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MICROPROCESSOR CONTROL [17 records]

Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
CONT

As far as guidance along the desired survey track there was a left/right indicator controlled from the microprocessor mounted on top of the control panel. Tracks were spaced at 50 m, a spacing deemed appropriate from previous experience with shipwrecks on the Texas coast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Testing and Debugging
CONT

[Our company] has incorporated intelligence into the microprocessor analyzers... Measurements such as conductivity can be critical to your process and must be strictly monitored and maintained. [Microprocessor analyzer] intelligence goes beyond measurement and control; it provides the user with all necessary historical data, including events such as calibration, upsets, diagnostics and more.

Key term(s)
  • micro-processor analyzer
  • micro-processor analyser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Test et débogage
DEF

Appareil qui sert à observer le comportement d'un système et à repérer les problèmes relatifs à l'identification des composants ou des modules défectueux tant au niveau du matériel que du logiciel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
  • Prueba y depuración
DEF

Instrumento empleado para diseñar, detectar y solucionar problemas y comprobar tanto el equipo físico como la programática en los sistemas que usan los microprocesadores.

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Record 3 2016-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A computer-based ignition system which is usually a part of the electronic engine control unit (ECU).

OBS

ECU consists of a central control unit(CPU) or a microprocessor, random access memory(RAM), read only memory(ROM), and input/output interfaces. Based on information from input sensors(engine air flow, coolant temperature, crank position, throttle position, etc.), ECU determines optimum settings for the output actuators of fuel injection, ignition timing, idle speed, etc.

OBS

computer-controlled ignition system; digital ignition system: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Système d'allumage commandé par ordinateur généralement utilisé comme composant de l'unité de contrôle électronique du moteur (ECU).

OBS

L'ECU se compose d'une unité de contrôle centrale (CPU) ou d'un microprocesseur, d'une mémoire vive (RAM), d'une mémoire morte (ROM), et d'interfaces entrée/sortie. Selon les informations issues des capteurs d'entrée (débit d'air moteur, température du liquide de refroidissement, position de vilebrequin, position de l'accélérateur, etc.), l'ECU détermine les paramètres optimaux pour les actionneurs d'injection de combustible, d'avance à l'allumage, de ralenti, etc.

OBS

système d'allumage commandé par ordinateur; système d'allumage à commande numérique : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Utensils and Appliances (General)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A home appliance that contains a microprocessor capable of receiving and sending signals to a home automation system control unit or to a remote control point, such as a utility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement ménager (Généralités)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Électroménager à microprocesseur capable de recevoir et de transmettre des signaux à l’unité de commande d’un système domotique ou à un poste de commande à distance, comme une entreprise de service public.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Testing and Debugging
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A test routine used to exercise the microprocessor and detect faults.

CONT

Microdiagnostics are usually controlled by the microprocessor control store, which may be a RAM to allow writing capability. On most systems, microdiagnostics can detect a problem in a few seconds.

OBS

microdiagnostic: term standardized by CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Test et débogage
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Sous-programme destiné à détecter les défauts de fonctionnement d'un micro-ordinateur.

OBS

microdiagnostic : terme normalisé par la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prueba y depuración
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Rutina de ensayo usada para hacer trabajar el microprocesador y detectar los fallos.

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Record 6 2004-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
DEF

A microprogrammed machine, a microprocessor, or a microcomputer used in a control operation; that is to direct or make changes in a process or operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
DEF

Máquina microprogramada (microcomputadora, microordenador o microprocesador) usada en una operación de control; es decir, para dirigir o efectuar cambios en un proceso u operación.

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Record 7 2004-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Circuits Technology
CONT

A 3. 2-MHz crystal-controlled oscillator, in conjunction with a binary counter and gating circuits, controls the timing pulses from the microprocessor for program control of Doppler signal processing operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie des circuits électroniques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tecnología de los circuitos electrónicos
DEF

Circuito que funciona como un conmutador selectivo, permitiendo la conducción solamente durante intervalos de tiempo seleccionados, o cuando la magnitud de la señal está comprendida dentro de ciertos límites.

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Record 8 2004-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A single read-only chip that contains all programming to control a manufacturer's microprocessor. Because these programming instructions are common to all similar micros, CROMs are incorporated into peripheral hardware to test and develop programs before attempting to run them on the microprocessor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Almacenamiento de sólo lectura, en el bloque de control de algunos microprocesadores, programado para decodificar la lógica de control.

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Record 9 2004-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

A copy machine that uses a microprocessor for self-diagnosis and function control and can be programmed to do complex copying and collating jobs.

OBS

intelligent copier: term standardized by CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
OBS

copieur à microprocesseur : terme normalisé par la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo periférico (Computadoras)
DEF

Copiador/a digital donde, antes de hacerse la impresión propiamente dicha, puede ejecutarse la manipulación de las imágenes, la conversión a escala, la fusión, la intervención, la inversión.

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Record 10 2002-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
DEF

Software that is part of a larger system and performs some of the requirements of that system.

CONT

Embedded software can be as simple as the microcode instruction set of a microprocessor or as complex as the security software inside a set-top cable modem box. Embedded software performs a specific function not under the control of the primary user...

OBS

Software used in an aircraft or rapid transit system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
DEF

Logiciel qui pilote le fonctionnement d'un dispositif doté d'une électronique à microprocesseur.

CONT

Les logiciels enfouis sont inséparables de tous les appareils dotés d'une électronique numérique. Les plus simples ne dépassent pas quelques kilo-octets de programme. Les plus complexes dépassent le million d'octets et s'accompagnent d'un système d'exploitation en temps réel. Suivant leur taille, ces logiciels sont implantés dans des circuits intégrés (Eprom, mémoires flash...), voire sur disque dur. On les trouve aussi bien dans les appareils de mesure que dans les systèmes de télécommunications (téléphones, routeurs...), les pompes à essence, les robots, les avions ou les systèmes d'armes.

Spanish

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Record 11 2001-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Computer Mathematics
CONT

When specifying a mass flow control system, the first consideration is whether the process will take place at constant system pressure, constant throughput, and/or predetermined gas flow ratio. Another important consideration is whether system control will be automatic(microprocessor) or manual(setpoint potentiometers).... There are three major state-of-the-art systems that can be identified. The first uses a flowmeter(s)... as the primary transducer(s) to monitor mass flow. Using this format, a signal is compared in control circuitry to a setpoint signal. This generates an error voltage which is used to drive a valve, thus continuously controlling the flow. The second major type of system uses a pressure transducer as the primary sensing element. System pressure is held either constant or varied at a predetermined rate by controlling the mass flow rate of process gases. This leads to a third type of system that slaves valves and flowmeters to the primary sensing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Mathématiques informatiques

Spanish

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Record 12 1999-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Heat Exchangers
CONT

Boland Trane now represents Multistack, the manufacturer of water [and air] chillers for the existing building market.... Some of the features [are :] Fit through narrow doorways 24-inches wide.... Be installed in stages to match cooling load increases. Modular design permits Multistack to be installed in stages to precisely match growth requirements.... Provide full load operating efficiencies to 14. 5 EER and maintain peak efficiency at low load. A built-in microprocessor control automatically adjusts the number of compressors on line to precisely match the load.

CONT

Multistack Modular Chillers always operate at their best efficiency ... At low loads, some of the module compressors are shut down while only the compressors needed to meet demand continue to run at optimum efficiency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines frigorifiques
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Échangeurs de chaleur
OBS

Multistack : nom du fabricant, à West Salem, Wisconsin, aux États-Unis. Propositions par analogie avec l'expression «unité empilable MultiStack», relevée dans l'Internet, et qui se rapporte à un concentrateur, dans le domaine informatique. Voir aussi la justification qui suit.

OBS

Produits réseau d'interconnexion. [...] Tous les concentrateurs de la famille DECrepeater 90 [...] s'utilisent dans le système Multistack sous la forme de modules autonomes empilables.

Spanish

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Record 13 1998-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

Electrorheological fluids offer the possiblity of a shock absorber that provides response times of milliseconds and does not require mechanical adjustments. A shock absorber can be made by filling a piston with electrorheological fluid and adding electrodes and a microprocessor. As the piston moves, the microprocessor rapidly modulates the voltage across the electrodes to change the fluid's viscosity. Such fast control would make it possible to increase the fluid's thickness in mid-stroke, so as to damp the effect of a pothole. The fluid could then be made thinner again for a quick recovery. A single shock absorber could thus adapt to a variety of vehicles and operating conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Les fluides électro-rhéologiques offrent la possibilité de réaliser un amortisseur dont la réponse ne dure que quelques millièmes de seconde, cela sans réglage mécanique. Un tel amortisseur peut être construit en remplissant le piston avec un fluide électro-rhéologique et en y ajoutant des électrodes et un microprocesseur. Quand le piston se déplace, le microprocesseur règle rapidement la tension entre les électrodes afin de modifier la viscosité du fluide. Une commande aussi prompte autoriserait une augmentation de la viscosité du fluide à mi-parcours du piston, afin d'atténuer le contrecoup d'un nid-de-poule. Ensuite la viscosité du fluide pourrait être diminuée presque instantanément. Un seul type d'amortisseur serait ainsi adaptable pour une large gamme de véhicules et de paramètres opératoires.

Spanish

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Record 14 1997-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
OBS

The Printer Terminal Pt801 is available as RD, KSR terminal or as ink-jet printer module with microprocessor ink nozzle control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
OBS

Voir "buse" (périphériques).

Spanish

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Record 15 1997-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
CONT

Pipelining is employed to obtain faster microprocessor configurations. With the addition of an n-bit register at the output of microprogram memory, the microprocessor can be operated in what is called the pipeline mode. Based on the status of the various addresses, instruction and control busses the master clock is halted at an arbitrary location in the program for both serial and pipeline configurations.

Key term(s)
  • pipeline mode

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
DEF

Utilisation d'un traitement en pipeline.

Spanish

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Record 16 1996-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

The CL-1000 Ultraviolet(UV) Crosslinker can cross-link DNA to nitrocellulose, nylon, or nylon-reinforced nitrocellulose membranes. Researchers can use the internal photo-feedback system with microprocessor control to manipulate the UV energy level, exposure time, and intensity. The control system automatically adjusts to variations in UV intensity that occur as the UV source ages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique

Spanish

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Record 17 1983-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bioengineering
OBS

An example of a multistate myoelectric control system would be one in which the myoelectric activity of a muscle is used to control an artificial arm. In this case, a microprocessor placed within the artificial arm is controlled by the myoelectric activity of the body. The word "multistate" in this instance, means that the arm could be moved in different positions or stages before being fully extended. This explanation has been given by Professor Scott, Bioengineering Institute, UNB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique biologique

Spanish

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