device through a serial data output port;

receiving input data from a second electronic device through a serial data input port;

through a chip select output port, sending output to a plurality of electronic devices, the plurality of electronic devices connected in a daisy chain and including the first and second electronic devices;

determining that a given electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices connected in a daisy chain is to selectively execute a first command;

based on a determination that the given electronic device is to execute the first command, issuing a complex command to the plurality of electronic devices connected in a daisy chain through the serial data output port; and

with the complex command, indicating to the plurality of electronic devices that additional commands are to be selectively executed.

19. The method of claim 18 , comprising:

subsequent to issuing the complex command, issuing the first command to the plurality of electronic devices connected in a daisy chain through the serial data output port, the first command to be selectively executed by the given electronic device and not executed by one or more other electronic devices in the daisy chain.

Assignments (11)