JP2010218567A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the generation of noise while rewriting firmware using the same format as normal processing. <P>SOLUTION: A significant bit length is divided into four sections and a data signal RDATA is read once within each of the sections. In an example shown in Fig.3, a data signal RDATA is read once a period of time τ1 after the fall of a word clock LRCLK, and thereafter, read three times at timing delayed by a period of time τ2. As a result, a CPU 10 reads the data signal RDATA eight times in one frame and extracts 8-bit data. The extracted 8-bit is analyzed to perform the processing of rewriting the firmware. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus suitable for use when rewriting firmware or the like.

  Audio devices such as amplifiers and DVD players incorporate a CPU that operates based on a program. Of these programs, those that are positioned between hardware and software are generally called firmware. If this firmware is stored in a flash memory, functions can be added and problems can be corrected later.

  In Patent Document 1, after switching to the upgrade mode when rewriting firmware, data for firmware rewriting is input from an input terminal for digital audio signals or other terminals, and this data is input to a reproduction processing program area of the memory. An apparatus is described that upgrades by overwriting as appropriate.

JP 2002-149428 A

  In the device described in Patent Document 1, since the data for firmware rewriting has a format different from that of the audio signal, there is a risk that large noise may be reproduced. While the data for rewriting is being processed, It was necessary to switch modes so that noise was not reproduced.

  On the other hand, there are devices that use a terminal such as RS232C to perform processing in a system different from the audio signal, but there is a problem that the processing speed is slow, and it is expensive dedicated for high speed (such as synchronous serialization) There was a problem that a writing device was required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that does not generate a large noise during rewriting of a program or the like without using an expensive high-speed electronic circuit. .

In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, in an electronic apparatus having a CPU that controls each part of the apparatus, at least one of firmware and data used by the CPU is stored; An input terminal to which a digital signal of the format is input, processing means for performing a predetermined process on the digital signal input from the input terminal, and a pulse according to a clock signal defining one frame of the digital signal A pulse generating means for generating a signal, a delay means for inputting the pulse generated by the pulse generating means, delaying and outputting the input pulse, and a predetermined signal in one frame of the digital signal input from the input terminal The data at the timing position is extracted using the pulse output from the delay means as the extracted data and Output means, and rewriting means for analyzing the extracted data and rewriting at least one of the firmware and data in the storage means based on the analysis result and the extracted data, and the CPU It functions as at least the extraction means.
In another aspect, the delay means performs a process of delaying a delayed pulse a plurality of times within the time of the one frame, outputs a delayed pulse every time the pulse is delayed, and extracts the extracted signal. The means is characterized in that for each pulse output from the delay means, the data is extracted in response to the pulse and output as extracted data.

Since data at a predetermined timing in one frame of a digital signal of a predetermined format handled by the processing means is extracted and the extracted data is analyzed and rewritten, a rewriting program in the same format as the normal processing format And rewrite commands can be supplied.
In addition, in order to extract data at a predetermined timing of each frame, the sampling rate for extraction can be set lower than the sampling rate of the original digital signal. Even if it is late, it can respond sufficiently. This is particularly suitable when a slow CPU is used for the extraction means and the processing means. In addition, since the processing speed is the same as the processing of dividing the original digital signal, the time required for the entire rewriting is not extremely slow, and a practically sufficient speed can be obtained.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of this embodiment. It is a wave form diagram showing a signal contained in an I2S bus in the embodiment. 6 is a timing chart showing timing when data is extracted from a digital audio signal in the embodiment. In the same embodiment, it is a block diagram which shows the circuit example in the case of extracting data extraction timing with a hardware. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing method when data for rewriting is embedded in the format of a digital audio signal in the embodiment. 6 is a correspondence table showing the contents of a frame when performing 4-bit frequency division in the embodiment. 6 is a correspondence table showing the contents of a frame when 8-bit frequency division is performed in the embodiment. 5 is a correspondence table showing the contents of a frame when performing 16-bit frequency division in the embodiment. 4 is a correspondence table showing the contents of a frame in one aspect of frequency division when one frame is 24 bits in the embodiment. 4 is a correspondence table showing the contents of a frame in one aspect of frequency division when one frame is 24 bits in the embodiment. It is a graph which shows the reduction state of the noise level when not using a high-order bit. 10 is a correspondence table showing the contents of each frame when an audio signal and data for rewriting are mixed in one frame. 12 is a chart showing another example of a rewrite instruction command. It is a wave form diagram which shows the other example of rewriting instruction | command recognition. It is a wave form diagram which shows the other example of rewriting instruction | command recognition. It is a timing chart which shows the other example of reading timing.

(Configuration of the embodiment)
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an input terminal to which a digital audio signal DAS of the SPDIF (Sony / Philips Digital Interface Format) standard which is one of digital audio interface standards is input. In the present embodiment, the CD player 30 reproduces the compact disc 35 and supplies a digital audio signal DAS according to the SPDIF standard to the input terminal 1.
The digital audio signal DAS is converted by a digital interface receiver (hereinafter abbreviated as DIR) 2 into a signal suitable for an I2S bus (The Inter-IC Sound Bus). The I2S bus is a standard generally used for transmission / reception of 2CH (stereo) audio sampling digital data. As shown in FIG. 2, a word clock LRCLK (see FIG. 2 (A)), a bit clock BCLK (FIG. 2 (B)) indicating the timing of each bit, and a data signal RDATA (FIG. 2 (C)) indicating the contents of the transferred data. In the word clock LRCLK, as shown in FIG. 2A, the L level period indicates L-ch (left channel), and the H level period indicates R-ch (right channel). In the actual I2S standard, as shown in FIG. 2 (d), the data signal RDATA is defined to be shifted by 1 bit from the falling edge of the word clock LRCLK. The description will be made assuming that there is no bit shift as shown in 2 (c).
In the I2S bus standard, the data length of one frame is not defined and is arbitrary, but in this embodiment, it is 64 bits. In this embodiment, the effective bits indicating the data contents of the 32 bits on one side channel are 16 bits, and the other bits are control data and empty (reserved) bits. For the sake of simplicity, in the following, it is assumed that one-side channel has 16 bits and all the bits are valid bits (see FIG. 3).

  Each signal of the I2S bus is supplied to a digital signal processor (hereinafter referred to as DSP) 3, where the data signal RDATA is read at the rising timing of the bit clock BCLK. The read data signal RDATA is subjected to decoding processing, sound field application processing, and the like for each channel, and then converted to an analog signal by the DAC 4. The left and right channel analog signals output from the DAC 4 are amplified by the amplifier 5 and emitted from the left and right speakers 6a and 6b.

  Next, 10 is a CPU that controls each part of the apparatus, and operates according to programs stored in the memory 11 and the flash memory 12. In this embodiment, the flash memory 12 stores firmware, data referred to by the CPU 10, an OS (operating system), application programs, and the like, and the memory 11 is used as a work area of the CPU 10. Further, the word clock LRCLK and the data signal RDATA are supplied from the DIR 2 to the CPU 10.

  Here, the CPU 10 reads the data signal RDATA as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the data signal RDATA is read at a timing delayed by time τ1 from the falling and rising of the word clock LRCLK, and then the data signal RDATA is read three times at a timing delayed by time τ2. In this example, the time τ1 is set to about 1/8 time of one frame, and the time τ2 is set to 1/4 of one frame. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 10 reads the data signal RDATA four times for L-ch and R-ch, that is, eight times in one frame. That is, data that is originally transferred at a rate of 32 bits per frame is read at a speed obtained by dividing it by four. In other words, reading is performed once for each section divided by 4 bits. Although FIG. 3 shows the case of L-ch, the same reading is performed also in the case of R-ch.

The time τ1 and τ2 in the reading process may be generated by software processing of the CPU 10, or the delay time may be set by hardware as shown in FIG. 4 is a pulse generator for generating a pulse at the falling edge or rising edge of the word clock LRCLK. 21 is a delay whose delay time is set to τ1, and 22 to 24 are each set to τ2. Delay. From the circuit shown in FIG. 4, a pulse is output after the time τ1 from the fall (or rise) of the word clock LRCLK, and thereafter, the pulse is output three times every time τ2 elapses. These pulses are used as reading pulses for the data signal RDATA.
Here, another example of the reading timing (sampling point) of the CPU 10 will be described. When the effective bit length (16 bits in the case of FIG. 3) is divided into four as in this embodiment, any timing may be used as long as it is set in each section. For example, it may be a timing between bits as in a timing T1 shown in FIG. This is because “0” data continuation or “1” data continuation is arranged in each section and is not affected by the bit delimiter. Details of the data arrangement will be described later.
Further, as in the circuit shown in FIG. 4, the reading timing in each section may not be set to an accurate divide-by-4. For example, the intervals may vary as shown in timings T1 to T4 shown in FIG. Therefore, as a method of creating the read timing, for example, the timing that enters each section may be created using the bit clock BCLK. In other words, it may be read at the 2-bit clock BCLK from the start of the frame, and thereafter read at intervals of the 4-bit clock BCLK, or the bit clock so that the reading timing is set in each section even if the intervals vary. The read timing may be set using BCLK. Of course, the read timing can be set in each section without using the bit clock BCLK.

(Operation of the embodiment)
Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, when reproducing the compact disc 35 on which music data is recorded, the user sets the compact disc 35 in the CD player and gives a reproduction instruction. As a result, a digital audio signal is output from the CD player 30, and this digital audio signal is supplied to the DIR 2 via the terminal 1 and is converted into an I2S bus signal in the DIR 2. The data signal RDATA on the I2S bus is subjected to various processes by the DSP 3, converted to an analog signal by the DAC 4, and output from the speakers 6 a and 6 b via the amplifier 5.

  On the other hand, the CPU 10 reads the data signal RDATA at the timing shown in FIG. 3, but if the data read and extracted in this way is not a predetermined command, the CPU 10 does not process the data extracted from the data signal RDATA. The DSP 3 and other parts of the apparatus are controlled according to the program without any operation.

  Next, a process for rewriting the firmware stored in the flash memory 12 will be described. First, the user sets a compact disc 35 in which new firmware is recorded in the CD player 30. In this case, the firmware is recorded in accordance with the normal compact disc standard, and the sampling rate also conforms to the compact disc standard. Firmware data read from the compact disc 35 is output to the I2S bus by the DIR2 in the same manner as in the case of music data.

  Here, the data recorded on the compact disc 35 is set to have the same value for each section when one frame is divided into eight sections of 4 bits. For example, if the original data to be transferred is in binary display (1001), the first 4 bits of the data signal DA are (1111) as shown in FIG. 5, and so on (0000), (0000). ), (1111).

  Table 1 shown in FIG. 6 shows values that can be taken by 16-bit data of L-ch (or R-ch) in the present embodiment. Table 1 shows 16-bit data in which each row is transferred at one time. As can be seen from Table 1, the same value of 1 or 0 is written in each section divided by 4 bits.

  Table 2 shown on the right side of FIG. 6 corresponds to Table 1, and the first column of Table 2 shows the value of 16-bit data of L-ch (or R-ch) in hexadecimal notation. The second column of Table 2 shows a decimal display, the third column shows a signed decimal display when the most significant bit is a sign bit, and the fourth column shows data read by the CPU 10. Here, the signed decimal representation in the third column corresponds to the signed amplitude of the digital audio data. In other words, the fourth column indicates data embedded in 16-bit data.

  As described above, the CPU 10 recognizes 4-bit data (0000) to (1111) from 16 bits of L-ch by extracting data bit by bit at an appropriate timing within a continuous 4-bit section. . Therefore, 8-bit data is extracted and recognized from 32-bit data of one frame including L-ch and R-ch. Then, by analyzing the data extracted in this way, it is recognized as a command or recognized as firmware data for rewriting.

  Here, an example of firmware rewriting processing will be described. In this embodiment, for example, a series of rewriting is instructed in a format as shown in FIG. In the example shown in this figure, first, (1) “0x00” is continued for 10 samples or more. (2) After that, “0x55” is arranged as a start identifier, and (3) 6-byte data indicating alphanumeric characters is arranged subsequently. Each 1-byte character string data is, for example, a character string “S”, “T”, “A”, “R”, “T”, “!”. Next, (4) data indicating the number of transmission data in 2 bytes, (5) a predetermined 2-byte command is arranged, and (6) data for rewriting is continued thereafter. Finally, (7) add a 2-byte checksum.

According to the above format, when (1) to (3) are enumerated as data, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 55, “S”, “T ”,“ A ”,“ R ”,“ T ”,“! ”. The data 00 can occur at the beginning and end of the song, but perfectly matches the 56-bit data 55, “S”, “T”, “A”, “R”, “T”, “!” data to appear, since one half of the probability per bit becomes a one probability of 2 ⁵⁶ minutes, it occurs only at about 1/72000 trillion. In other words, it is unlikely that the rewrite command will be erroneously recognized.

In (4) to (7), since the checksum of the received data can be confirmed, there is no possibility that all of them including this will match.
As described above, when rewriting is instructed, the rewriting data (6) is rewritten in the flash memory 12. When rewriting the firmware, rewriting software is transferred from the flash memory 12 to the memory 11 and executed.

  Next, noise generated in this embodiment will be considered. Even during the above-described firmware rewriting process, the DSP 3 is supplied with the data signal RDATA, so that the sound generation process by the DAC 4, the amplifier 5, and the speakers 6a and 6b is performed in parallel. The target of this processing is firmware rewrite data as described above, not music data, so that the sound that is generated becomes noise. However, in the present embodiment, the generated noise is small as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the signed decimal number (corresponding to the amplitude of the audio signal) is “8191”, and “1FFF” when displayed in hexadecimal. The number of bits necessary to indicate this difference is 13 bits. On the other hand, since the L-ch and R-ch data are each composed of 16 bits, it can be seen that the amplitude of the noise component is 3 bits less than the total number of bits (16).

The noise level (hereinafter simply referred to as noise level) with respect to the maximum amplitude of the music data is represented by x as the number of bits in one section (hereinafter referred to as frequency division bit number).
20 * log (0.5 ^(x-1) ) dB
Therefore, in this embodiment,
20 * log (0.5 ³ ) dB
I.e., -18 dB. In this way, the sound is relatively small, and there is no concern that a large signal is suddenly supplied to the speaker while the firmware is being rewritten. Further, when the user accidentally reproduces the compact disc 35 on which the rewritten data is recorded on another reproducing apparatus, there is no concern that a large signal is supplied to the speaker as described above.

  In the above-described embodiment, since the data signal RDATA is divided and read, the data signal RDATA can be read sufficiently even when the operation of the CPU 10 is slow. In general, the operation clock of the CPU is slower than that of the DSP, but the present embodiment can be applied even in such a case. On the contrary, the CPU and DSP having a fast operation clock can naturally be implemented more easily.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention can be implemented in various modes. An example is shown below.
1. Change of frequency division bit number In the above-described embodiment, the frequency division bit number is 4. However, 8-bit frequency division in which one section is 8 bits may be used, and 16 L-ch and R-ch 16 bits may be used. You may perform 16-bit frequency division which makes all bit data the same value.

Tables 3 and 4 shown in FIG. 7 show the case of 8-bit frequency division, and correspond to Tables 1 and 2 shown in FIG. 6, respectively. As shown in Table 4, the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the signed decimal number (corresponding to the amplitude of the audio signal) is “511”, and “1FF” in hexadecimal display. The number of bits necessary to indicate this difference is 9 bits. On the other hand, since the L-ch or R-ch data is composed of 16 bits, the amplitude of the noise component is 7 bits less than that of the audio signal. Therefore, the noise level in this example is
20 * log (0.5 ⁷ ) dB
I.e., -42 dB. In this way, it is a very small sound.

Next, Tables 5 and 6 shown in FIG. 8 show the case of 16-bit frequency division, and correspond to Tables 1 and 2 shown in FIG. As shown in Table 6, the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the signed decimal number is only “1”, and only one bit is necessary to indicate this difference. The noise level in this example is
20 * log (0.5 ¹⁵ ) dB
I.e., -90 dB. In this way, the sound is so small that it can hardly be heard.

  In the examples shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, since the effect of frequency division is greater than that of the above-described embodiment, it is more suitable when a CPU with a slower speed is used. The application of the present invention is not limited to the number of bits of one-side channel of one frame shown in the embodiment. The present invention can be applied to various bit numbers such as 16 bits, 24 bits, 32 bits, and 64 bits. In addition, the effective bit length in the total number of bits of the one-side channel can be applied to arbitrary bits, that is, all the bits of the one-side channel may be effective bits, or the arbitrary number of bits may be effective bits. Good.

  Next, increasing the number of higher-order bits has the effect of lowering the noise level, so this point will be described. Here, a case where one side channel is 24 bits will be described as an example.

  Tables 7 and 8 shown in FIG. 9 show cases where the number of bits of the channel is 24 bits and the number of divided bits is 4 bits, and correspond to Tables 1 and 2 shown in FIG. As shown in Table 8, the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the signed decimal number is “2097151”, and the number of bits necessary to indicate this difference is 21 bits. The noise level in this example is -18 dB.

  On the other hand, Tables 9 and 10 shown in FIG. 10 correspond to Tables 7 and 8 in FIG. 9, but only 4 bits are extracted from the 24 bits of the one-side channel and read. The lower side of the data signal RDATA is divided by a 4-bit section, and the upper side is a 12-bit section. In this way, as shown in Table 10, the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the signed decimal number is only “8191”, and the number of bits necessary to indicate this difference is only 13 bits. It can be seen that the noise level in this example is −66 dB, which is significantly reduced compared to the case shown in FIG.

  In order to reduce noise, a method of not using the upper bit of the data signal RDATA (set to 0 from the beginning) is also effective. If 1 bit is not used from the higher order, the sound pressure will be reduced by 1/2 with respect to the original maximum amplitude, because this is the same for noise. FIG. 11 shows the degree of reduction in the sound pressure level of noise when one bit is not used from the top.

2. Simultaneous reproduction of music In the above-described embodiment and other aspects, rewriting is performed using firmware or a CD for rewriting reference data. However, rewriting is performed while playing music or the like (music, guidance voice, etc.). You can also. For example, when the channel on one side is 16 bits, the lower 8 bits are used as data for rewriting, and the upper 8 bits are used for music reproduction. Of the 16-bit data representing the musical sound, the higher-order side has a great influence on the amplitude. Even if the lower-order bits are used for data rewriting, there is a slight deterioration in sound quality, but there is a slight deterioration in sound quality in the human ear. You can also avoid feeling. Depending on the number of lower bits used for rewriting, there is no problem as long as the number of bits is appropriate. In this case, if the music to be played is a music having the maximum amplitude as much as possible, the effect is great.

  Considering the noise in this case, as shown in Table 11 of FIG. 12, the lower 8 bits are noise components. Here, Tables 11 and 12 shown in FIG. 12 correspond to Tables 1 and 2 in FIG. In this case, the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the signed decimal number is “255”, and the number of bits necessary to indicate this difference is 8 bits. Accordingly, noise of 8 bits is generated, which is the same as 8 bits used for firmware rewriting and has no noise reduction effect. Note that the noise level is -48 dB.

3. Mode of Rewrite Instruction Command The rewrite instruction method in the above-described embodiment is an example, and there are various other methods. For example, the command or command recognition pattern shown in FIG. 14 is an example in which a pattern in which a maximum value and a minimum value are alternately repeated, which cannot be music data, is used as a rewrite start command. FIG. 15 is an example in which a pattern in which the maximum value continues for a certain time or longer is used as a rewrite start command. Alternatively, mute (0 data) may be arranged in a predetermined pattern, and if a mute pattern at a predetermined interval can be recognized, it may be determined as a rewrite recognition pattern.

4). Others (a) In the above-described embodiments, the present invention is applied to the audio amplifier. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various audio devices (electronic devices) such as a CD player, a DVD player, an MD player, an HDD (hard disk) player, and a memory player are used. It can be used for various electronic devices equipped with a CPU other than devices) or audio devices. Of course, the present invention can also be applied to a personal computer.

(B) The above-described embodiment is directed to processing for processing a SPDIF standard digital audio signal. However, in the application of the present invention, a digital signal of other formats may be used. In short, it is only necessary to perform rewriting processing by extracting data at a predetermined timing position in one frame of a predetermined format. Further, the frequency of the word clock LRCLK may be different. For example, it may be 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.

(C) The present invention is not limited to data read from a recording medium such as a CD or a DVD, but can be applied to data supplied via a predetermined cable or the Internet, for example.

(D) As shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, various frequency dividing modes are possible. For example, data of a plurality of frequency dividing modes is recorded on a CD, and data corresponding to the processing speed of the CPU is recorded. You may comprise so that it may select and perform a rewriting process. In this case, if the data indicating the frequency division mode is included as the rewrite instruction command, the CPU can start rewriting when it detects a command that matches its own speed. The same applies to the case where the digital signal is supplied via the Internet or the like.

(E) In the embodiment described above, two DSPs and a CPU are provided, the DSP functions as a processing means for processing a digital audio signal (a digital signal of a predetermined format), and the CPU controls each part of the apparatus. It functions as an extraction means for extracting data at a predetermined timing position from a frame of the digital audio signal and a rewriting means for analyzing and rewriting the extracted data, but the CPU may have the function of a processing means (a DSP is separately provided). The extraction unit and the rewriting unit may be realized by separate circuits or the like.

(F) The connection between the DIR 2 and the CPU 10 may be made via a switch SW as indicated by a broken line in FIG. In this case, the switch SW is turned on only when the firmware is rewritten. The switch SW may be turned on when the operator operates a switch or the like, or may be turned on by software processing based on a program.

(G) In each of the above-described embodiments, a digital signal having a predetermined format composed of m bits per frame can be read in the m-bit format based on the bit clock BCLK, and is divided by n. It can also be read as a signal. Therefore, it is possible to mix reading and processing a digital signal in an m-bit format and rewriting a program by extracting data as a signal divided by n. Depending on the mode of mixing, time-sharing processing is possible, and simultaneous processing is also possible. In this case, if reading is performed in the m-bit format based on the bit clock BCLK by the DSP and only the read data at a predetermined bit position is extracted, m-bit reading and frequency-divided reading are performed. Both processes can be performed only by the DSP.

(H) In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the CPU 10 extracts rewrite data and the rewrite control is also performed by the CPU 10, but the CPU 10 sends a rewrite command to the DSP 3 by analyzing the extracted data. The rewriting process may be performed by the DSP 3. Further, all the extracted data extracted by the CPU 10 may be transferred to the DSP 3, and the analysis of the extracted data and the rewriting of the firmware (or data) may be performed by the DSP 3. In this case, as indicated by a broken line in FIG. 1, the DSP 3 performs a rewrite process on the flash memory 12 connected to the DSP 3. Further, as indicated by a broken line in FIG. 1, the extracted data extracted by the CPU 10 is output as it is, and the other extracted data is analyzed by the other CPU 40 and stored in the flash memory 41 or the like in the other CPU 40. The firmware and data may be rewritten.

(I) Instead of the CPU 10 shown in FIG. 1, a CPU chip having a built-in flash memory or RAM may be used to rewrite the firmware or data in the flash memory or RAM.

(N) Although the I2S standard is used in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is not limited to this standard, and various other formats can be applied.

(Le) The CPU read timing is not limited to the mode shown in the embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 16 (a), when the one-side channel is divided into four sections (more accurately, when the effective bits of the one-side channel are divided into four sections) The reading timing may be set, but the reading timing may be set only for the sections 3 and 4 (corresponding to the lower 2 bits) in the four sections as shown in FIG. In this case, the data of “0” or “1” is written in the sections 3 and 4, but any data can be written in the sections 1 and 2. In addition, as shown in FIG. 16C, even if the reading timing is set for each section, the data extracted in sections 1 and 2 are not adopted and ignored, and only the data read in sections 3 and 4 are extracted. It may be adopted as data. In this case, as in the case of FIG. 16B, arbitrary data can be written in the sections 1 and 2.
Here, the reading timing is summarized as follows. First, the reading timing is a sampling point set in each section when the effective data length in one frame is divided into N sections (in the case of FIG. 16 (A)). Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 16B, the read timing is a sampling point set in M sections (M is less than N) when the effective data length in one frame is divided into N sections. is there. Further, as shown in FIG. 16C, analysis or rewrite processing of commands or the like may be performed while ignoring the read extracted data at a specific timing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input terminal, 2 ... DIR, 3 ... DSP (processing means), 10 ... CPU (extraction means, rewriting means), 11 ... Memory, 12 ... Flash memory (memory | storage means, memory), 35 ... Compact disk (recording medium) ).

Claims (2)

In an electronic device having a CPU for controlling each part of the device,
Storage means for storing at least one of firmware and data used by the CPU;
An input terminal for inputting a digital signal of a predetermined format;
Processing means for performing predetermined processing on the digital signal input from the input terminal;
Pulse generating means for generating a pulse in response to a clock signal defining one frame of the digital signal;
A delay means for inputting the pulse generated by the pulse generation means, delaying the input pulse and outputting it;
Extraction means for extracting data at a predetermined timing position in one frame of the digital signal input from the input terminal, and extracting the data as extraction data triggered by a pulse output from the delay means;
Rewriting means for analyzing the extracted data and rewriting at least one of firmware and data in the storage means based on the analysis result and the extracted data, and the CPU functions as at least the extracting means An electronic device characterized by this. The delay means performs a process of delaying the delayed pulse a plurality of times within the time of the one frame, and outputs a delayed pulse every time the pulse is delayed,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the extraction unit extracts the data for each pulse output from the delay unit and outputs the extracted data as extraction data.

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