Digital Interface for Manufacturing Equipment

摘要

A manufacturing equipment digital interface includes a shared Small Computer Standard Interface (SCSI) connector that is electrically connected to a manufacturing equipment SCSI bus. A plurality of SCSI-to-target-memory bridges is electrically connected to the shared SCSI connector. The plurality of SCSI-to-target-memory bridges interfaces the shared SCSI connector to a plurality of target memory devices. A drive controller includes a memory buffer that provides temporary storage of the information being transferred from the manufacturing equipment SCSI bus to the plurality of target memory devices. Also, the drive controller includes a SCSI-to-target-memory bridge arbitrator that controls the transfers of information from the manufacturing equipment SCSI bus to the target memory device. A network interface is electrically connected to the drive controller.

主权项

1. A manufacturing equipment digital interface comprising:
a) a shared Small Computer Standard Interface (SCSI) connector that is electrically connected to a manufacturing equipment SCSI bus; b) a plurality of SCSI-to-target-memory bridges that are electrically connected to the shared SCSI connector and that interface the shared SCSI connector to a plurality of target memory devices; c) a disk drive controller that comprises a memory buffer that provides temporary storage of the information being transferred from the manufacturing equipment SCSI bus to the plurality of target memory devices and a SCSI-to-target-memory bridge arbitrator that controls the transfers of information from the manufacturing equipment SCSI bus to the target memory device; and d) a network interface that is electrically connected to the drive controller.