INTEGRATED INTERFACE CIRCUIT FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MICRO-CONTROLLER AND DATA NETWORKS USING DIFFERENT NETWORK PROTOCOLS

摘要

A circuit (1) for enabling communication between a micro-controller device (2) and a number of data networks (3) using different network protocols comprises a switch circuit (14) and a number of interface circuits (16a-16n). The switch circuit (1) is configured to connect input-output terminals of the data network to corresponding terminals of the interface circuits (16a-16n). The interface circuits are configured to convert the data formatted according to the network protocol of the data network to data formatted in accordance with the micro-controller device communication protocol.