Adaptive apparatus

摘要

There may be provided an apparatus, that may include an input/output (IO) circuit; a micro-controller; a memory module that is arranged to store multiple type identification information and multiple type configuration information; wherein the multiple type identification information allows the apparatus to be identified as being of each one of multiple types of peripheral cards; and wherein the multiple type configuration information allows the apparatus to operate each one of the multiple types; wherein the micro-controller is arranged, following a selection of a selected type out of the multiple types: to expose, to a host—that is coupled to the apparatus, a selected portion of the multiple peripheral identification information that indicates that the apparatus has a functionality of a peripheral card of the selected type; and to configure the peripheral card to interact with the host as being a peripheral card of the selected type.

主权项

1. A peripheral card, comprising:
an input/output (I/O) circuit; a micro-controller; a memory module that is arranged to store multiple type identification information and multiple type configuration information;
wherein the multiple type identification information allows the peripheral card to be identified by a host coupled to the peripheral card as being of any type out of multiple types of peripheral cards; andwherein the multiple type configuration information allows the peripheral card to operate each one of the multiple types of peripheral cards; wherein the micro-controller is arranged, following a selection of a selected type of peripheral card out of the multiple types of peripheral cards:
to expose, to the host, a selected portion of the multiple peripheral identification information that indicates that the apparatus peripheral card has a functionality of a peripheral card of the selected type; andto configure the peripheral card to interact with the host as being a peripheral card of the selected type.