Patent ID: 6433716
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: H03M

Abstract:
A data conversion device for converting data between analog and digital, the data conversion device comprising:a mediator for selecting a data group to be converted from among a plurality of data groups which are requested to be converted, each request having a respective priority order being stored in the mediator as a flag signal, said mediator generating a value based on a function representing a combination of requests calculated using the priority order, said mediator determining the data group currently to be converted based on the current value of the function; and a data converter connected to the mediator for converting the data group selected by the mediator; wherein the possible values of the function uniquely corresponds to each possible combination of the plurality of requests, wherein the mediator includes a table defining a relation between the value of the function and the priority order of the requests; and wherein the mediator determines the data group to be converted by referring to the table.