摘要:
A nanocalorimeter array for detecting chemical reactions includes at least one thermal isolation region residing on a substrate. Each thermal isolation region includes at least one thermal equilibration region, within which resides a thermal measurement device connected to detection electronics.
摘要:
A self-calibrated clock and timing signal generator provides reliable and continuous arbitrary digital waveforms of preselectable edge resolution. The generator comprises a multistage means (16) to produce a time-delayed signal of preselectable edge resolution and having a plurality of series-connected delay stages (6Q). The delays per stage are substantially identical so that the selection of any one of the outlets is representative of a predetermined amount of delay provided to an input signal to the multistage means. Calibrating means is integrally included to develop a control signal which is coupled to each of the stages of the multistage means to continuously maintain the predetermined amount of delay per stage. In the embodiment described, the calibrating means takes the form of an automatic frequency control (AFC) loop (12) wherein the frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) (18) is regulated to be equal to that of a reference frequency. The VCO comprises a plurality of series-connected delay stages (30). The control voltage is applied to each stage to control the period or frequency of the VCO. The control voltage developed to adjust the VCO frequency is also employed to regulate the delay of the stages (60) comprising the multistage means. The stages of the delay line are identical in construction to the stages of the VCO.
摘要:
A nanocalorimeter array for detecting chemical reactions includes at least one thermal isolation region residing on a substrate. Each thermal isolation region includes at least one thermal equilibration region, within which resides a thermal measurement device connected to detection electronics.
摘要:
A switching network having a sorting network (42) followed by a plurality of routing networks (43,44) for routing data packets from a plurality of inputs to a plurality of outputs includes a reservation ring mechanism (46) for resolving conflicts among inputs contending for access to specified ones of said outputs. This reservation ring mechanism (46) comprises means (76,78) for performing a sequence of step and compare operations in top-to-bottom ring-like order during at least one arbitration cycle for granting contending inputs access to said specified outputs in top-to-bottom order, with a maximum permissible plural number of contenders being given access to such an output on each of said arbitration cycles whenever there still are at least said that number of contenders in contention for that particular output.
摘要:
A computer-implemented system and method for offering merchant and shopper-friendly parking reservations through validated parking is provided. Motor vehicle parking spaces are managed through a server (11). Smart parking devices (13) and vehicle occupancy sensors (14) are interfaced to the server (11). Use of the parking space is managed. Occupancy of one of the parking spaces by a motor vehicle is sensed through the nearest vehicle occupancy sensor and the location of the parking space is provided to the server. An identity of the driver of the motor vehicle is determined through the nearest smart parking device and the identity of the driver is provided to the server. Use of the parking space is validated. The parking space's location and the driver's identity are retrieved at the location of a merchant. Payment for at least part of the use of the parking space from the merchant is provided through the server.
摘要:
A crossbar switching fabric for routing data packets in an ATM switch (10). A logic unit (13) associated with a reservation ring (12) in an ATM switch (10) intercepts data exiting a selected evaluator of the reservation ring (12), and processes this data to set-up a crossbar switching fabric for routing data packets of the ATM switch (10). The set-up data may be passed to the crossbar switching fabric upon each clock cycle thereby not incurring any pipeline processing delays. Alternatively, the set-up data is accumulated and stored in the logic unit (13) until the completion of an arbitration session, whereafter it is sent to the crossbar. In place of the logic unit (13) a plurality of registers may be added to each of the evaluators of the reservation ring. The registers in turn interconnected to each other in a shift register arrangement to provide the set-up data to the crossbar fabric.
摘要:
A data and clock recovery system is provided in the signal handling receiver (SHRx) stage of an integrated MOS circuit data communication controller (16) to provide accurate sampling of an incoming data packet for recovery of the data and data clock, regardless of differences in the electrical and environmentally affected characteristics of the circuit elements comprising the integrated MOSNLSI semiconductor chip. The system comprises a delay means (46) including a plurality of delay stages (90) to generate a transition pulse for every transition in the data packet, a similar delay means (48) to apply a predetermined amount of unit delay to all of the transition pulses, both data transition pulses and between-bit transition pulses, means (101,114) to develop a mask from the delayed transition pulses representative of the time occurrence of any between-bit transitions, means (112) to apply the mask to the incoming data packet whereby the extraneous between-bit transition pulses are removed therefrom, and means (42) coupled to the delay means to calibrate the delay means by ensuring that each of its delay stages continuously imposes a predetermined unit delay per stage.