Reconfigurable modular computing device

摘要

A configurable computing device comprising a housing, a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, a first microcontroller and a second microcontroller each coupled to the PCB, wherein the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller are in electrical signal communication with each other, a computer-on-module (COM) coupled to the PCB, wherein the COM is in electrical signal communication with the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller, and one or more peripheral modules coupled to the PCB, wherein, the peripheral modules are each in electrical signal communication with the first microcontroller and wherein, the peripheral modules are each in electrical signal communication with the COM via the second microcontroller.

主权项

1. A configurable computing device comprising:
a housing; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed within the housing; a computer-on-module (COM) removably coupled to the PCB and in electrical signal communication with a first microcontroller and a second microcontroller, wherein the COM is configured to execute an instruction set and an operating system; one or more peripheral modules coupled to the PCB and in electrical signal communication with the first microcontroller and the second microcontroller; the first microcontroller coupled to the PCB,
wherein the first microcontroller is configured to:
interrogate the COM and the peripheral modules, wherein interrogating the COM and the peripheral modules comprises employing a hardware detection protocol;provide a COM profile to the second microcontroller that comprises at least one of a central processing unit (CPU) information or the operating system for the COM in response to interrogating the COM, andprovide a peripheral module profile to the second microcontroller that comprises at least one of a device identifier or a driver information for the peripheral modules in response to interrogating the peripheral modules; and the second microcontroller coupled to the PCB and in electrical signal communication with the first microcontroller,
wherein the second microcontroller is configured to:determine an input/output (I/O) port configuration for the second microcontroller that provides a route of electrical signal communication between the COM and the peripheral modules based on the COM profile and the peripheral module profile; andestablish the route of electrical signal communication between the COM and the peripheral modules via the second microcontroller.