Software-Generated Hardware Interface Signals Without Chip Controllers
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Solution Overview
Problem
The introduction of a hardware logic design of a controller in chips for hardware interface signal communication increases design and manufacturing costs, necessitating a solution to reduce these costs while simplifying the design process.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for generating a hardware interface signal using a software system that determines logical bit information and employs a timer to create the signal, eliminating the need for a hardware logic design of a controller in the chip.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a hardware logic design of a controller is introduced in the chip for hardware interface signal communication, then the hardware interface signal communication capability is improved, but the design cost and manufacturing cost of the chip increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses software to copy and simulate the functionality of a hardware controller, creating a virtual hardware interface signal generation system that replicates the behavior of physical hardware controllers without requiring actual hardware components. This allows the chip to achieve hardware interface communication capabilities through software simulation rather than hardware implementation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/hardware system (physical controller logic circuits) with a software-based system. Instead of using actual hardware logic design and physical controller components, the invention uses software programs running on the processor to generate hardware interface signals, substituting the mechanical hardware approach with a software-based alternative.
2Reliability
If a hardware logic design of a controller is introduced in the chip, then the hardware interface signal processing capability is improved, but the design difficulty of the chip increases
Solution Approach 1:
The software system copies the functional behavior of hardware controllers, allowing the chip to process hardware interface signals through software simulation. This eliminates the need for complex hardware logic design while maintaining the signal processing capability through virtualization of controller functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the complex mechanical hardware logic design with a software-based control system. The processor executes software instructions to generate and process hardware interface signals, replacing the need for complex hardware logic circuits and reducing design difficulty while preserving signal processing functionality.
3Device complexity
If software is used to generate hardware interface signals instead of hardware logic design, then the design cost and manufacturing cost are reduced, but the signal generation reliability may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The software system creates an accurate copy of hardware controller functionality, ensuring that the generated signals match the expected hardware interface protocols. By replicating the behavior of physical controllers through software, the system maintains signal generation reliability while reducing hardware complexity and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces hardware logic design with software-based signal generation, using the processor's computational capabilities to produce hardware interface signals. This substitution reduces design and manufacturing costs while maintaining reliability through software-controlled signal generation that follows the same protocols as hardware controllers.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for generating a hardware interface signal, and an electronic device. The method comprises: acquiring, by a first system, a request command; determining multiple pieces of logical bit information corresponding to the request command; and generating a hardware interface signal corresponding to the request command based on the multiple pieces of logical bit information and a timer. The present disclosure solves the technical problem in the related art that the design cost of a chip is relatively high due to the fact that the chip itself needs to have a hardware logic design of a controller.