JP2001230764A - Data transmission device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data transmission device which can accurately transmit data at high speed. SOLUTION: A master unit 11 transmits only one pulse of a clock pulse CP and afterward the six pulses of data pluses DP. Thus, much more data pulses DP can be transmitted at high speed without being interrupted by the clock pulse CP compared to a conventional one. Since waiting time T3 for holding a data transmission line 10 at a reference potential (12 [v]) is set between clock pulse transmission time T2 and data pulse transmission time T4, the potential of the data transmission line 10 is prevented from being switched from 0 [v] to 24 [v] or from 24 [v] to 0 [v] at a stretch.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital signal transmission circuit for transmitting data using a ternary digital signal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 shows a ternary digital signal (hereinafter, referred to as a ternary digital signal).
An appropriate example is referred to as a “ternary signal”. The ternary signal shown in the figure includes a clock pulse that is inverted between 12 [V] and 24 [V] at a constant period, and a predetermined timing. And a data pulse inverted between 12 [V] and 0 [V] is synthesized.

[0003] As a system for performing data transmission using a ternary signal among a plurality of data transmission devices, for example, there is a bus system in which a plurality of data transmission devices are commonly connected to one data transmission line. In this system, a reference power supply for setting the potential of the data transmission line to 12 [V];
Any one of the data transmission devices is provided with a sub power supply for setting the voltage to 24 [V], and each data transmission device is provided with a ground connection switch for dropping the data transmission line to 0 [V].

Then, by switching the reference power supply and the sub power supply to the data transmission line and connecting them, as shown in FIG. 7, a clock pulse having a duty ratio of, for example, 50% is generated, and a predetermined pulse with the clock pulse turned off is generated. At the timing,
A data pulse is generated by operating a ground connection switch of a predetermined data transmission device.

[0005]

By the way, in the data transmission device having the above-described configuration, the ternary signal has 24 [V] and 0
[V], when the power supply is started or lowered at once, the overshoot becomes large, and it takes a long time until the ringing stops, and as a result, a problem arises in that the data transmission accuracy or the transmission speed is reduced. I was

Further, the ternary signal is changed from 24 [V] to 0 [V].
When the power supply voltage is lowered to 24 V, the sub-power supply (24 [V]) is disconnected from the data transmission line, and at the same time, a predetermined data transmission device operates the ground connection switch to short-circuit the data transmission line to the ground. Due to the operation delay of the circuit, the pulse power supply (24 [V]) is connected to the ground, an excessive current flows instantaneously, and noise may occur.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a data transmission device capable of transmitting data accurately and at high speed.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a data transmission apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention sets a potential of a data transmission line connected to a partner to a reference potential and a reference potential. In a data transmission device that switches between a high first amplitude potential and a low second amplitude potential and transmits a ternary digital signal to a counterpart, the potential of a data transmission line is changed between a reference potential and one amplitude potential. Flipped between
A clock pulse generation circuit that generates a clock pulse;
Inverting the potential of a data transmission line between a reference potential and the other amplitude potential to control a data pulse generation circuit for generating a data pulse and a timing of an inversion operation of both the clock and data pulse generation circuits. And timing control means for generating a ternary digital signal by synthesizing a data pulse with a clock pulse having a fixed period.
The timing control means alternately repeats a clock pulse transmission time for transmitting at least one clock pulse only, and a data pulse transmission time capable of transmitting only a plurality of data pulses, and a clock pulse transmission time and a data pulse transmission time. The feature is that a waiting time for holding the data transmission line at the reference potential is provided between the two.

[0009]

According to the structure of the first aspect, the timing control means can transmit at least one clock pulse and then transmit a plurality of data pulses only. Thus, more data pulses can be transmitted at high speed without being hindered by clock pulses. Moreover, since a waiting time for holding the data transmission line at the reference potential is provided between the clock pulse transmission time and the data pulse transmission time,
This prevents the potential of the data transmission line from being switched from the first to the second or the second to the first amplitude potential at once. As a result, ringing can be suppressed, data transmission accuracy or transmission speed can be improved, and a conventional situation in which a large current flows instantaneously can be prevented, thereby suppressing generation of noise.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows a network for transmitting data online in a system in which a sensor S, an actuator R and the like are connected to one controller C for control. This network includes, for example, a master unit 11 as a data transmission device of the present invention provided to the controller C, and a plurality of terminal units 31 provided for each terminal such as the sensors S and the actuators R. A bus system commonly connected to the transmission line 10 is used.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the master unit 11. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 12 denotes a gate array as timing control means according to the present invention. Outputs a value signal.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a clock pulse receiving circuit which is connected to the data transmission line 10 and is set to "1" depending on whether the potential of the data transmission line 10 has exceeded or falls below a threshold slightly lower than 24 [V]. A binary signal of “0” is given to a data pulse output circuit 15 and a short circuit detection circuit 20 described later.

14 is a data pulse receiving circuit,
It is connected in series between the data transmission line 10 and the input terminal of the gate array 12. Then, the data pulse receiving circuit 14 sets the potential of the data transmission line 10 to 0 [V].
The signal is turned on when the voltage falls below a slightly larger threshold, and turned off when the voltage exceeds the threshold, and a binary signal of “1” or “0” is given to the gate array 12.

15 is a data pulse output circuit,
A switch element that is controlled to be turned on and off in response to a binary signal from the gate array 12, and that the data transmission line 10 is connected to the ground and the data transmission line 10 is separated from the ground by the on / off operation of the switch element And switch to

Numeral 16 denotes a first constant current power supply of 12 V / 60 mA, which is turned on / off by receiving a binary signal from the gate array 12, and when it is turned on, 60 [m]
A] while supplying a constant current of 12 A to the data transmission line 10.
A voltage of [V] is applied.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a second constant current power supply of 12V / 70 mA, which is also turned on / off by receiving a binary signal from the gate array 12, and is turned on when it is turned on.
Data transmission line 10 while supplying a constant current of 0 [mA].
Is applied with a voltage of 12 [V].

Reference numeral 18 denotes a 24V constant voltage power supply, which is also controlled to be turned on and off in response to a binary signal from the gate array 12, and when turned on, applies a voltage of 24 [V] to the data transmission line 10. I do.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a drop-in circuit, for example, a Zener diode (not shown) and a switch element which are connected in series between the ground and the data transmission line 10, and are provided.
Upon receiving the binary signal from the gate array 12, the switch element is turned on, and the data transmission line 10
Drop from [V] to 12 [V].

Reference numeral 20 denotes a short-circuit detection circuit which receives a binary signal from the gate array 12 to the pull-in circuit 19 and a binary signal from the clock pulse receiving circuit 13, and EXORs (exclusively) these two binary signals. The short circuit is detected based on the logical sum. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6D, the clock pulse CP (binary signal) generated on the data transmission line 10 and the control signal (2
Value signal), the clock pulse CP is applied to the gate array 1 when a short circuit occurs.
2 are not generated according to the timing, and the exclusive relationship is lost, and this is detected by the short circuit detection circuit 20. When the short circuit detection circuit 20 detects a short circuit,
The constant voltage power supply 18 and the pull-in circuit 19 are turned off.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a CPU provided in the controller C, which exchanges digital data with the gate array 12.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the terminal unit 31 connected to the actuator, and FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the terminal unit 31 connected to the sensor. 3 and 4, reference numeral 32 denotes a gate array, which is different from the gate array 12 of the master unit 11 in logic. Further, an address setting circuit 36 is connected to the gate array 32.

The clock pulse receiving circuit 33, the data pulse receiving circuit 34, and the data pulse output circuit 35 are provided with the respective circuits 13 to 15 of the master unit 11,
It has basically the same configuration. The gate array 32
Transmits / receives data to / from the sensor S or the actuator R via a photocoupler.

In the network protocol of the present embodiment, the frame configuration of the transmitted / received serial data is defined as follows, for example. That is, in the frame configuration, as shown in FIG. 5, a header H is formed by connecting two start pulses SP. These start pulses SP
Is the data transmission line 10 inverted between 12 [V] and 24 [V], and has a wider pulse width than the clock pulse CP.

After the header H, a plurality of data blocks B having the same length are connected. Each data block B
As shown in FIG. 6A, a 1-bit clock pulse CP is followed by a 6-bit data pulse DP. That is, one cycle of the clock pulse CP forms one data block B. More specifically, FIG.
As shown in (B), the clock pulse CP applies the data transmission line 10 to 12 [V] (see “M” in FIG.
[V] (see “H” in the figure), and the data pulse DP causes the data transmission line 10 to go to 0 [V].
(See “L” in the figure) and 12 [V]. Further, between the clock pulse CP and the data pulse DP, and between the data pulses DP, the data transmission line 10 is held at 12 [V] for a predetermined time.

Here, one cycle T1 of the clock pulse CP
When the above-mentioned frame configuration is specified in the time division of the above, one cycle T1 of the clock pulse CP is such that a clock pulse transmission time T2 in which only one clock pulse CP is transmitted and six pulses in which only the data pulse DP can be transmitted. The data pulse transmission time T4 and the two transmission times T2,
During T4, and at time T4 and the next data block B
And two waiting times T3 for holding the data transmission line 10 at 12 [V] (corresponding to the "reference potential" of the present invention) between the clock pulse transmission time T2 'of FIG.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described. First, the address setting circuit 36 provided in each terminal unit 31 causes each terminal unit 31
A different address is set for each. Then, the controller C, the sensor S, and the actuator R are activated, and the master unit 11 and the terminal units 31 are activated. Then, two start pulses SP are transmitted by the master unit 11 to the data transmission line 10.
Further, the gate array 12 provided in the master unit 11 turns on the 24V constant voltage power supply 18 and the pull-in circuit 19 as shown in FIGS. 6 (C) and 6 (D).
Is turned off, and the data transmission line 10 is set to 24 for the time T2.
[V]. Then, the constant-voltage power supply 18 is turned off, the pull-in circuit 19 is turned on, and the first constant-current power supply 16 and the second constant-current power supply 17 are turned on to pull the data transmission line 10 back to 12 [V].

Thereafter, the gate array 12 holds the data transmission line 10 at 12 [V] by the constant current power supplies 16 and 17 for a time T3. Next, the gate array 12
In order to enable transmission of only a 6-bit data pulse DP having a predetermined content, during the time T4, the constant voltage power supply 18 and the pull-in circuit 19 do not perform the on / off operation, but stand by.

During the time T4, the master unit 1
1 sends data, the master unit 11
6 (E) and FIG. 6 (F), both the constant current power supplies 16 and 17 and the data pulse output circuit 15 are turned on and off. More specifically, the data pulse output circuit 15 holds the data transmission line 10 in each of the 6 bits in a state in which the data transmission line 10 is connected to the ground or in a state in which the data transmission line 10 is disconnected from the ground for a time T5. The data transmission line 10 is kept disconnected from the ground for a time T6 between bits. Also, one power supply 16 is always on,
The other power supply 17 is turned on and off at a constant cycle so as to be turned on only during the time T6 between the bits. Thus, the data transmission line 10 is set to 12 [V] and 0
The data pulse DP is generated by inverting between [V].

Then, after time T4, only for time T3,
The data transmission line 10 is connected to constant current power supplies 16 and 17
2 [V], and the transmission of one data block B ends.

In the first data block B connected to the start pulse SP, for example, a data pulse DP is generated by the master unit 11 as described above, but the predetermined data block B is set to a predetermined address. The data pulse DP is generated by the terminal unit 31 as in the case of the master unit 11. Then, the master unit 11 becomes the terminal unit 3
The data pulse from 1 is converted into a binary signal by the data pulse receiving circuit 14, taken into the gate array 12, and given to the CPU 21 of the controller C.

As described above, according to the master unit 11 of the present embodiment, the gate array 12 can transmit only one clock pulse CP and then transmit only a plurality of data pulses DP. As compared with the above, more data pulses DP can be transmitted at a higher speed without being hindered by the clock pulse CP. In addition, since a waiting time T3 for maintaining the data transmission line 10 at the reference potential (12 [V]) is provided between the clock pulse transmission time T2 and the data pulse transmission time T4, the potential of the data transmission line 10 becomes zero. 24 from [V]
[V], or switching from 24 [V] to 0 [V] at a stretch is prevented. Thereby, ringing can be suppressed, data transmission accuracy or transmission speed can be improved, and a large current can be prevented from flowing instantaneously.
Generation of noise can be suppressed. In addition, the pulse heights of the clock pulse and the data pulse can be increased, and noise resistance can be improved.

<Other Embodiments> The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
In addition to the following, various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

(1) In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the data transmission apparatus according to the present invention is connected to a bus-type network. However, the data transmission apparatus according to the present invention is connected to a star-type, tree-type, or loop-type network. Devices may be connected.

(2) Contrary to the above embodiment, the clock pulse is generated so as to be inverted between 0 [V] and 12 [V], while the data pulse is generated between 12 [V] and 24 [V].
It may be generated to be inverted between [V].

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a master unit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a terminal unit.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a terminal unit.

FIG. 5 is a time chart showing a frame configuration.

FIG. 6 is a time chart showing the operation of the master unit.

FIG. 7 is a time chart showing a conventional ternary signal;

[Description of Signs] 10 data transmission line 11 master unit (data transmission device) 12 gate array (timing control means) 15 data pulse output circuit (data pulse generation circuit) 16, 17 constant current power supply (data pulse) Generating circuit, clock pulse generating circuit) 18: constant voltage power supply (clock pulse generating circuit) 19: pull-in circuit (clock pulse generating circuit) 31: terminal unit (other party) CP: clock pulse DP: data pulse T1: clock pulse One cycle T2: Clock pulse transmission time T3: Waiting time T4: Data pulse transmission time

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ternary digital circuit, wherein the potential of a data transmission line connected to a counterpart is switched between a reference potential, a first amplitude potential higher than the reference potential, and a second amplitude potential lower than the reference potential. In a data transmission device for transmitting a signal to the other party, a clock pulse generation circuit that generates a clock pulse by inverting the potential of the data transmission line between the reference potential and one of the amplitude potentials, A data pulse generation circuit for inverting the potential of the data transmission line between the reference potential and the other of the amplitude potentials to generate the data pulse; and a timing of an inversion operation of both the clock and data pulse generation circuits. And a timing control unit that generates the ternary digital signal by synthesizing the data pulse with a clock pulse having a constant period by controlling The timing control means alternately repeats a clock pulse transmission time for transmitting at least one pulse of the clock pulse only and a data pulse transmission time for transmitting a plurality of pulses of only the data pulse, and the clock pulse transmission time and A data transmission device, wherein a waiting time for maintaining the data transmission line at the reference potential is provided between the data transmission time and the data pulse transmission time.