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- This invention relates to communications protocols and to digital data communications. Still more particularly, the invention relates to data communications protocols in mediums such as radio communication or the like. The invention also relates to radio frequency identification devices for inventory control, object monitoring, determining the existence, location or movement of objects, or for remote automated payment.
- Communications protocols are used in various applications. For example, communications protocols can be used in electronic identification systems. As large numbers of objects are moved in inventory, product manufacturing, and merchandising operations, there is a continuous challenge to accurately monitor the location and flow of objects. Additionally, there is a continuing goal to interrogate the location of objects in an inexpensive and streamlined manner. One way of tracking objects is with an electronic identification system.
- an identification device may be provided with a unique identification code in order to distinguish between a number of different devices.
- the devices are entirely passive (have no power supply), which results in a small and portable package.
- identification systems are only capable of operation over a relatively short range, limited by the size of a magnetic field used to supply power to the devices and to communicate with the devices.
- Another wireless electronic identification system utilizes a large active transponder device affixed to an object to be monitored which receives a signal from an interrogator The device receives the signal, then generates and transmits a responsive signal.
- the interrogation signal and the responsive signal are typically radio-frequency (RF) signals produced by an RF transmitter circuit.
- RF radio-frequency
- Electronic identification systems can also be used for remote payment.
- the toll booth can determine the identity of the radio frequency identification device, and thus of the owner of the device, and debit an account held by the owner for payment of toll or can receive a credit card number against which the toll can be charged.
- remote payment is possible for a variety of other goods or services.
- a communication system typically includes two transponders: a commander station or interrogator, and a responder station or transponder device which replies to the interrogator.
- the interrogator If the interrogator has prior knowledge of the identification number of a device which the interrogator is looking for, it can specify that a response is requested only from the device with that identification number. Sometimes, such information is not available. For example, there are occasions where the interrogator is attempting to determine which of multiple devices are within communication range.
- the interrogator When the interrogator sends a message to a transponder device requesting a reply, there is a possibility that multiple transponder devices will attempt to respond simultaneously, causing a collision, and thus causing an erroneous message to be received by the interrogator. For example, if the interrogator sends out a command requesting that all devices within a communications range identify themselves, and gets a large number of simultaneous replies, the interrogator may not be able to interpret any of these replies. Thus, arbitration schemes are employed to permit communications free of collisions.
- the interrogator sends a command causing each device of a potentially large number of responding devices to select a random number from a known range and use it as that device's arbitration number.
- the interrogator determines the arbitration number of every responder station capable of communicating at the same time. Therefore, the interrogator is able to conduct subsequent uninterrupted communication with devices, one at a time, by addressing only one device.
- Aloha Another arbitration scheme is referred to as the Aloha or slotted Aloha scheme.
- This scheme is discussed in various references relating to communications, such as Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications, Bernard Sklar, published January 1988 by Prentice Hall.
- a device will respond to an interrogator using one of many time domain slots selected randomly by the device.
- a problem with the Aloha scheme is that if there are many devices, or potentially many devices in the field (i.e. in communications range, capable of responding) then there must be many available slots or many collisions will occur. Having many available slots slows down replies. If the magnitude of the number of devices in a field is unknown, then many slots are needed. This results in the system slowing down significantly because the reply time equals the number of slots multiplied by the time period required for one reply.
- the invention provides a wireless identification device configured to provide a signal to identify the device in response to an interrogation signal.
- a tree search method is utilized to establish communications without collision between the interrogator and individual ones of the multiple wireless identification devices.
- a search tree is defined for the tree search method.
- the tree has multiple levels representing subgroups of the multiple wireless identification devices. The number of devices in a subgroup in one level is half of the number of devices in the next higher level.
- the tree search method employs level skipping wherein at least one level of the tree is skipped.
- Another aspect of the invention provides a communications system comprising an interrogator, and a plurality of wireless identification devices configured to communicate with the interrogator in a wireless fashion.
- the respective wireless identification devices have a unique identification number.
- the interrogator is configured to employ a tree search technique to determine the unique identification numbers of the different wireless identification devices so as to be able to establish communications between the interrogator and individual ones of the multiple wireless identification devices without collision by multiple wireless identification devices attempting to respond to the interrogator at the same time. Levels of the tree are occasionally skipped.
- a radio frequency identification device comprising an integrated circuit including a receiver, a transmitter, and a microprocessor.
- the integrated circuit is a monolithic single die single metal layer integrated circuit including the receiver, the transmitter, and the microprocessor.
- the device of this embodiment includes an active transponder, instead of a transponder which relies on magnetic coupling for power, and therefore has a much greater range.
- an interrogator may send a first command indicating a first value and a first memory range, and a second command indicating second value and a second memory range.
- the first memory range may differ from the second memory range by at least two bits.
- RFID tags may compare the first and second values to corresponding values stored in the tags to determine if the tags are selected. Selected tags may respond to the interrogator with independently generated random numbers.
- FIG. 1 is a high level circuit schematic showing an interrogator and a radio frequency identification device embodying the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of a housing, in the form of a badge or card, supporting the circuit of FIG. 1 according to one embodiment the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a front view of a housing supporting the circuit of FIG. 1 according to another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a tree splitting sort method for establishing communication with a radio frequency identification device in a field of a plurality of such devices.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a modified tree splitting sort method for establishing communication with a radio frequency identification device in a field of a plurality of such devices.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a wireless identification device 12 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- the wireless identification device is a radio frequency data communication device 12 , and includes RFID circuitry 16 .
- the RFID circuitry is defined by an integrated circuit as described in the above-incorporated patent application Ser. No. 08/705,043, filed Aug. 29, 1996 and now U.S. Pat. No. 6,130,603 . Other embodiments are possible.
- a power source 18 is connected to the integrated circuit 16 to supply power to the integrated circuit 16 .
- the power source 18 comprises a battery.
- the device 12 further includes at least one antenna 14 connected to the circuitry 16 for wireless or radio frequency transmission and reception by the circuitry 16 .
- the device 12 transmits and receives radio frequency communications to and from an interrogator 26 .
- An exemplary interrogator is described in commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/907,689, filed Aug. 8, 1997 and now U.S. Pat. No. 6 , 289 , 209 , which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the interrogator 26 includes an antenna 28 , as well as dedicated transmitting and receiving circuitry, similar to that implemented on the integrated circuit 16 .
- the interrogator 26 transmits an interrogation signal or command 27 via the antenna 28 .
- the device 12 receives the incoming interrogation signal via its antenna 14 .
- the device 12 responds by generating and transmitting a responsive signal or reply 29 .
- the responsive signal 29 typically includes information that uniquely identifies, or labels the particular device 12 that is transmitting, so as to identify any object or person with which the device 12 is associated.
- FIG. 1 Although only one device 12 is shown in FIG. 1 , typically there will be multiple devices 12 that correspond with the interrogator 26 , and the particular devices 12 that are in communication with the interrogator 26 will typically change over time. In the illustrated embodiment in FIG. 1 . there is no communication between multiple devices 12 . Instead, the devices 12 respectively communicate with the interrogator 26 . Multiple devices 12 can be used in the same field of an interrogator 26 (i.e., within communications range of an interrogator 26 ). Similarly, multiple interrogators 26 can be in proximity to one or more of the devices 12 .
- the radio frequency data communication device 12 can be included in any appropriate housing or packaging.
- Various methods of manufacturing housings are described in commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/800,037, filed Feb. 13, 1997, and now U.S. Pat. No. 5 , 988 , 510 , which is incorporated herein by reference.
- FIG. 2 shows but one embodiment in the form of a card or badge 19 including the radio frequency data communication device 12 , and a housing 11 including plastic or other suitable material.
- the front face of the badge has visual identification features such as graphics, text, information found on identification or credit cards, etc.
- FIG. 3 illustrates but one alternative housing supporting the device 12 . More particularly, FIG. 3 shows a miniature housing 20 encasing the device 12 to define a tag which can be supported by an object (e.g., hung from an object, affixed to an object, etc.). Although two particular types of housings have been disclosed, the device 12 can be included in any appropriate housing.
- the battery can take any suitable form.
- the battery type will be selected depending on weight, size, and life requirements for a particular application.
- the battery 18 is a thin profile button-type cell forming a small, thin energy cell more commonly utilized in watches and small electronic devices requiring a thin profile.
- a conventional button-type cell has a pair of electrodes, an anode formed by one face and a cathode formed by an opposite face.
- the power source 18 comprises a series connected pair of button type cells.
- any suitable power source can be employed.
- the circuitry 16 further includes a backscatter transmitter and is configured to provide a responsive signal to the interrogator 26 by radio frequency. More particularly, the circuitry 16 includes a transmitter, a receiver, and memory such as is described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/705,043, filed Aug. 29, 1996 and now U.S. Pat. No. 6,130,602.
- Radio frequency identification has emerged as a viable and affordable alternative to tagging or labeling small to large quantities of items.
- the interrogator 26 communicates with the devices 12 via an RF link, so all transmissions by the interrogator 26 are heard simultaneously by-all devices 12 within range.
- the interrogator 26 sends out a command requesting that all devices 12 within range identify themselves, and gets a large number of simultaneous replies, the interrogator 26 may not be able to interpret any of these replies. Therefore, arbitration schemes are provided.
- the interrogator 26 can specify that a response is requested only from the device 12 with that identification number.
- the interrogator 26 To target a command at a specific device 12 , (i.e., to initiate point-on-point communication), the interrogator 26 must send a number identifying a specific device 12 along with the command. At start-up, or in a new or changing environment, these identification numbers are not known by the interrogator 26 . Therefore, the interrogator 26 must identify all devices 12 in the field (within communication range).such as by determining the identification numbers of the devices 12 in the field. After this is accomplished, point-to-point communication can proceed as desired by the interrogator 26 .
- RFID systems are a type of multiaccess communication system.
- the distance between the interrogator 26 and devices 12 within the field is typically fairly short (e.g.. several meters), so packet transmission time is determined primarily by packet size and baud rate. Propagation delays are negligible.
- RFID systems there is a potential for a large number of transmitting devices 12 and there is need for the interrogator 26 to work in a changing environment, where different devices 12 are swapped in and out frequently (e.g.. as inventory is added or removed).
- the inventors have determined that the use of random access methods work effectively for contention resolution (i.e.. for dealing with collisions between devices 12 attempting to respond to the interrogator 26 at the same time).
- RFID systems have some characteristics that are different from other communications systems.
- one characteristic of the illustrated RFID systems is that the devices 12 never communicate without being prompted by the interrogator 26 . This is in contrast to typical multiaccess systems where the transmitting units operate more independently.
- contention for the communication medium is short lived as compared to the ongoing nature of the problem in other multiaccess systems.
- the interrogator can communicate with them in a point-to-point fashion.
- arbitration in a RFID system is a transient rather than steady-state phenomenon.
- the capability of a device 12 is limited by practical restrictions on size, power, and cost. The lifetime of a device 12 can often be measured in terms of number of transmissions before battery power is lost. Therefore, one of the most important measures of system performance in RFID arbitration is total time required to arbitrate a set of devices 12 . Another measure is power consumed by the devices 12 during the process. This is in contrast to the measures of throughput and packet delay in other types of multiaccess systems.
- FIG. 4 illustrates one arbitration scheme that can be employed for communication between the interrogator and devices 12 .
- the interrogator 26 sends a command causing each device 12 of a potentially large number of responding devices 12 to select a random number from a known range and use it as that device's arbitration number.
- the interrogator 26 determines the arbitration number of every responder station capable of communicating at the same time. Therefore, the interrogator 26 is able to conduct subsequent uninterrupted communication with devices 12 , one at a time, by addressing only one device 12 .
- the interrogator sends an Identify command (IdentifyCmnd) causing each device of a potentially large number of responding devices to select a random number from a known range and use it as that device's arbitration number.
- the interrogator sends an arbitration value (AVALUE) and an arbitration mask (AMASK) to a set of devices 12 .
- the receivins devices 12 evaluate the following equation: (AMASK & AVALUE) ⁇ (AMASK & RV) wherein “&” is a bitwise AND function, and wherein “ ⁇ ” is an equality function. If the equation evaluates to “1” (TRUE), then the device 12 will reply.
- sixteen bits are used for AVALUE and AMASK.
- Other numbers of bits can also be employed depending, for example, on the number of devices 12 expected to be encountered in a particular application, on desired cost points, etc.
- the interrogator sets AVALUE to 0000 (or “don't care” for all bits, as indicated by the character “X” in FIG. 4 ) and AMASK to 0000.
- the interrogator transmits a command to all devices 12 requesting that they identify themselves.
- Each of the devices 12 evaluate (AMASK & AVALUE) ⁇ (AMASK & RV) using the random value RV that the respective devices 12 selected. If the equation evaluates to “1” (TRUE), then the device 12 will reply. If the equation evaluates to “0” (FALSE), then the device 12 will not reply.
- AMASK is 0000 and anything bitwise ANDed with all zeros results in all zeros, so both the devices 12 in the field respond, and there is a collision.
- the interrogator sets AMASK to 0001 and AVALUE to 0000 and transmits an identify command.
- Both devices 12 in the field have a zero for their least significant bit, and (AMASK & AVALUE) ⁇ (AMASK & RV) will be true for both devices 12 .
- the left side equals the right side, so the equation is true for the device 12 with the random value of 1100.
- the left side equals the right side, so the equation is true for the device 12 with the random value of 1010. Because the equation is true for both devices 12 in the field, both devices 12 in the field respond, and there is another collision.
- the interrogator next sets AMASK to 0011 with AVALUE still at 0000 and transmits an Identify command.
- (AMASK & AVALUE) ⁇ (AMASK & RV) is evaluated for both devices 12 .
- the left side equals the right side, so the equation is true for the device 12 with the random value of 1100. so this device 12 responds
- the left side does not equal the right side, so the equation is false for the device 12 with the random value of 1010. and this device 12 does not respond. Therefore, there is no collision, and the interrogator can determine the identity (e.g.. an identification number) for the device 12 that does respond.
- identity e.g. an identification number
- De-recursion takes place, and the devices 12 to the right for the same AMASK level are accessed when AVALUE is set at 0010, and AMASK is set to 0011.
- the device 12 with the random value of 1010 receives a command and evaluates the equation (AMASK & AVALUE) ⁇ (AMASK & RV).
- the right side equals the left side, so the equation is true for the device 12 with the random value of 1010 . Because there are no other devices 12 in the subtree, a good reply is returned by the device 12 with the random value of 1010. There is no collision, and the interrogator can determine the identity (e.g., an identification number) for the device 12 that does respond.
- identity e.g., an identification number
- recursion what is meant is that a function makes a call to itself. In other words, the function calls itself within the body of the function. After the called function returns, de-recursion takes place and execution continues at the place just after the function call; i.e. at the beginning of the statement after the function call.
- Arbitrate(AMASK, AVALUE) ⁇ collision IdentifyCmnd(AMASK, AVALUE) if (collision) then ⁇ /* recursive call for left side */ Arbitrate((AMASK ⁇ 1)+1, AVALUE) /* recursive call for right side */ Arbitrate((AMASK ⁇ 1)+1, AVALUE+(AMASK+1)) ⁇ /* endif */ ⁇ /* return */
- the routine generates values for AMASK and AVALUE to be used by the interrogator in an identify command “IdentifyCmnd.” Note that the routine calls itself if there is a collision. De-recursion occurs when there is no collision. AVALUE and AMASK would have values such as the following assuming collisions take place all the way down to the bottom of the tree.
- This method is referred to as a splitting method. It works by splitting groups of colliding devices 12 into subsets that are resolved in turn.
- the splitting method can also be viewed as a type of tree search. Each split moves the method one level deeper in the tree.
- Either depth-first or breadth-first traversals of the tree can be employed. Depth first traversals are performed by using recursion, as is employed in the code listed above. Breadth-first traversals are accomplished by using a queue instead of recursion. The following is an example of code for performing a breadth-first traversal.
- AVALUE and AMASK would have values such as those indicated in the following table for such code.
- Rows in the table for which the interrogator is successful in receiving a reply without collision are marked with the symbol “*”.
- FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment wherein levels in the tree are skipped.
- the inventors have determined that skipping levels in the tree, after a collision caused by multiple devices 12 responding, reduces the number of subsequent collisions without adding significantly to the number of no replies.
- Level skipping reduces the number of collisions, both reducing arbitration time and conserving battery life on a set of devices 12 .
- FIG. 5 illustrates a binary search tree 32 being defined for a tree search method similar to the tree search method described in connection with FIG. 4 .
- the tree 32 has multiple levels 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 , and 42 representing subgroups of the multiple devices 12 .
- the number of devices in a subgroup in one level 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 , and 42 is half of the number of devices in the next higher level 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 , and 42 .
- the tree search method illustrated in FIG. 5 employs level skipping wherein at least one level of the tree is skipped.
- a first predetermined number of bits e.g. sixteen or an integer multiple of eight or sixteen bits, are established to be used as unique identification numbers.
- Respective devices 12 are provided with unique identification numbers respectively having the first predetermined numbers of bits, in addition to their random values RV. For example, such unique identification numbers are stored in memory in the respective devices 12 .
- a second predetermined number of bits are established to be used for the random values RV.
- the devices 12 are caused to select random values, RV. This is done, for example, by the interrogator 26 sending an appropriate command. Respective devices choose random values independently of random values selected by the other devices 12 . Random number generators are known in the art.
- the interrogator transmits a command requesting devices 12 having random values RV within a specified group of random values to respond, using a methodology similar to that described in connection with FIG. 4 , except that levels are skipped.
- Four subsets of random values, instead of two, are probed when moving down the tree and skipping a level. This means that instead of eliminating half Of the remaining devices 12 and re-trying, after a collision, the interrogator eliminates three quarters of the remaining devices 12 and re-tries (by sending a command). In other words, a new specified group is created that is one quarter of the set of random values of the previous group.
- Each devices 12 that receives the command determines if its chosen random value falls within the specified group by evaluating the equation (AMASK & AVALUE) ⁇ (AMASK & RV) and, if so, sends a reply, to the interrogator.
- the reply includes the random value of the replying device 12 and the unique identification number of the device 12 .
- the interrogator determines if a collision occurred between devices that sent a reply and, if so, creates a new, smaller, specified group, by moving down the tree, skipping a level.
- every other level is skipped. In alternative embodiments, more than one level is skipped each time.
- Skipping levels reduces the number of collisions, thus saving battery power in the devices 12 . Skipping deeper (skipping more than one level) further reduces the number of collisions. The more levels that are skipped, the greater the reduction in collisions. However, skipping levels results in longer search times because the number of queries (Identify commands) increases. The more levels that are skipped, the longer the search times. The inventors have determined that skipping just one level has an almost negligible effect on search time, but drastically reduces the number of collisions. If more than one level is skipped, search time increases substantially.
- the inventors have determined that skipping every other level drastically reduces the number of collisions and saves battery power with out significantly increasing the number of queries.
- the interrogator 26 can send a command individually addressed to that device by using its now known random value or its now known unique identification number.
- the above described code for depth-first traversal is modified to provide for level skipping by increasing the number of recursive calls as shown below.
- the above described code for depth-first traversal is replaced with code such as the following to provide for depth-first traversal employing level skipping.
- AVALUE and AMASK would have values such as those indicated in the following table for such code.
- Rows in the table for which the interrogator is successful in receiving a reply without collision are marked with the symbol “*”.
- the code provided above for breadth-first traversal can be readily modified to employ level skipping. Instead of inserting two items into the queue each time through the loop, four items are inserted into the queue each time through the loop. For either breadth-first traversal or depth-first traversal. AMASK will be shifted by two bits instead of one, and AVALUE will take on twice as many different values as in the case where level skipping is not employed.
- Aloha Another arbitration method that can be employed is referred to as the “Aloha” method.
- Aloha every time a device 12 is involved in a collision, it waits a random period of time before retransmitting. This method can be improved by dividing time into equally sized slots and forcing transmissions to be aligned with one of these slots. This is referred to as “slotted Aloha.”
- the interrogator asks all devices 12 in the field to transmit their identification numbers in the next time slot. If the response is garbled, the interrogator informs the devices 12 that a collision has occurred, and the slotted Aloha scheme is put into action. This means that each device 12 in the field responds within an arbitrary slot determined by a randomly selected value. In other words, in each successive time slot, the devices 12 decide to transmit their identification number with a certain probability.
- the Aloha method is based on a system operated by the University of Hawaii. In 1971, the University of Hawaii began operation of a system named Aloha.
- a communication satellite was used to interconnect several university computers by use of a random access protocol.
- the system operates as follows. Users or devices transmit at any time they desire. After transmitting, a user listens for an acknowledgment from the receiver or interrogator. Transmissions from different users will sometimes overlap in time (collide), causing reception errors in the data in each of the contending messages. The errors are detected by the receiver, and the receiver sends a negative acknowledgment to the users. When a negative acknowledgment is received, the messages are retransmitted by the colliding users after a random delay. If the colliding users attempted to retransmit without the random delay, they would collide again. If the user does not receive either an acknowledgment or a negative acknowledgment within a certain amount of time, the user “times out” and retransmits the message.
- slotted Aloha There is a scheme known as slotted Aloha which improves the Aloha scheme by requiring a small amount of coordination among stations.
- a sequence of coordination pulses is broadcast to all stations (devices).
- packet lengths are constant. Messages are required to be sent in a slot time between synchronization pulses, and can be started only at the beginning of a time slot. This reduces the rate of collisions because only messages transmitted in the same slot can interfere with one another.
- the retransmission mode of the pure Aloha scheme is modified for slotted Aloha such that if a negative acknowledgment occurs, the device retransmits after a random delay of an integer number of slot times.
- an Aloha method is combined with level skipping, such as the level skipping shown and described in connection with FIG. 5 .
- devices 12 sending a reply to the interrogator 26 do so within a randomly selected time slot of a number of slots.
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Abstract
Description
Arbitrate(AMASK, AVALUE) |
{ |
collision=IdentifyCmnd(AMASK, AVALUE) | |
if (collision) then |
{ |
/* recursive call for left side */ |
Arbitrate((AMASK<<1)+1, AVALUE) |
/* recursive call for right side */ |
Arbitrate((AMASK<<1)+1, AVALUE+(AMASK+1)) |
} | /* endif */ |
} /* return */ | ||
| AMASK | ||
0000 | 0000 | ||
0000 | 0001 | ||
0000 | 0011 | ||
0000 | 0111 | ||
0000 | 1111* | ||
1000 | 1111* | ||
0100 | 0111 | ||
0100 | 1111* | ||
1100 | 1111* | ||
| AMASK | ||
0000 | 0000 | ||
0000 | 0001 | ||
0000 | 0011* | ||
0010 | 0011 | ||
. . . | . . . | ||
Arbitrate(AMASK, AVALUE) |
{ |
enqueue(0,0) | |
while (queue != empty) |
(AMASK,AVALUE) = dequeue( ) | |
collision=IdentifyCmnd(AMASK, AVALUE) | |
if (collision) then | |
{ |
TEMP = AMASK+1 | |
NEW_AMASK = (AMASK<<1)+1 | |
enqueue(NEW_AMASK, AVALUE) | |
enqueue(NEW_AMASK, AVALUE+TEMP) |
} | /* endif */ |
endwhile | ||
}/* return */ | ||
| AMASK | ||
0000 | 0000 | ||
0000 | 0001 | ||
0001 | 0001 | ||
0000 | 0011 | ||
0010 | 0011 | ||
0001 | 0011 | ||
0011 | 0011 | ||
0000 | 0111 | ||
0100 | 0111 | ||
. . . | . . . | ||
Arbitrate(AMASK, AVALUE) |
{ |
collision=IdentifyCmnd(AMASK, AVALUE) | |
if (collision) then |
{ |
TEMP = AMASK+ 1 | |
NEW_AMASK = (AMASK<<2)+3 | |
Arbitrate(NEW_AMASK, AVALUE) | |
Arbitrate(NEW_AMASK, AVALUE+TEMP) | |
Arbitrate(NEW_AMASK, AVALUE+2*TEMP) | |
Arbitrate(NEW_AMASK, AVALUE+3*TEMP) |
} | /* endif */ |
}/* return */ | ||
| AMASK | ||
0000 | 0000 | ||
0000 | 0011 | ||
0000 | 1111* | ||
0100 | 1111* | ||
1000 | 1111* | ||
1100 | 1111* | ||
0001 | 0011 | ||
0001 | 1111* | ||
0101 | 1111* | ||
1001 | 1111* | ||
1101 | 1111* | ||
0010 | 0011 | ||
0010 | 1111* | ||
0110 | 1111* | ||
1010 | 1111* | ||
1110 | 1111* | ||
. . . | . . . | ||
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