Abstract: A sensor detects the absolute angular position of a rotatable clamp arm between full opened and full closed positions. The sensor is coupled to a clamp arm pivot shaft to provide output signals corresponding to the absolute position of the clamp arm. One or more programmable angular position set points are setable at angular positions in advance of the full open and full closed positions of the clamp arm. Outputs are generated when the clamp arm reaches and/or exceeds each set point.

Abstract: A clock generation circuit is provided within an electronic computer system to adjust the phase of a clocking signal provided to various subsystems of the electronic system. A first phase-locked loop (PLL) is provided to establish multiple phases of a first reference clock. One of those phases is selected as a second reference clock, and a second PLL synchronizes the clocking signal to that second reference clock. Each subsystem and associated load which receives the clocking signal has a corresponding clock generation circuit comprising the second PLL. The second PLL for one subsystem can adjust the clocking signal phase prior to that subsystem receiving the clocking signal. The amount by which the second PLL adjusts phase on clocking signal may be different than that by which another, second PLL adjusts the clocking signal arriving on another subsystem.

Abstract: An SDRAM is initialized with an initialization pulse generated in response to a load mode register command that is generated to program a mode register in the SDRAM. Antifuse circuits are read and registers are initialized according to the initialization pulse each time the mode register is programmed. The mode register is programmed in a boot up procedure and in subsequent reboot procedures of a computer system including the SDRAM.

Abstract: The present invention provides for satellite-based remote monitoring of equipment under test to perform predictive assessment from a central diagnostic site which houses a central diagnostic station. The satellite-based remote diagnostic system monitors several machines at various geographically remote locations. Information gathered enables the user to assess the health of the equipment under test. The user may also utilize the present invention to conduct specialized tests on the equipment under test to aid in predictive maintenance.

Abstract: A computer system using a common Basic input/output system for operation with different expansion adapters which comprises a setting block for setting information of whether expansion adapters are mounted in an expansion block, and a controller for determining whether the expansion adapters are set in the expansion block through signals from the setting block in order to disable execution of a Basic input/output system routine of the expansion adapter which is not set, and enable execution of the Basic input/output system routine related to the expansion adapter which is set.

Abstract: Feedback is provided to a user during installation of electronic equipment. Prior to installation of the electronic equipment, a plurality of installation feedback lights are placed on a case of the electronic equipment. During installation of the electronic equipment after attempting performance of an installation step, a determination is made as to whether performance of the installation step was successful. When performance of the installation step was successful, notification is provided to an installer that the installation step was successful. The notification includes activating one of the installation feedback lights.

Abstract: A device for operating an apparatus includes a server, a central monitoring module, an apparatus for communicating between the server and the monitoring module, a plurality of control, maintenance and/or monitoring programs and an apparatus for communicating between the control, maintenance and/or monitoring programs on the one hand as well the server and/or the monitoring module on the other hand. A browser can be connected to the device so that a system for the operation of the apparatus derives therefrom. A user interface with security-related functions or interactive functions can be realized easily and with little programming outlay as a result of the invention.

Abstract: A method is described for operating a control apparatus having a programmable memory unit wherein the programming of the memory unit takes place with a sequential execution of a multiplicity of memory programming control operations. The described method is characterized in that: a check step S1 is provided with the aid of which it can be determined whether all, selected individual or several of the memory programming control operations, which must be then have been carried out and a decision step S2 is provided, in which, while considering the check result, a decision is made as to whether the programming operation should be continued as prescribed by executing further memory programming control operations.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus comprises function for receiving a power supply from outside of the apparatus, and erasing a program stored in a volatile memory when the power supply is stopped, function for receiving the program from an external apparatus and storing the program in a volatile memory having no backup battery, and function for processing data in accordance with the stored program.

Abstract: Digital signal processing circuitry implemented in ASICs or FPGAs is built by combining multi-component constructs (e.g. macrocells). These circuits may be modified to include a timing channel by augmenting selected ones of the constructs to include a path which propagates a timing signal with a delay that compensates for the signal processing delay through the construct. The selected constructs are those that are used in a critical processing path in the digital signal processing circuitry. A timing compensation circuit may also be defined as a construct. This block receives two digital data signals having accompanying timing signals and delays the first signal that provides valid data until the second signal also provides valid data, as determined by their timing signals. A configurable arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) made using these techniques includes a timing compensation circuit, a look-up table and an accumulator.

Abstract: The invention, that relates to a machine diagnosis system for the state-oriented operation monitoring of a machine, comprises a characteristic value module and a cause module. The characteristic value module, proceeding from machine-state referred measurement values, establishes diagnosis-relevant characteristic values, and the cause module diagnoses from the characteristic values a cause for the detected measurement values. There the cause module calculates for at least one possible cause in each case a cause probability which indicates with what probability the corresponding cause is responsible for the presence of the detected oscillation measurement values.

Abstract: A software management system of an intelligent power conditioner with backup system option employing trend analysis for early prediction of AC power line failure. An AC line power conditioner utilizing a microprocessor based control system for providing suitable alarms when an operating input AC line is defective or the trend of measured deficiencies predicts line power failure and for initiating an inverter control signal when an inverter module is attached as an option. The software controlled system analyzes the input and output voltages, provides analysis of input voltage surges and sags, measures transient amplitude and transient pulse width, counts glitches and dropouts, measures frequency, and identifies each defect and computes associated trends, stores all accumulated data in a Log Buffer for digital printout, and then provides appropriate alarms to a user.