摘要:
An optical system is provided having an analog image memory, an analog refresh circuit, and analog converters. An optical image is projected on a charge transfer array, such as a CCD imaging array, generating analog image charge samples in the array. The analog image charge samples can be shifted in the array and can be processed with an analog to digital converter to generate digital samples. The digital samples can be processed with a digital processor, such as a stored program digital computer; can be processed with an analog processor, such as a stored program analog computer; and can be processed with an analog filter processor, such as a Fourier transform processor. The analog image signal samples can be refreshed to reduce signal degradation, such as with a bias refresh circuit and a scale factor refresh circuit. Adaptive refreshing can be implemented by storing a reference signal in the analog memory and refreshing the analog image signal samples in response to the reference signal.
摘要:
A numerical control unit (NCU) uses character codes to communicate with an external input/output apparatus. Further, internal NCU data is stored in an array format corresponding to a display format. Further, while one set of data is being executed by the NCU, another set may be corrected by the user. Further, program data may be specified as variables rather than actual numerical values. Still further, memo data is provided to describe each piece of data. Finally, input program data is directly sent to a buffer where it is used to control a machining operation.
摘要:
An improved data processor architecture is provided having integrated circuit (IC) memories. Provision is made for dynamic memories with a memory refresh arrangement. Memory refresh is provided in response to instruction execution, synchronized with computer control signals to minimize contention or conflicts with computer operations and to share control circuitry. An improved memory architecture is provided that is particularly suitable for dynamic memories and integrated circuit data processors.
摘要:
Memory technologies for storing filter samples include RAMs and CCDs. Adaptive memory capability and memory servo capability improve memory characteristics. In a RAM embodiment, a detector is used to detect a memory address condition and to control the memory and the memory address register in response thereto. In a CCD embodiment, a detector is used to detect a memory reference signal and to refresh the memory signals in response thereto. Improved memory refresh, memory performance, and memory capacity enhance system characteristics. Improved memory architecture provides advantages of increased speed, lower cost, and efficiency of implementation. Information stored in memory can be scanned out at a rate greater than the addressing rate associated with the memories. This permits higher speed operation with lower cost memories. Use of an output buffer, such as a FIFO, permits normalization of memory clock rates.
摘要:
A computer system having an improved memory architecture uses a variety of memory speed enhancement features that can be used in combination. For example, the memory is scanned out across memory blocks, unnecessary row addressing operations are detected and eliminated, and the memory is organized to reduce row addressing operations for combinations of instruction accesses interspersed by operand accesses. In a DRAM configuration, unnecessary CAS addressing cycles and RAS addressing cycles are detected and eliminated. A memory address detector circuit in the memory controller determines the nature of the memory cycle; chip select, RAS, or CAS; needed to access stored digital information and deletes unnecessary cycles.
摘要:
A filter display system is provided to improve display operations. Filtering of display information, such as with correlation filters, improves the image and enhances events of interest. High speed filters for filtering on the fly as the image is being refreshed provides improved capability for iteratively and adaptively enhancing an image. Parallel processing channels provide multiple filtering operations simultaneously for improved performance. Iteratively refreshing a display with filtered information as the filtered image is built up permits operator intervention for optimizing filtering operations.
摘要:
Microcomputer architecture is provided that facilitates a fully integrated circuit computer on a single integrated circuit chip. The architecture includes use of an integrated circuit ROM for program storage, an integrated circuit RAM or scratch pad memory for alterable operand storage, and integrated circuit logic. Additional architectural features include serial data communication, pulse modulated communication, eight bit instruction bytes, sixteen bit operand words, and shared I/O channels.
摘要:
A filtering system is provided for acquiring and processing signals using a sampled filter for signal separation and signal enhancement; such as for determining locations, distances, and times in a geophysical exploration system. Signature signals permit mixing and seperation with sampled filters, such as for sharing common circuitry and for increasing the amount of acquired information. A sampled filter, such as a digital correlator, is provided for generating high resolution output data in response to low resolution input data processed with low resolution computational circuits. A real-time time-domain correlator is provided with single-bit resolution computational elements to provide improved correlation filtering. A high speed real-time correlator is provided to enhance signals with compositing-after-correlation and with correlation using a plurality of correlation operators.
摘要:
A microcomputer system is provided that facilitates system interaction with an improved interface mechanization. System architecture provides for processing external inputs and generating external outputs under microcomputer program control to enhance capability and flexibility and to reduce special purpose interface circuitry. Use of a microcomputer having an integrated circuit read only memory for program storage, an integrated circuit RAM or scratch pad memory for alterable operand storage, and integrated circuit logic enhances cost, performance, reliability, and other considerations.
摘要:
An apparatus for forming a line of separation in a plastic work surface includes a tool having a tool holder of thermally conductive material, an electric heating element and a tool member having a separating point. The holder is surrounded by an insulating member and includes a sleeve portion in which the tool member is releasably secured, the tool member projecting from the body in freely exposed manner with the separating point remote from the holder whereby the work surface may be engaged solely by the separating point which comprises a tip from which a surrounding surface extends in divergent manner. The holder is arranged to conduct heat from the heating element to the tip and suitable control means are provided for regulating the heating element temperature to a desired value. The apparatus is adapted to traverse the tool in orthogonal directions across a work-support surface in a head movably mounted above the surface, the tool being releasably mounted in a clamping arm of a pivotable lever having an actuating arm, actuating means engaging the actuator arm to bring the separating point of the tool into and out of engagement with the work on work-supporting surface by pivotal movement of the lever.Since the separating point is freely exposed the depth of penetration into the work is not effected adversely by surface irregularities or cutting swarf on the work but is determined by the point form, temperature rate of movement and pressure on the work.