Method for transmitting data using a communication interface box

Claim 1

A method of transmitting data between at least one external communication device and a serial data analyzer unit, the method comprising the steps of: receiving data from one or more external communication devices; processing said data received from said external communication devices; converting said data from serial to parallel form; connecting a parallel port of a personal computer to the serial data analyzer unit; adapting data lines and control data lines from the parallel port of the personal computer to transmit and receive data; selecting a read or write transaction in the serial data analyzer unit; selectively transmitting said data between at least one external communication device and the parallel port of the personal computer for serial data analysis; configuring control data lines to a desired type of transaction; transmitting bits of information from data lines between a universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter (USART), capable of converging serial data of up to 8 bits, and a control circuit; writing 8 bits of information to the data lines for the write sequence; writing the desired type of transaction to control output lines for the write sequence; and writing end of transaction to control output lines for the write sequence.

Claim 2

A method of transmitting data between at least one external communication device and a serial data analyzer unit, the method comprising the steps of: receiving data from one or more external communication devices; processing said data received from said external communication devices; converting said data from serial to parallel form; connecting a parallel port of a personal computer to the serial data analyzer unit; adapting data lines and control data lines from the parallel port of the personal computer to transmit and receive data; selecting a read or write transaction in the serial data analyzer unit; selectively transmitting said data between at least one external communication device and the parallel port of the personal computer for serial data analysis; configuring control data lines to a desired type of transaction; transmitting bits of information from data lines between a universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter (USART), capable of converging serial data of up to 8 bits, and a control circuit; writing 8 bits of information to the data lines for the write sequence; writing the desired type of transaction to control output lines for the write sequence; and writing end of transaction to control output lines for the write sequence.

Claim 3

A method of transmitting data between at least one external communication device and a serial data analyzer unit, the method comprising the steps of: receiving data from one or more external communication devices; processing said data received from said external communication devices; converting said data from serial to parallel form; connecting a parallel port of a personal computer to the serial data analyzer unit; adapting data lines and control data lines from the parallel port of the personal computer to transmit and receive data; selecting a read or write transaction in the serial data analyzer unit; selectively transmitting said data between at least one external communication device and the parallel port of the personal computer for serial data analysis; configuring control data lines to a desired type of transaction; transmitting bits of information from data lines between a universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter (USART), capable of converting serial data of up to 8 bits, and a control circuit; writing the desired type of transaction to control output lines for the read sequence; reading 8 bits of information from the data lines for the read sequence; and writing end of transaction to control output lines for the read sequence.

Claim 4

A method of transmitting data between at least one external communication device and a serial data analyzer unit, the method comprising the steps of: receiving data from one or more external communication devices; processing said data received from said external communication devices; converting said data from serial to parallel form; connecting a parallel port of a personal computer to the serial data analyzer unit; adapting data lines and control data lines from the parallel port of the personal computer to transmit and receive data; selecting a read or write transaction in the serial data analyzer unit; selectively transmitting said data between at least one external communication device and the parallel port of the personal computer for serial data analysis; configuring control data lines to a desired type of transaction; transmitting bits of information from data lines between a universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter (USART), capable of converting serial data of up to 8 bits, and a control circuit; writing the desired type of transaction to control output lines for the read sequence; reading 8 bits of information from the data lines for the read sequence; and writing end of transaction to control output lines for the read sequence.

Claim 5

A method of transmitting data between at least one external communication device and a serial data analyzer unit, the method comprising the steps of: receiving data from one or more external communication devices; processing said data received from said external communication devices; converting said data from serial to parallel form; connecting a parallel port of a personal computer to the serial data analyzer unit; adapting data lines and control data lines from the parallel port of the personal computer to transmit and receive data; selecting a read or write transaction in the serial data analyzer unit; selectively transmitting said data between at least one external communication device and the parallel port of the personal computer for serial data analysis; configuring control data lines to a desired type of transaction; transmitting bits of information from data lines between a universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter (USART), capable of converting serial data of up to 8 bits, and the control circuit; writing 8 bits of information to the data lines in the write sequence; writing the desired type of transaction to control output lines in the write sequence; writing end of transaction to control output lines in the write sequence; writing the desired type of transaction to the control output lines to the parallel port of the personal computer; reading 4 bits of information from one or more of the control input lines from the parallel port of the personal computer; writing the transaction type to the control output lines to the parallel port of the personal computer; reading 4 bits of information from the control input lines from the parallel port of the personal computer; and writing end of transaction to the control output lines.

Claim 6

A method of transmitting data between at least one external communication device and a serial data analyzer unit, the method comprising the steps of: receiving data from one or more external communication devices; processing said data received from said external communication devices; converting said data from serial to parallel form; connecting a parallel port of a personal computer to the serial data analyzer unit; adapting data lines and control data lines from the parallel port of the personal computer to transmit and receive data; selecting a read or write transaction in the serial data analyzer unit; selectively transmitting said data between at least one external communication device and the parallel port of the personal computer for serial data analysis; configuring control data lines to a desired type of transaction; transmitting bits of information from data lines between a universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter (USART), capable of converting serial data of up to 8 bits, and the control circuit; writing 8 bits of information to the data lines in the write sequence; writing the desired type of transaction to control output lines in the write sequence; writing end of transaction to control output lines in the write sequence; writing the desired type of transaction to the control output lines to the parallel port of the personal computer; reading 4 bits of information from one or more of the control input lines from the parallel port of the personal computer; writing the transaction type to the control output lines to the parallel port of the personal computer; reading 4 bits of information from the control input lines from the parallel port of the personal computer; and writing end of transaction to the control output lines.