摘要:
In a synchronous arbitration unit with circular (round-robin) priority for arbitrating between N requests (Ri) for access to common resources of a multiprocessor system, the requests (Ri) stabilized in an input register (40) timed by a clock signal (CLK1) are applied as inputs to a fixed-priority arbitration network (44) having 2N-1 inputs, N-1 of the requests being applied both to a first set of N-1 lower-priority inputs of the network and, through masking circuits (42) which selectively mask the requests with a binary masking configuration generated by mask-generating circuits (43) in accordance with predetermined priority-rotation criteria, to a second set of N-1 higher-priority inputs of the network, in the same order of input priority. The grant signals output by the network are latched in an output register (41) after logical OR of the grant signals associated with the same request and the arbitration unit thus formed has a minimal arbitration time and is constituted by a small number of logic components.
摘要:
A constant voltage drop voltage regulator for low power dissipation electronic systems which, from a first regulated supply voltage (V1) on the order of few volts, obtains a second regulated supply voltage (V2) (having the same regulating characteristics as the first in absolute value) a predetermined fraction of a volt lower than the first, by means of a MOSFET (1) in series between the input (2) and the output (4) of the regulator, the conductivity of the MOSFET (1) being varied by a control circuit (5) which is powered from a voltage multiplier (12) at a voltage (VT) multiple of the first voltage (V1), by comparison of the voltage drop due to the MOSFET (1) and suitably amplified with a predetermined reference voltage (VREF), the comparison error, as amplified with a high gain, being applied as a control signal to the gate electrode of the MOSFET (1).
摘要:
An endless ink ribbon (2) cartridge (1,3,4,11) with protected splice (23) of the endless ribbon, wherein a reactance detector element (28,29,65) housed in the cartridge (1,3,4,11) at a location close to a predetermined travel path of the ink ribbon (2) increases its reactance as a conductive strip (34,68) disposed on the ribbon (2) at a predetermined location relative to the splice (23) moves close past the detector element (28,29,65), the reactance increase being detected by a protection arrangement (56,43,46,47,48,51,52,53,57,58) external of the cartridge to prevent printing operations from being carried out through said splice (23).
摘要:
Resolution transforming raster based imaging system where an image is formed by displaying dots arranged along scan lines, scanned by an energization beam. The scan lines have a predetermined resolution, for example 300 dpi. The image bit map is stored with a row resolution multiple of said predetermined resolution, for example 600 dpi. Only a subset of the rows stored in the bit map is related to the scan lines. The size of the dots being displaced depends both on the value of a central bit in row related to a scan line and on the valves of the bits surrounding said central bit.
摘要:
A multi-processor system in which a plurality of processors (1, 2, 3, 4) have access to a plurality of shared memory modules (10, 11, 12, 113, 114), comprising a memory control unit (15), interconnection logic circuits (16), a system bus (17) for the multipoint connection of the processors to the memory control unit (15) and for the transfer of memory addresses and commands for ordered and successive read/write operations via the system bus (17) and the memory control unit (15), whilst the transfer of data to and from the memory modules takes place through data channels (I/OD(i)) which connect the various processors (1, 2, 3, 4) on a point-to-point basis to the interconnection logic circuits (16) and via these to a memory data transfer channel (19).
摘要:
Electrophotographic printing apparatus where the toner image is transferred to the underside of a paper sheet and where the paper sheet is guided from a transfer station (B) to a fixing unit entrance (A), by a grid plate to which the paper sheet adheres owing to suction means (10), the grid plate forming a guiding surface extending from the transfer station towards the fixing unit entrance, and diverging from the plane defined by the transfer station and the fixing unit entrance of an angle such that the path followed by the paper from the transfer station to the entrance of the fixing unit is slighty greater than their distance, whereby allowance is provided for paper contractions and undersired paper tensioning is prevented.