Abstract: A method is disclosed to determine the topology of a network comprising a master node and one or more slave nodes interconnected using unidirectional data connections. The master node makes available data to succeeding nodes, and a slave node reads data from a preceding node, the read data comprising information of a path from master node to the slave node. A further method is disclosed to configure the path by sending data from the slave node to all nodes on the path via bi-directional data connections between nodes.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a device includes a bus, a parallel source, and a parallel sink. The parallel source is to provide parallel groups of signals including video signals to the bus, wherein the bus has a number of lanes that is fewer than a number of signals used to represent a pixel such that pixels are represented in more than one of the parallel groups. The parallel sink is to receive the parallel groups of signals from the bus, wherein the parallel sink includes a signal extractor to separate at least a portion of the groups of signals into multiple channels, and encoder and serializer circuits to encode and serialize the separated signals. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a device includes a bus, a parallel source, and a parallel sink. The parallel source is to provide parallel groups of signals including video signals to the bus, wherein the bus has a number of lanes that is fewer than a number of signals used to represent a pixel such that pixels are represented in more than one of the parallel groups. The parallel sink is to receive the parallel groups of signals from the bus, wherein the parallel sink includes a signal extractor to separate at least a portion of the groups of signals into multiple channels, and encoder and serializer circuits to encode and serialize the separated signals. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed to determine the topology of a network (600) comprising a master node (602) and one or more slave nodes (614, 618, 622) interconnected using unidirectional data connections (610, 628, 634). The master node (602) makes available data to succeeding nodes and a slave node (622) reads data from a preceding node (618), the read data comprising information of a path from master node to the slave node. A further method is disclosed to configure the path by sending data from the slave node (622) to all nodes on the path via bidirectional data connections (628, 612, 632) between nodes. In a preferred embodiment, a home entertainment system (600) employing HDMI is a suitable network and comprises a presentation component, for example a TV (602), operable to function as the master node; the nodes of the network being interconnected using HDMI cordsets (608, 624, 616).

Abstract: A transmission line antenna (10) comprises first and second ends (14 & 16). Each end has a mounting portion defining a mounting height and an overlapping portion (18 & 20) defining an overlapping width. The overlapping portions are formed by bringing the ends around the ring and past each other, and are electrically connected together. The antenna is interconnected to a circuit board having a circuit impedance, and the mounting height and overlapping width are configured such that the antenna impedance matches the circuit impedance.