Patent ID: 7739440

Claim:
A digital device comprising: a digital media player having a programmable external memory interface, said programmable external memory interface including: an address valid output line, five address bit output lines, a chip enable output line, a write/read output line, an output enable output line, a wait request input line, an interrupt input line, and a plurality of data lines; a first OR gate having a first input connected to said chip enable output line, a second input connected to write/read output line and an output; a second OR gate having a first input connected to said chip enable output line, a second input connected to said output enable output line and an output; an Advanced Technology Attachment/Integrated Drive Electronics (ATA/IDE) hard drive including: an address valid input line connected to said address valid output line, three address input lines connected to corresponding ones of three least significant bits of said address output lines, a first chip select input line connected to a next most significant one of said address output lines, a second chip select input line connected to a most significant one of said address output lines, a write duration input signal line connected to said output of said first OR gate, a read duration input signal line connected to said output of said second OR gate, a wait request output line connected to said wait request input line, an interrupt output line connected to said interrupt input line, and a plurality of data lines, each data line connected to a corresponding data line of said external memory interface.