Method and apparatus for phostonic stack system for vehicle control/sense

Abstract

An avionics system for a plane includes a plurality of nodes disposed throughout the plane, each node performing a function. The system includes an optical network in communication with the nodes and through which the nodes communicate. The system includes at least one of the nodes having a hardwired interpreter that interprets the information transmitted from another one of the nodes via the optical network. A method for operating a plane includes the steps of communicating information through an optical network between a plurality of nodes disposed throughout the plane, each node performing a function. There is the step of interpreting with at least one of the nodes having a hardwired interpreter the information transmitted from another one of the nodes via the optical network. A phostonic stack.

1 . A phostonic stack interface system to a network comprising:
 an FPGA;   a floating Faraday cage;   a driver for transferring information to the network;   a photo sensor to receive information from the network;   a connector for communication to the network; and   a power source to power the FPGA.   
     
     
         2 . A method for operating a vehicle comprising the steps of:
 communicating information through an optical network between a plurality of nodes disposed throughout the vehicle, each node performing a function; and   interpreting with at least one of the nodes the information transmitted from another one of the nodes via the optical network.   
     
     
         3 . A hardwired interpreter comprising:
 a local link;   local interface state machine in communication with the local link;   a pseudo-memory block in communication with the local interface state machine;   a main central state machine in communication with memory block; and   a link control in communication with the main control state machine.   
     
     
         4 . A control system for a vehicle comprising:
 a plurality of nodes disposed throughout the vehicle, each node performing a function;   an optical network in communication with the nodes and through which the nodes communicate; and   at least one of the nodes having a hardwired interpreter that interprets the information transmitted from another one of the nodes via the optical network.   
     
     
         5 . A system as described in  claim 4  wherein the hardwired interpreter includes a dedicated circuit within a chip. 
     
     
         6 . A system as described in  claim 5  wherein the hardwired interpreter has no software. 
     
     
         7 . A system as described in  claim 6  wherein the hardwired interpreter includes a local link to another one of the nodes associated with the hardwired interpreter. 
     
     
         8 . A system as described in  claim 7  wherein the hardwired interpreter includes a link control in communication with the other nodes of the plurality of nodes. 
     
     
         9 . A system as described in  claim 8  wherein at least one of the other nodes is a sensor. 
     
     
         10 . A system as described in  claim 9  wherein the vehicle is either a car, truck, bus, plane, train or boat and may be manned or unmanned.