Multiple bus interface adapter for connection to a plurality of computer bus architectures

Claim 1

A multiple bus interface adapter for connection to the bus of a data processing device, the multiple bus interface adapter comprising: common interface means for connection to any of several data processing device bus architectures for operation therewith, wherein said common interface means includes; (a) control interface means for accepting control signals from the bus of said data processing device; (b) address interface means for accepting address signals from said data processing device; (c) data interface means for accepting data signals from said data processing device; bus identifier means for identifying the bus architecture of said data processing device; bus protocol decoder means responsive to said bus identifier means, said bus protocol decoder means deriving its input from said control interface means and being adapted to produce as an output standardized local control signals, wherein said standardized local control signals are derived from said control signals of said data processing device and are usable by a plurality of local functional devices; and a standardized local control signal output connectable to a selected local functional device among said plurality of local functional devices.