Patent ID: 8533379

Claim:
A serial communication system comprising: a serial communication bus ( 24 ) having at least a first set of traces ( 28 ) and a second set of traces ( 26 ); a first serial communication device ( 20 ), fabricated as a first integrated circuit and connected to a first end of said serial communication bus ( 24 ), for transmitting and receiving serial data streams via said first set of traces ( 28 ) and said second set of traces ( 26 ), respectively; and a second serial communication device ( 22 ), fabricated as a second integrated circuit and connected to a second end of said serial communication bus ( 24 ), for receiving and transmitting serial data streams via said first set of traces ( 28 ) and said second set of traces ( 26 ), respectively, wherein said first serial communication device ( 20 ) has been pin configured to operate as a root device and said second serial communication device ( 22 ) has been pin configured to operate as an endpoint device.