Patent ID: 6732207
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An apparatus for providing serial data communication between a first robot bus device and a second robot bus device, the apparatus comprising:a first robot bus device acting as a bus controller; a second robot bus device; a three wire network connection including a first data line to transmit data from the first robot bus device to the second robot bus device and a second data line to transmit data from the second robot bus device to the first robot bus device, and a clock line having a clock signal thereon for providing a clock signal from the first robot bus device to the second robot bus device; the first robot bus device coupled to the second robot bus device via the three wire network connection; and a multi-bit data packet that is a data out packet including, a data synchronization portion, a command portion, a receiver selection portion, a data portion, a parity portion, and an error portion.