WO2009139386A1 - インターフェース回路 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an interface circuit, and more particularly to an interface circuit for transmitting a digital signal such as an audio signal between devices.
- This SPDIF is mainly intended to transmit a digital audio signal, but in order to make it easier to use, an attempt has been made to transmit accompanying information regarding volume and sound quality (for example, for example). (See Patent Document 1).
- the SPDIF transmission direction is limited to one direction from the source device to the sink device, and a signal cannot be transmitted from the sink device to the source device. For this reason, there is a problem that applications are limited as compared with other IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Electronics) (1394) standards and HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) standards (HDMI is a registered trademark).
- IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Electronics
- HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface
- the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to make the transmission direction bidirectional in a one-way transmission interface such as SPDIF.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a first aspect of the present invention is to transmit an output signal including bidirectional information indicating compatibility with bidirectional communication to an external device via a transmission line. And an extraction unit that extracts an input signal by adding an inverted signal of the output signal to a signal on the transmission path. This brings about the effect that bidirectional communication is performed on the transmission line with the external device.
- the output signal or the input signal may include a clock component.
- the clock component is transmitted and received.
- a biphase mark modulated signal may be included.
- the output signal or the input signal may include encryption information indicating whether or not the content of the output signal is encrypted. This brings about the effect that secure transmission / reception is performed on the transmission path.
- a transmitter that transmits an output signal to an external device via a transmission line, and an extraction that extracts an input signal by adding an inverted signal of the output signal to the signal on the transmission line.
- the transmission unit is an interface circuit that transmits the output signal only when the input signal includes bidirectional information indicating that it supports bidirectional communication.
- the output signal or the input signal may include a clock component.
- the clock component is transmitted and received.
- a biphase mark modulated signal may be included.
- the output signal or the input signal may include encryption information indicating whether or not the content of the output signal is encrypted. This brings about the effect that secure transmission / reception is performed on the transmission path.
- the output signal may include a control signal for the external device. This brings about the effect that the control signal is transmitted in the reverse direction on the transmission line to control the external device.
- a first transmission unit for transmitting a first output signal as a differential signal to an external device via a transmission line, and the first output signal as a signal on the transmission line.
- the first extraction unit that extracts the first input signal by adding the inversion signal and the second output signal that includes bidirectional information indicating that the communication is compatible with the bidirectional communication are used as the in-phase signal in the transmission line.
- a second transmission unit that superimposes and transmits the signal to the external device; and a second extraction unit that extracts a second input signal by adding an inverted signal of the second output signal to the signal on the transmission path. It is an interface circuit provided.
- a first transmitter for transmitting a first output signal as a differential signal to an external device via a transmission line, and the first output signal as a signal on the transmission line.
- a first extraction unit that extracts a first input signal by adding an inverted signal of the second transmission unit, and a second transmission unit that superimposes the second output signal as an in-phase signal on the transmission line and transmits the signal to the external device.
- a second extraction unit that extracts a second input signal by adding an inverted signal of the second output signal to the signal on the transmission path, and the second transmission unit includes two-way communication
- the interface circuit transmits the second output signal only when the second input signal includes bidirectional information indicating that the second output signal is supported.
- bidirectional communication conforming to the Internet Protocol can be performed as bidirectional communication using differential signals in the first transmission unit.
- the transmission line can use a reserved line and a hot plug detection line constituting an HDMI cable.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual configuration diagram of an interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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- a cable 30 conforming to the Digital InterFace) standard is connected.
- the transmission direction is unidirectional, and a transmission-side device is called a source device, and a reception-side device is called a sink device.
- the player 10 corresponds to the source device
- the AV amplifier 20 corresponds to the sink device.
- SPDIF bidirectionality is realized without changing the physical connector pin arrangement of the cable 30.
- FIG. 2 is an example of a circuit configuration diagram of the interface in the embodiment of the present invention.
- the cable 30 connects the player 10 and the AV amplifier 20.
- the ground line 39 is a common ground line in the player 10 and the AV amplifier 20, and is grounded to the ground terminal GND.
- the player 10 includes amplifiers 11 and 13 and a calculator 12 as a connection circuit to the cable 30.
- the amplifier 11 is an amplifier that amplifies the output signal supplied to the output terminal 14 and outputs the amplified signal to the cable 30 as a transmission signal.
- the transmission signal output from the amplifier 11 is output to the cable 30 and also supplied to one input of the computing unit 12.
- the computing unit 12 is a computing unit that inverts the output signal supplied to the output terminal 14 and adds it to the transmission signal output from the amplifier 11 to the cable 30.
- the calculation in the calculator 12 is equivalent to subtracting the output signal supplied to the output terminal 14 from the transmission signal output from the amplifier 11 to the cable 30.
- the amplifier 13 is an amplifier that amplifies the calculation result of the calculator 12 as a received signal.
- the output of the amplifier 13 is supplied to the input terminal 15.
- the AV amplifier 20 includes amplifiers 21 and 23 and a calculator 22 as a connection circuit for the cable 30 as in the case of the player 10.
- the amplifier 21 is an amplifier that amplifies the output signal supplied to the output terminal 24 and outputs the amplified signal to the cable 30 as a transmission signal.
- the transmission signal output from the amplifier 21 is output to the cable 30 and also supplied to one input of the computing unit 22.
- the computing unit 22 is a computing unit that inverts the output signal supplied to the output terminal 24 and adds it to the transmission signal output from the amplifier 21 to the cable 30.
- the calculation in the calculator 22 is equivalent to subtracting the output signal supplied to the output terminal 24 from the transmission signal output from the amplifier 21 to the cable 30.
- the amplifier 23 is an amplifier that amplifies the calculation result of the calculator 22 as a received signal.
- the output of the amplifier 23 is supplied to the input terminal 25.
- the amplifiers 11 and 21 are examples of the transmission unit described in the claims.
- the calculators 12 and 22 are an example of an extraction unit described in the claims.
- ground wire 39 is clearly shown. However, in the following example, the ground wire is omitted from the drawing.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a frame configuration in the SPDIF standard.
- each frame is composed of two subframes.
- the left channel signal is included in the first subframe
- the right channel signal is included in the second subframe.
- a preamble is provided at the head of the subframe, and “M” is assigned as the preamble to the left channel signal, and “W” is assigned as the preamble to the right channel signal.
- “B” indicating the start of a block is assigned to the leading preamble every 192 frames. That is, one block is composed of 192 frames.
- the block is a unit constituting a channel status described later.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a subframe configuration in the SPDIF standard.
- the subframe is composed of a total of 32 time slots from the 0th to the 31st.
- the 0th to 3rd time slots indicate a preamble (Sync preamble). As described above, this preamble indicates “M”, “W”, or “B” in order to distinguish between left and right channels and to indicate the start position of a block.
- the 4th to 27th time slots are main data fields, and when the 24-bit code range is adopted, the whole represents audio data.
- the 8th to 27th time slots represent audio data (Audio sample word).
- the fourth to seventh time slots can be used as additional information (Auxiliary sample bits).
- the 28th time slot is a validity flag (Validity flag) of the main data field.
- the 29th time slot represents one bit of user data (User data).
- a series of user data can be constructed by accumulating the 29th time slot across each frame.
- This user data message is configured in units of 8-bit information units (IU: Information Unit), and one message includes 3 to 129 information units. There may be 0 to 8 bits of “0” between information units. The head of the information unit is identified by the start bit “1”. The first seven information units in the message are reserved, and the user can set arbitrary information in the eighth and subsequent information units. Messages are divided by “0” of 8 bits or more.
- the 30th time slot represents one bit of the channel status.
- a series of channel statuses can be constructed by accumulating 30th time slots for each block across each frame.
- the head position of the block is indicated by the preamble (0th to 3rd time slots) as described above.
- the channel status format will be described later.
- the 31st time slot is a parity bit. This parity bit is added so that the number of “0” and “1” included in the fourth to 31st time slots is an even number.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a signal modulation method in the SPDIF standard.
- the fourth to 31st time slots excluding the preamble in the subframe are biphase mark modulated.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing preamble channel coding in the SPDIF standard.
- the fourth to 31st time slots of the subframe are biphase mark modulated.
- the preambles in the 0th to 3rd time slots are handled as bit patterns synchronized with the double speed clock, not the normal biphase mark modulation. That is, by assigning 2 bits to each time slot of the 0th to 3rd time slots, an 8-bit pattern as shown in the figure is obtained.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a channel status format in the SPDIF standard.
- the channel status is obtained by accumulating the 30th time slot in each subframe for each block, and holds information on the audio channel transmitted in the same subframe.
- the contents of the channel status are arranged one byte at a time in the vertical direction, and the bit structure in each byte is shown in the horizontal direction.
- explanation will be made assuming a consumer-use format.
- the 0th bit is a bit indicating that this channel status is for consumer use.
- the first bit is a bit indicating whether or not it is a linear PCM sample.
- the second bit is a bit indicating whether or not the software is copyrighted.
- the third to fifth bits are a field including, for example, presence / absence of pre-emphasis as additional format information (Additional format information).
- the sixth and seventh bits are a field indicating a mode.
- the first byte is a field indicating a category code.
- This category code indicates the model of an apparatus that generates an audio signal.
- This category code is arranged in the 8th to 15th bits from the top of the channel status.
- the 0th to 3rd bits are a field indicating the source number.
- This source number is a number for identifying the source, and indicates a range from “1” to “15”.
- the fourth to seventh bits are a field indicating a channel number. This channel number is a number for identifying the right channel or the left channel.
- the 0th to 3rd bits are a field indicating the sampling frequency.
- this sampling frequency for example, “0000” represents 44.1 KHz.
- the fourth and fifth bits are a field indicating clock accuracy. This clock accuracy indicates the level of accuracy in three stages.
- the 0th to 3rd bits are a field indicating the word length. If the 0th bit is “0”, the maximum sample length is 20 bits, and if it is “1”, the maximum sample length is 24 bits. Then, it is possible to specify a specific number of bits in the subsequent first to third bits.
- the fourth and fifth bits are a field indicating the original sampling frequency.
- the 0th bit of the fifth byte is used as a bidirectional communication bit indicating whether or not bidirectional communication is possible. That is, for example, in the channel status of the signal from the player 10, when the 0th bit of the fifth byte indicates “1”, the AV amplifier 20 may perform backward communication with the player 10. Means you can.
- the bidirectional communication bit indicates “1” in the channel status of the SPDIF normal signal 31 received from the player 10, the AV amplifier 20 responds with the SPDIF reverse signal 32. Thereby, the sequence of bidirectional communication in the cable 30 is started.
- the bidirectional communication bit is an example of bidirectional information described in the claims.
- the first bit of the fifth byte can be used as an encryption bit indicating whether or not the audio data is encrypted. That is, for example, when the first bit of the fifth byte indicates “1” in the channel status of the signal from the player 10, it means that the audio data from the player 10 is encrypted. . On the other hand, in the channel status of the signal from the player 10, when the first bit of the fifth byte indicates “0”, it means that the audio data from the player 10 is not encrypted.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a format of user data in the SPDIF standard.
- the user data is obtained by accumulating the 29th time slot in the subframe for each block.
- the user data message is configured in units of 8-bit information units (IU), and one message includes 3 to 129 information units.
- the messages are divided by “0” of 8 bits or more, and the head of the information unit is identified by the start bit “1”.
- the head information unit includes a mode and an item as shown in FIG. 8A.
- the mode is a field indicating a message class, for example, preset information.
- the item is a field for further defining the message type.
- the second information unit includes the number of information units as shown in FIG. 8B.
- the number of information units can be indicated in the range of “1” to “127” by 7 bits excluding the first bit.
- the third information unit includes a category code as shown in FIG. 8C.
- This category code is a category code at the generation source of the audio data indicated by the first byte of the channel status in FIG.
- valid data is 7 bits. These 7 bits correspond to the 8th to 14th bits in the channel status.
- the 15th bit, the L bit, is a bit indicating commercial pre-record software and is not included in this user data message.
- the fourth to seventh information units include three pieces of user information X, Y, and Z as shown in FIG. 8D. Each of these three pieces of user information is assigned 1 byte (8 bits). Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, a new information communication frame is defined in user data, the type of information is identified by user information X, and actual data in each direction is transmitted in user information Y and Z. It is possible.
- FIG. 9 is an example of a configuration diagram of an interface for bidirectionally transmitting and receiving information communication frames in the embodiment of the present invention.
- the player 610 and the AV amplifier 620 are connected by a cable 630.
- the amplifier 611, the arithmetic unit 612, the amplifier 613, the output terminal 614, and the input terminal 615 correspond to the amplifier 11, the arithmetic unit 12, the amplifier 13, the output terminal 14, and the input terminal 15.
- the amplifier 621, the arithmetic unit 622, the amplifier 623, the output terminal 624, and the input terminal 625 correspond to the amplifier 21, the arithmetic unit 22, the amplifier 23, the output terminal 24, and the input terminal 25.
- the player 610 includes a normal signal transmitting unit 616 for transmitting a normal signal to the output terminal 614 and a reverse signal receiving unit 617 for receiving a reverse signal from the input terminal 615.
- the player 610 transmits user data UA to the AV amplifier 620.
- the player 610 receives user data UB from the AV amplifier 620.
- the AV amplifier 620 includes a normal signal transmitting unit 626 for transmitting a normal signal to the output terminal 624 and a reverse signal receiving unit 627 for receiving a reverse signal from the input terminal 625.
- the AV amplifier 620 transmits user data UB to the player 610.
- the AV amplifier 620 receives user data UA from the player 610.
- the arithmetic units 612 and 622 are provided in the player 610 and the AV amplifier 620, respectively, and the transmission signal is subtracted from the signal on the cable 630, thereby receiving signals from other devices. Can be extracted.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a system configuration example using the interface according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the player 10 and the AV amplifier 20 are connected by a cable 30, and the AV amplifier 20 and the television receiver device 40 are connected by a cable 50.
- the player 10 In the connection relationship between the player 10 and the AV amplifier 20, the player 10 is a source device and the AV amplifier 20 is a sink device. In the connection relationship between the AV amplifier 20 and the television receiver device 40, the AV amplifier 20 is a source device, and the television receiver device 40 is a sink device.
- the cable 30 transmits the SPDIF positive signal 31 in the forward direction from the player 10 to the AV amplifier 20 and the SPDIF reverse signal 32 in the reverse direction from the AV amplifier 20 to the player 10.
- the cable 50 transmits the SPDIF normal signal 51 in the forward direction from the AV amplifier 20 to the television receiver device 40 and the SPDIF reverse signal 52 in the reverse direction from the television receiver device 40 to the AV amplifier 20.
- the audio signal is transmitted as a positive signal from the player 10 to the television receiver device 40 via the AV amplifier 20.
- a reverse signal can be further transmitted from the television receiver device 40 to the player 10 via the AV amplifier 20.
- the remote control operation signal of the television receiver device 40 is transmitted as a reverse signal, and device control such as power-on / standby, playback / stop, and fast-forward for the player 10 can be performed. It is also possible to acquire information such as song titles.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of clock transmission using the interface according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- an AV system configured by connecting a player 710 and an AV amplifier 720 by a cable 730 is assumed.
- the interface portion is not clearly shown, it is assumed that the same configuration as that in FIG. 2 is provided.
- the player 710 includes an internal clock generation circuit 711, a clock component reconfiguration circuit 712, a clock switch 713, a control microcomputer 714, a recording medium access unit 715, and a decoding unit 716.
- the internal clock generation circuit 711 is a circuit that generates a clock signal inside the player 710.
- the internal clock generation circuit 711 generates a clock signal by using an oscillation amplitude voltage generated by an oscillator such as a crystal oscillator (crystal).
- the clock component reconfiguration circuit 712 is a circuit for reconfiguring the clock component based on the SPDIF inverse signal supplied from the AV amplifier 720 to the signal line 718.
- the clock component reconfiguring circuit 712 is realized by a PLL (Phase Locked Loop) circuit, and generates a clock signal whose phase and frequency coincide with those of the SPDIF inverse signal supplied from the AV amplifier 720.
- PLL Phase Locked Loop
- the clock switch 713 is a circuit that selects either the clock generated by the internal clock generation circuit 711 or the clock reconfigured by the clock component reconfiguration circuit 712 and switches the output clock.
- the control microcomputer 714 is a microcomputer for controlling the operation of the player 710.
- the control microcomputer 714 detects that the clock component is reconfigured in the clock component reconfiguration circuit 712, the control microcomputer 714 instructs the clock switch 713 to select the clock from the clock component reconfiguration circuit 712.
- the recording medium access unit 715 is a circuit that reads a video signal and an audio signal from the recording medium 717 according to the clock output from the clock switch 713.
- the decoding unit 716 decodes the video signal and the audio signal read by the recording medium access unit 715 according to the clock output from the clock switch 713.
- the signal decoded by the decoding unit 716 is transmitted from the signal line 719 to the AV amplifier 720 as a SPDIF positive signal.
- the AV amplifier 720 receives a signal supplied from the player 710 to the signal line 728 and amplifies an audio signal among the received signals.
- This AV amplifier 720 includes an internal clock generation circuit 721, a clock component reconfiguration circuit 722, a clock switch 723, a control microcomputer 724, a latch 725, a D / A converter 726, and an inverse signal transmission unit 727. I have.
- the internal clock generation circuit 721 is a circuit that generates a clock signal inside the AV amplifier 720. Similar to the internal clock generation circuit 711, the internal clock generation circuit 721 generates a clock signal by using an oscillation amplitude voltage generated by an oscillator such as a crystal oscillator.
- the clock component reconfiguration circuit 722 is a circuit for reconfiguring the clock component based on the SPDIF reverse signal supplied from the player 710 to the signal line 728. Similar to the clock component reconfiguration circuit 712, the clock component reconfiguration circuit 722 is realized by a PLL circuit, and generates a clock signal whose phase and frequency match those of the SPDIF positive signal supplied from the player 710.
- the clock switch 723 is a circuit that selects either the clock generated by the internal clock generation circuit 721 or the clock reconfigured by the clock component reconfiguration circuit 722 and switches the output clock.
- the control microcomputer 724 is a microcomputer for controlling the operation of the AV amplifier 720.
- the control microcomputer 724 uses the clock generated by the internal clock generation circuit 721.
- the clock switch 723 is selected.
- the clock switch 723 is selected by the clock reconfiguration circuit 722.
- the latch 725 is a latch that holds a signal supplied from the player 710 to the signal line 728.
- the D / A converter 726 converts the signal held in the latch 725 from a digital signal to an analog signal.
- the analog signal converted in this way is amplified by a later stage (not shown) amplification unit. Note that the latch 725 and the D / A converter 726 operate according to the clock supplied from the clock switch 723.
- the reverse signal transmission unit 727 transmits the clock supplied from the clock switch 723 to the player 710 from the signal line 729.
- This clock is transmitted as an SPDIF reverse signal by the cable 730 and supplied from the signal line 718 to the clock component reconfiguration circuit 712.
- This SPDIF reverse signal includes a clock component generated inside the AV amplifier 720. Since the SPDIF inverse signal is bi-phase mark modulated and transmitted, the clock component is transmitted from the AV amplifier 720 to the player 710 even if it is a silent signal. That is, the SPDIF reverse signal in this example may not include a valid audio signal.
- the clock signal generated in the AV amplifier 720 is transmitted to the player 710, and the video signal and the audio signal can be transmitted from the player 710 to the AV amplifier 720 according to the transmitted clock signal. Therefore, the player 710 can be operated using the internal clock of the AV amplifier 720 as a master clock, and so-called jitterless reproduction can be realized. Thereby, the buffer used for speed adjustment in the AV amplifier 720 can be omitted. Focusing on the accuracy of the clock generated in each device, the AV amplifier is generally more accurate than the player in general. Therefore, the reproduction quality of the audio signal can be improved by operating the player 710 using the clock of the AV amplifier 720 as a master clock.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a sequence example of authentication processing that can be realized by bidirectional communication in the embodiment of the present invention.
- This authentication process is called AKE (Authentication and Key Exchange) in the Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP) standard.
- AKE Authentication and Key Exchange
- DTCP Digital Transmission Content Protection
- the keys for encryption and decryption are exchanged.
- the source device 2 encrypts the digital data
- the sink device 1 decrypts the encrypted digital data. Thereby, the protection of the digital content in the sink device 1 is ensured, and the digital content is not stolen by other devices.
- the sink device 1 checks the state of the source device 2 using the AKE status command 1001. As a result, if a response to the effect that it can be accepted as the AKE status response 2001 is obtained from the source device 2, the sink device 1 issues a CHALLENGE subfunction 1002 with a random number and a certificate attached. This certificate is issued to each device by a digital transmission licensing administrator (DTLA) which is a management mechanism of DTCP.
- DTLA digital transmission licensing administrator
- the source device 2 authenticates the certificate from the sink device 1 and returns the result as a response 2002 to the sink device 1. Then, the source device 2 performs a similar procedure from the source device 2 side (2003, 1003, 2004, 1004).
- the source device 2 calculates a predetermined numerical value based on the random number received from the sink device 1 and transmits it to the sink device 1 by the RESPONSE subfunction 2005.
- the sink device 1 calculates a predetermined numerical value based on the random number received from the source device 2 and transmits it to the source device 2 by the RESPONSE subfunction 1006. Note that each device that has received the RESPONSE subfunction 2005 or 1006 performs an authentication process.
- the source device 2 transmits the exchange key by the EXCHANGE_KEY subfunction 2007.
- the sink device 1 requests the seed for calculating the content key by the CONTENT_KEY_REQ subfunction 2010, the source device 2 transmits the seed by the response 1010. Thereby, the sink device 1 calculates the content key from the exchange key and the seed.
- content copy control information there are four types of content copy control information: copy never, copy one generation, no more copy, and copy free, and the former three are encrypted. Three types of content keys are provided corresponding to the three parties.
- SRM System Renewability Message
- the above example is a procedure called Full Authentication, in which all three types of keys are exchanged.
- Restricted Authentication only one type of key is exchanged.
- authentication processing can be performed in about half the time of all authentication.
- HDCP High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection system
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a decoding process using the interface according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the player 810 and the AV amplifier 820 are connected by a cable 830.
- the amplifier 811, the arithmetic unit 812, the amplifier 813, the output terminal 814, and the input terminal 815 correspond to the amplifier 11, the arithmetic unit 12, the amplifier 13, the output terminal 14, and the input terminal 15.
- the amplifier 821, the arithmetic unit 822, the amplifier 823, the output terminal 824, and the input terminal 825 correspond to the amplifier 21, the arithmetic unit 22, the amplifier 23, the output terminal 24, and the input terminal 25.
- the player 810 includes a normal signal transmission unit 816 for transmitting a positive signal to the output terminal 814 and a reverse signal reception unit 817 for receiving a reverse signal from the input terminal 815.
- the player 810 transmits the encoded signal to the AV amplifier 820.
- the player 810 receives a decoded signal from the AV amplifier 820.
- the AV amplifier 820 transmits the decoded signal to the inverse signal receiving unit 827 for receiving the encoded signal from the input terminal 825, the decoding unit 828 for decoding the encoded signal and generating the decoded signal, and the output terminal 824. And a positive signal transmission unit 826.
- the AV amplifier 820 receives the encoded signal from the player 810. Then, the encoded signal is decoded by the decoding unit 828 and the decoded signal is transmitted to the player 810.
- the decoded signal is transmitted by the SPDIF reverse signal on the cable 30.
- the encoded signal transmitted from the player 810 is decoded by the AV amplifier 820, and the decoded signal is returned to the player 810, whereby the decoding unit 828 of the AV amplifier 820 is returned.
- Decryption can be performed. For example, when the encoded signal cannot be decoded because the version of the decoding unit (not shown) in the player 810 is old, it can be decoded using the decoding unit 828 in the AV amplifier 820 and returned to the player 810.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of multitrack recording processing using the interface according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- a recorder 840 and a converter 850 are connected by a cable 860.
- the amplifier 841, the arithmetic unit 842, the amplifier 843, the output terminal 844, and the input terminal 845 correspond to the amplifier 11, the arithmetic unit 12, the amplifier 13, the output terminal 14, and the input terminal 15.
- the amplifier 851, the calculator 852, the amplifier 853, the output terminal 854, and the input terminal 855 correspond to the amplifier 21, the calculator 22, the amplifier 23, the output terminal 24, and the input terminal 25.
- the recorder 840 includes a reproduction unit 846 for transmitting a reproduction signal to the output terminal 844 and a recording unit 847 for receiving the recording signal from the input terminal 845.
- the recorder 840 transmits a reproduction signal to the converter 850.
- the recorder 840 receives a recording signal from the converter 850.
- the converter 850 receives a reproduction signal from the input terminal 855 and converts it from a digital signal to an analog signal, and an A / A converter for converting an analog signal input from the outside into a digital signal. And a D converter 856.
- a speaker 871 is connected to the D / A converter 857, and an analog signal converted by the D / A converter 857 is output as audio from the speaker 871.
- a microphone 872 is connected to the A / D converter 856, and the sound input to the microphone 872 is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 856 and supplied to the output terminal 854.
- These A / D converter 856 and D / A converter 857 are operated by a common clock generated by clock generation circuit 858.
- the sound output from the speaker 871 and the sound input to the microphone 872 can be controlled by the common clock by the clock generation circuit 858. Then, by converting the sound input to the microphone 872 into a digital signal and transmitting it as a recording signal, synchronization between the reproduction signal and the recording signal can be measured.
- the reproduction signal is transmitted from the recorder 840 to the converter 850 as a SPDIF positive signal on the cable 860
- the recording signal is transmitted from the converter 850 to the recorder 840 as an SPDIF reverse signal on the cable 860.
- HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface
- HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface
- FIG. 15 is a conceptual configuration diagram of an interface based on the HDMI standard.
- the transmission direction of a basic high-speed transmission line is determined as one direction, and a transmission-side device is called a source device, and a reception-side device is called a sink device.
- the source device 100 and the sink device 200 are connected by the HDMI cable 300.
- the source device 100 includes a transmitter 101 that performs a transmission operation
- the sink device 200 includes a receiver 201 that performs a reception operation.
- TMDS Transition Minimized Differential Signaling
- video signals and audio signals are transmitted using three TMDS channels 310 to 330. That is, in an effective image section that is a section excluding the horizontal blanking section and the vertical blanking section from a certain vertical synchronizing signal to the next vertical synchronizing signal, the pixel data of the image for one uncompressed image Corresponding differential signals are transmitted in one direction toward the sink device 200 via the TMDS channels 310 to 330. In the horizontal blanking interval or vertical blanking interval, differential signals corresponding to audio data, control data, or other auxiliary data are transmitted in one direction toward the sink device 200 via the TMDS channels 310 to 330. Is done.
- a clock signal is transmitted by the TMDS clock channel 340.
- 10-bit pixel data can be transmitted during one clock transmitted by the TMDS clock channel 340.
- a display data channel (DDC: Display Data Channel) 350 is provided.
- the display data channel 350 is used by the source device to read E-EDID (Enhanced Extended Display Identification Data) information in the sink device 200.
- E-EDID information indicates information on settings and performance such as the model, resolution, color characteristics, and timing when the sink device 200 is a display device.
- the E-EDID information is held in the EDID ROM 202 of the sink device 200.
- the source device 100 can also store E-EDID information in the same manner as the sink device 200, and can transmit the E-EDID information to the sink device 200 as necessary.
- a CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) line 361, a reserve line 362, an HPD (Hot Plug Detect) line 363, and the like are provided.
- the CEC line 361 is a line for performing bidirectional communication of device control signals.
- the display data channel 350 connects the devices on a one-to-one basis, whereas the CEC line 361 directly connects all devices connected to the HDMI.
- the reserved line 362 is a line that is not used in the HDMI standard.
- the HPD line 363 is a line for detecting that it is connected to another device (hot plug) by an HDMI cable.
- Ethernet registered trademark
- SPDIF normal signal the SPDIF normal signal
- SPDIF reverse signal the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of connector pin arrangement according to the HDMI standard. Here, the correspondence between pin numbers 301 and signal names 302 in a pin arrangement called type A is shown.
- Each of the TMDS channels 310 to 330 and the TMDS clock channel 340 includes three pins, a positive electrode, a shield, and a negative electrode.
- the 1st to 3rd pins are TMDS channels 330 and the 4th to 6th pins are TMDS channels 320 and 7 to 9. Number pins correspond to the TMDS channel 310, and pins 10 to 12 correspond to the TMDS clock channel 340, respectively.
- the 13th pin corresponds to the CEC line 361
- the 14th pin corresponds to the reserved line 362
- the 19th pin corresponds to the HPD line 363.
- the display data channel 350 includes three pins, a serial clock (SCL), serial data (SDA), and ground (ground), and the 15th to 17th pins correspond respectively.
- the ground (17th pin) of the display data channel 350 is shared with the ground of the CEC line 361.
- the 18th pin corresponds to the power supply line (+ 5V).
- FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the source device 100 and the sink device 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the source device 100 includes a sink model detection circuit 110, a plug connection detection circuit 120, a source side transmission / reception circuit 140, an SPDIF transmission / reception circuit 170, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 160.
- the sink device 200 includes a source model detection circuit 210, a plug connection transmission circuit 220, a sink-side transmission / reception circuit 250, an SPDIF transmission / reception circuit 270, and an Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 260.
- the reserve line 362 is a line that is not used in the HDMI standard as described above, but here, it is assumed that it is used to detect the model of the connected device in order to effectively use the pin. That is, the sink model detection circuit 110 in the source device 100 detects the model of the sink device 200 via the reserved line 362. Further, the source model detection circuit 210 in the sink device 200 detects the model of the source device 100 via the reserved line 362.
- a model here, for example, a model (hereinafter referred to as an HDMI expansion model) in which the HDMI standard is expanded and an Ethernet (registered trademark) signal is bidirectionally transmitted through the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363 is assumed. be able to.
- the HPD line 363 is a line for detecting that it is connected to another device via the HDMI cable as described above.
- the plug connection transmission circuit 220 in the sink device 200 transmits the fact that the sink device 200 is connected by biasing a terminal connected to the HPD line 363 to a predetermined voltage.
- the plug connection detection circuit 120 in the source device 100 detects the connection of the sink device 200 by comparing the potential of the terminal connected to the HPD line 363 with the reference potential.
- the source side transmission / reception circuit 140 and the sink side transmission / reception circuit 250 are connected to the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363 having such functions. That is, the source side transmission / reception circuit 140 in the source device 100 is connected to the reserve line 362 and the HPD line 363 via the capacitors 131 and 132 and the resistor 133. In addition, the sink-side transmission / reception circuit 250 in the sink device 200 is connected to the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363 via the capacitors 231 and 232 and the resistor 233.
- the source side transmission / reception circuit 140 connects an Ethernet (registered trademark) signal bidirectionally transmitted using the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363 to the Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 160, and uses the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363. Then, the SPDIF signal transmitted bidirectionally is connected to the SPDIF transmission / reception circuit 170.
- Ethernet registered trademark
- the sink side transmission / reception circuit 250 connects an Ethernet (registered trademark) signal bidirectionally transmitted using the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363 to the Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 260, and uses the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363.
- the SPDIF signal transmitted bidirectionally is connected to the SPDIF transmission / reception circuit 270.
- the Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuits 160 and 260 are circuits that transmit and receive Ethernet (registered trademark) signals, and perform bidirectional communication conforming to, for example, the Internet Protocol (IP).
- IP Internet Protocol
- TCP Transmission Control Protocol
- UDP User Datagram Protocol
- These Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuits 160 and 260 can be realized by conventional techniques.
- SPDIF transmission / reception circuits 170 and 270 transmit and receive bidirectional SPDIF signals in the embodiment of the present invention. Since the SPDIF signal is bidirectionalized in the source-side transmission / reception circuit 140 and the sink-side transmission / reception circuit 250, the SPDIF transmission / reception circuits 170 and 270 can use transmission / reception circuits compliant with the SPDIF standard according to the prior art.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the source-side transceiver circuit 140 and the sink-side transceiver circuit 250 in the embodiment of the present invention.
- the sink-side transmission / reception circuit 250 includes amplifiers 510, 520, 530, 550, 581 and 582, an inverter 541, and arithmetic units 542, 560, 571, 572 and 583.
- the amplifier 510 is an amplifier that amplifies a signal supplied from the Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 260 via the signal lines 511 and 512.
- the signals on the signal lines 511 and 512 are differential signals, and the amplifier 510 operates with a differential input.
- the amplifier 520 is an amplifier that amplifies the output of the amplifier 510.
- the output of the amplifier 520 is a differential signal, and a positive signal is supplied to the calculator 571 and a negative signal is supplied to the calculator 572.
- the amplifier 530 is an amplifier that amplifies signals from the reserve line 362 and the HPD line 363.
- the signals on the reserve line 362 and the HPD line 363 are differential signals, and the amplifier 530 operates with a differential input.
- the inverter 541 is a circuit that inverts the output of the amplifier 510.
- the arithmetic unit 542 is a circuit that adds the output of the inverter 541 and the output of the amplifier 530. That is, the inverter 541 and the arithmetic unit 542 input a signal obtained by removing the output signal of the sink device 200 from the signals in the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363 to the amplifier 550.
- the amplifier 550 is an amplifier that amplifies the output of the computing unit 542.
- the output of the amplifier 550 is a differential signal, and a positive signal is supplied to the signal line 558 and a negative signal is supplied to the signal line 559.
- An Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 260 is connected to the signal lines 558 and 559, and a signal obtained by removing the output signal of the sink device 200 from the signals in the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363 is an Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 260. To be supplied.
- the amplifier 581 is an amplifier that amplifies a signal supplied from the SPDIF transmission / reception circuit 270 via the signal line 568.
- the computing unit 571 is a circuit that adds the output of the amplifier 581 and the positive output of the amplifier 520.
- the calculator 572 is a circuit that adds the output of the amplifier 581 and the negative output of the amplifier 520.
- Ethernet (registered trademark) signal output from the amplifier 520 is a differential signal
- SPDIF signal superimposed by the calculators 571 and 572 is an in-phase signal.
- both the Ethernet (registered trademark) signal and the SPDIF signal can be transmitted through the same pair of signal lines (reserved line 362 and HPD line 363).
- the computing unit 560 is a circuit that adds the outputs of the reserve line 362 and the HPD line 363.
- the calculator 583 is a circuit that adds the output of the calculator 560 and the inverted output of the amplifier 581.
- the amplifier 582 is an amplifier that amplifies the output of the arithmetic unit 583.
- the output of the amplifier 582 is supplied to the SPDIF transmission / reception circuit 270 via a signal line 569.
- the signal supplied from the amplifier 581 is subtracted by the calculator 583 from the SPDIF signal superimposed by the calculators 571 and 572, whereby the signal from the source-side transceiver circuit 140 can be supplied to the signal line 569. Become.
- the source-side transceiver circuit 140 includes amplifiers 410, 420, 430, 450, 481, and 482, an inverter 441, and arithmetic units 442, 460, 471, 472, and 483.
- the amplifier 410 is an amplifier that amplifies a signal supplied from the Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 160 via the signal lines 411 and 412.
- the signals on the signal lines 411 and 412 are differential signals, and the amplifier 410 operates with a differential input.
- the amplifier 420 is an amplifier that amplifies the output of the amplifier 410.
- the output of the amplifier 420 is a differential signal, and a positive signal is supplied to the calculator 471 and a negative signal is supplied to the calculator 472.
- the amplifier 430 is an amplifier that amplifies signals from the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363.
- the signals on the reserve line 362 and the HPD line 363 are differential signals, and the amplifier 430 operates with a differential input.
- the inverter 441 is a circuit that inverts the output of the amplifier 410.
- the arithmetic unit 442 is a circuit that adds the output of the inverter 441 and the output of the amplifier 430. That is, the inverter 441 and the arithmetic unit 442 input a signal obtained by removing the output signal of the source device 100 from the signals in the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363 to the amplifier 450.
- the amplifier 450 is an amplifier that amplifies the output of the computing unit 442.
- the output of the amplifier 450 is a differential signal.
- a positive signal is supplied to the signal line 458 and a negative signal is supplied to the signal line 459.
- the Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 160 is connected to the signal lines 458 and 459, and a signal obtained by removing the output signal of the source device 100 from the signals in the reserve line 362 and the HPD line 363 is the Ethernet (registered trademark) transmission / reception circuit 160. To be supplied.
- the amplifier 481 is an amplifier that amplifies a signal supplied from the SPDIF transmission / reception circuit 170 via the signal line 468.
- the computing unit 471 is a circuit that adds the output of the amplifier 481 and the positive output of the amplifier 420.
- the arithmetic unit 472 is a circuit that adds the output of the amplifier 481 and the negative output of the amplifier 420.
- Ethernet (registered trademark) signal output from the amplifier 420 is a differential signal
- SPDIF signal superimposed by the computing units 471 and 472 is an in-phase signal.
- both the Ethernet (registered trademark) signal and the SPDIF signal can be transmitted through the same pair of signal lines (reserved line 362 and HPD line 363).
- the computing unit 460 is a circuit that adds the outputs of the reserve line 362 and the HPD line 363.
- the computing unit 483 is a circuit that adds the output of the computing unit 460 and the inverted output of the amplifier 481.
- the amplifier 482 is an amplifier that amplifies the output of the computing unit 483.
- the output of the amplifier 482 is supplied to the SPDIF transmission / reception circuit 170 via the signal line 469.
- the signal supplied from the amplifier 481 is subtracted by the calculator 483 from the SPDIF signal superimposed by the calculators 471 and 472, so that the signal from the sink-side transceiver circuit 250 can be supplied to the signal line 469. Become.
- the amplifiers 420 and 520 are examples of the first transmission unit described in the claims.
- the computing units 442 and 542 are an example of a first extraction unit described in the claims.
- the computing units 471, 472, 571, and 572 are examples of the second transmission unit described in the claims.
- the calculators 483 and 583 are examples of the second extraction unit described in the claims.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an outline of the operation in the application example of the embodiment of the present invention.
- the Ethernet (registered trademark) signal is transmitted as a differential signal using the reserve line 362 and the HPD line 363, and the SPDIF signal ( SPDIF positive signal and SPDIF reverse signal) are transmitted as in-phase signals.
- the 14th pin corresponds to the reserved line 362 and the 19th pin corresponds to the HPD line 363.
- the operation conforms to the conventional HDMI standard.
- the Ethernet (registered trademark) signal is transmitted, the positive signal of the Ethernet (registered trademark) signal is superimposed on the 14th pin, and the negative signal of the Ethernet (registered trademark) signal is superimposed on the 19th pin.
- the SPDIF signal is transmitted, the positive signal of the SPDIF signal is superimposed on the 14th and 19th pins.
- Ethernet (registered trademark) signal and the SPDIF signal can be transmitted independently from each other in the reserved line 362 and the HPD line 363, and even when both signals are transmitted or only one signal is transmitted, It is possible to cope with the (source side transmission / reception circuit 140) without requiring a special mechanism.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the sink model detection circuit 110 and the source model detection circuit 210 in the application example of the embodiment of the present invention.
- the sink model detection circuit 110 includes resistors 111 and 112, a capacitor 113, and a comparator 116.
- the resistor 111 pulls up the reserved line 362 to + 5V.
- the resistor 111 exists only when the source device 100 is a specific model (for example, an HDMI extension model), and is not pulled up when the source device 100 is not a specific model.
- the resistor 112 and the capacitor 113 constitute a low pass filter. The output of this low pass filter is supplied to the signal line 114.
- the comparator 116 compares the DC potential supplied from the low pass filter to the signal line 114 with the reference potential supplied to the signal line 115.
- the source model detection circuit 210 includes resistors 211 and 212, a capacitor 213, and a comparator 216.
- the resistor 211 pulls down the reserved line 362 to the ground potential.
- the resistor 211 exists only when the sink device 200 is a specific model, and is not pulled down when the sink device 200 is not a specific model.
- the resistor 212 and the capacitor 213 constitute a low-pass filter. The output of this low pass filter is supplied to the signal line 215.
- the comparator 216 compares the DC potential supplied from the low-pass filter to the signal line 215 with the reference potential supplied to the signal line 214.
- the source device 100 can identify the model of the sink device 200 based on the output of the signal line 117.
- the source device 100 is a specific model, a pull-up is performed by the resistor 111, and the potential of the reserve line 362 becomes 2.5V, and if the source device 100 is not a specific model, it becomes 0V. Therefore, if the reference potential of the signal line 214 is set to 1.25 V, for example, the model of the source device 100 can be identified in the sink device 200 based on the output of the signal line 217.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the plug connection detection circuit 120 and the plug connection transmission circuit 220 in the embodiment of the present invention.
- the plug connection transmission circuit 220 includes a choke coil 221 and resistors 222 and 223.
- the choke coil 221 and the resistors 222 and 223 bias the HPD line 363 to about 4V, for example.
- the plug connection detection circuit 120 includes resistors 121 and 122, a capacitor 123, and a comparator 126.
- the resistor 121 pulls down the HPD line 363 to the ground potential.
- the resistor 122 and the capacitor 123 constitute a low-pass filter. The output of this low-pass filter is supplied to the signal line 124.
- the comparator 126 compares the DC potential supplied from the low-pass filter to the signal line 124 with the reference potential supplied to the signal line 125.
- 1.4 V is applied to the signal line 125 as a reference potential. If the source device 100 is not connected to the HPD line 363, the input potential is pulled down by the resistor 121, so that the potential of the signal line 124 becomes lower than the reference potential of the signal line 125. On the other hand, if the source device 100 is connected to the HPD line 363, it is biased to about 4 V, so that the potential of the signal line 124 becomes higher than the reference potential of the signal line 125. Therefore, based on the output of the signal line 127, it is possible to detect whether the sink device 200 is connected in the source device 100.
- bidirectional communication using the SPDIF normal signal and the SPDIF reverse signal can be performed even on the HDMI standard cable.
- the arithmetic unit 12 adds the inverted signal of the output signal of the player 10 to the signal on the cable 30 transmitted from the amplifier 11 of the player 10 to the AV amplifier 20.
- the input signal of the player 10 can be extracted.
- the input signal of the AV amplifier 20 is changed. Can be extracted.
- bidirectional communication of the SPDIF normal signal 31 and the SPDIF reverse signal 32 can be realized by the cable 30.
- the AV amplifier 20 starts the bidirectional communication sequence by transmitting the SPDIF reverse signal. Is done. This makes it possible to expand bidirectional communication and support new applications while maintaining compatibility with the SPDIF standard.
- device control can be performed by using an information communication frame.
- clock synchronization can be performed.
- secure transmission can be performed by using encrypted bits and user information.
- D / A conversion and A / D conversion synchronization in multitrack recording can be easily realized.
- the embodiment of the present invention can be applied not only to the SPDIF standard cable but also to the HDMI standard cable.
- the processing procedure described in the embodiment of the present invention may be regarded as a method having a series of these procedures, and a program for causing a computer to execute the series of procedures or a recording medium storing the program May be taken as
- a recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc), an MD (MiniDisc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a memory card, a Blu-ray Disc (Blu-ray Disc (registered trademark)) is used. be able to.
- the present invention can be widely applied to interface circuits for transmitting digital signals such as audio signals in devices such as AV (Audio / Visual) devices.
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Description
Digital InterFace)規格に準拠するケーブル30が接続されている。SPDIF規格では、伝送方向は片方向であり、送信側の機器をソース機器、受信側の機器をシンク機器と呼んでいる。この例では、プレーヤ10がソース機器、AVアンプ20がシンク機器に該当する。
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Datagram Protocol)を用いることができる。これらイーサネット(登録商標)送受信回路160および260は、従来技術により実現され得る。
11、13、21、23、611、613、621、623、811、813、821、823、841、843、851、853 増幅器
12、22、612、622、812、822、842、852 演算器
14、24、614、624、814、824、844、854 出力端子
15、25、615、625、815、825、845、855 入力端子
20、620、720、820 AVアンプ
30、50、630、730、830、860 ケーブル
31、51 SPDIF正信号
32、52 SPDIF逆信号
39 接地線
40 テレビジョン受像機器
100 ソース機器
101 トランスミッタ
110 シンク機種検出回路
111、112、121、122、133、211、212、222、233 抵抗
113、123、131、213、231 コンデンサ
116、126、216 比較器
120 プラグ接続検出回路
140 ソース側送受信回路
160 イーサネット(登録商標)送受信回路
170、270 SPDIF送受信回路
200 シンク機器
201 レシーバ
210 ソース機種検出回路
220 プラグ接続伝達回路
221 チョークコイル
250 シンク側送受信回路
260 イーサネット(登録商標)送受信回路
300 ケーブル
410、420、430、450、481、482、510、520、530、550、581、582 増幅器
441、541 インバータ
442、460、471、472、483、542、560、571、572、583 演算器
616、816、826 正信号送信部
617、817、827 逆信号受信部
626 正信号送信部
627 逆信号受信部
711、721 内部クロック発生回路
712、722 クロック成分再構成回路
713、723 クロック切替器
714、724 制御マイコン
715 記録媒体アクセス部
716、828 復号部
717 記録媒体
725 ラッチ
726 D/A変換器
727 逆信号送信部
840 レコーダ
846 再生部
847 記録部
850 変換器
856 A/D変換器
857 D/A変換器
858 クロック発生回路
871 スピーカ
872 マイクロホン
Claims (11)
- 双方向通信に対応する旨を示す双方向情報を含む出力信号を外部機器へ伝送路を介して送信する送信部と、
前記伝送路上の信号に前記出力信号の反転信号を加えることにより入力信号を抽出する抽出部と
を具備するインターフェース回路。 - 前記出力信号または前記入力信号は、クロック成分を含む信号である請求項1記載のインターフェース回路。
- 前記出力信号または前記入力信号は、バイフェーズマーク変調された信号を含む請求項2記載のインターフェース回路。
- 前記出力信号または前記入力信号は、当該出力信号の内容が暗号化されているか否かを示す暗号化情報を含む請求項1記載のインターフェース回路。
- 出力信号を外部機器へ伝送路を介して送信する送信部と、
前記伝送路上の信号に前記出力信号の反転信号を加えることにより入力信号を抽出する抽出部と
を具備し、
前記送信部は、双方向通信に対応する旨を示す双方向情報が前記入力信号に含まれている場合に限り前記出力信号を送信するインターフェース回路。 - 前記出力信号または前記入力信号は、クロック成分を含む信号である請求項5記載のインターフェース回路。
- 前記出力信号または前記入力信号は、バイフェーズマーク変調された信号を含む請求項6記載のインターフェース回路。
- 前記出力信号または前記入力信号は、当該出力信号の内容が暗号化されているか否かを示す暗号化情報を含む請求項5記載のインターフェース回路。
- 前記出力信号は、前記外部機器に対する制御信号を含む請求項5記載のインターフェース回路。
- 第1の出力信号を差動信号として伝送路を介して外部機器へ送信する第1の送信部と、
前記伝送路上の信号に前記第1の出力信号の反転信号を加えることにより第1の入力信号を抽出する第1の抽出部と、
双方向通信に対応する旨を示す双方向情報を含む第2の出力信号を同相信号として前記伝送路に重畳して前記外部機器へ送信する第2の送信部と、
前記伝送路上の信号に前記第2の出力信号の反転信号を加えることにより第2の入力信号を抽出する第2の抽出部と
を具備するインターフェース回路。 - 第1の出力信号を差動信号として伝送路を介して外部機器へ送信する第1の送信部と、
前記伝送路上の信号に前記第1の出力信号の反転信号を加えることにより第1の入力信号を抽出する第1の抽出部と、
第2の出力信号を同相信号として前記伝送路に重畳して前記外部機器へ送信する第2の送信部と、
前記伝送路上の信号に前記第2の出力信号の反転信号を加えることにより第2の入力信号を抽出する第2の抽出部と
を具備し、
前記第2の送信部は、双方向通信に対応する旨を示す双方向情報が前記第2の入力信号に含まれている場合に限り前記第2の出力信号を送信するインターフェース回路。
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