CA2202156A1 - Gate-a20 and cpu reset circuit for microprocessor-based system - Google Patents

Gate-a20 and cpu reset circuit for microprocessor-based system

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Publication number
CA2202156A1
CA2202156A1 CA002202156A CA2202156A CA2202156A1 CA 2202156 A1 CA2202156 A1 CA 2202156A1 CA 002202156 A CA002202156 A CA 002202156A CA 2202156 A CA2202156 A CA 2202156A CA 2202156 A1 CA2202156 A1 CA 2202156A1
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Prior art keywords
gate
cpu reset
signal
alternative
computer system
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Abandoned
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CA002202156A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Reza E. Daftari
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AST Research Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/24—Resetting means

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Multi Processors (AREA)
  • Hardware Redundancy (AREA)

Abstract

A computer system (100) includes a chipset (120) which controls the gate-A20 signal and the CPU RESET signal in a conventional manner in response to commands from a system microprocessor (112). The computer system (100) further includes a peripheral controller (230) which is programmed to generate an alternative gate-A20 signal and an alternative CPU RESET signal when the peripheral controller (230) has been commanded do override the corresponding signals form the chipset (120). Two signal selectors (272, 276) controlled by the peripheral controller (230) select either the gate-A20 signal and the CPU RESET signal from the chipset (120) or the alternative gate-A20 and the alternative CPU RESET signal for the peripheral controller (230) as respective outputs to control operations of the computer system (100). The use of the alternative signals permits certain operations of the computer system (100) to be directly controlled by an application program without being intercepted by the operating system.

Claims
CA002202156A 1994-12-09 1995-12-07 Gate-a20 and cpu reset circuit for microprocessor-based system Abandoned CA2202156A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/353,513 1994-12-09
US08/353,513 US5574943A (en) 1994-12-09 1994-12-09 Gate-A20 and CPU reset circuit for mircroprocessor-based computer system

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CA2202156A1 true CA2202156A1 (en) 1996-06-13

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CA002202156A Abandoned CA2202156A1 (en) 1994-12-09 1995-12-07 Gate-a20 and cpu reset circuit for microprocessor-based system

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US (1) US5574943A (en)
AU (1) AU4375396A (en)
CA (1) CA2202156A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1996018154A1 (en)

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US5784625A (en) * 1996-03-19 1998-07-21 Vlsi Technology, Inc. Method and apparatus for effecting a soft reset in a processor device without requiring a dedicated external pin
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WO1996018154A1 (en) 1996-06-13
AU4375396A (en) 1996-06-26
US5574943A (en) 1996-11-12

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Legal Events

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FZDE Discontinued