Abstract: The disclosure provides systems and methods for data analysis of experimental data. The analysis can include reference data that are not directly generated from the present experiment, which reference data may be values of the experimental parameters that were either provided by a user, computed by the system with input from a user, or computed by the system without using any input from a user. Another example of such reference data may be information about the instrument, such as the calibration method of the instrument.

Abstract: A clock control technique allows reducing the power consumption of devices connected to a computer bus. Individual idle devices can be disconnected from the bus clock by a device clock controller and placed in a low-power state without waiting for all devices on the bus to go idle. When individual devices are idle, transactions on the bus are monitored and unclaimed transactions are claimed by the device clock controller, which then forces a retry of the transaction and reconnects the clock to the idle devices. This brings these devices from the low-power state to a full power state, where they are capable of claiming the transaction when it is retried.

Abstract: A computer system allows devices to be unmasked so to be detected or to be masked invisible to the Plug-and-Play architecture or similar architectures. When operating under Plug-and-Play, which assigns systems resources to system devices in a predetermined order despite a limited number of such resources, a user uses software to set the switch in the device's memory such that an undesired device becomes “invisible” to a subsequent power-up configuration of the system. Device configuration proceeds in two phases. During a first configuration phase, the invisible device cannot be configured, i.e. cannot be assigned resources, including interrupt request lines. Hence, those lines remain available to other devices on the system that would not have received resource allocation during a prior-art configuration. During the first phase, the other devices can be assigned the necessary resources to operate properly. Thus, software can command a configuration that would otherwise be impossible.

Abstract: A computer system allows devices to be unmasked so to be detected or to be masked invisible to the Plug-and-Play architecture or similar architectures. When operating under Plug-and-Play, which assigns systems resources to system devices in a predetermined order despite a limited number of such resources, a user uses software to set the switch in the device's memory such that an undesired device becomes “invisible” to a subsequent power-up configuration of the system. Device configuration proceeds in two phases. During a first configuration phase, the invisible device cannot be configured, i.e. cannot be assigned resources, including interrupt request lines. Hence, those lines remain available to other devices on the system that would not have received resource allocation during a prior-art configuration. During the first phase, the other devices can be assigned the necessary resources to operate properly. Thus, software can command a configuration that would otherwise be impossible.

Abstract: A hardware implementation of the General Purpose Event status register supports the ability to assert, under software control, individual General Purpose Event status bits in a General Purpose Event register in an ACPI environment. Software control over the General Purpose Event register allows compensation of a platform electronic apparatus for design defects discovered late in the development cycle. Software control also enables the creation at any time of new “hardware events” which are then processed by the ACPI driver by means of manufacturer provided P-code. The ability to provide a software work-around for a wide range of ACPI related difficulties is advantageously created. Moreover, additional ACPI value-added features can thereafter be developed to differentiate and enhance ACPI compatible products.

Abstract: A method for supporting a USB-based Device Bay Controller without a hardware interface between the DBC and the 1394 bus, by intercepting 1394 GUID queries in software and returning a stored GUID which is set by the manufacturer to be correct for the hardware actually present.

Abstract: A digital data processor has a central processing unit (CPU) that operates in plural addressing modes and or more adapters for receiving peripheral devices, e.g., PCMCIA devices. A first peripheral device service subsystem that handles communications between peripheral devices coupled to the adapters and software clients executing on the CPU in a first addressing mode. A second peripheral device service subsystem that handles communications between peripheral devices coupled to the adapters and clients executing on the CPU in a second addressing mode. The first peripheral device subsystem includes a configuration management section that allocates digital data processor resources, e.g., memory space, input/output channels, direct memory access (DMA) channels and interrupt (IRQ) levels, used for communications between the peripheral devices and clients, regardless of whether those clients are executing in the first or second addressing modes.