Abstract: An integrated circuit for an asynchronous serial data transfer comprises a sampler to sample the asynchronous serial data using a sampling clock. A bit length counter determines a bit time by counting a number (m) of predetermined clock cycles, where the bit length terminal variably adjusts the number (m) of clock cycles of the bit length counter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mixer reactor of the rotor-stator type. This mixer reactor comprises a substantially rotationally symmetric housing which has a distributing chamber, a mixing chamber, a front plate that modifies the cross-section of the housing between these two chambers, and there are separate inlets into the mixing chamber for at least two substances and an outlet for removing the mixed material or product. The inlet for the first substance is provided in the axis of rotation of the mixing chamber. Two or more channels are aligned radially outward from this inlet, and the first substance is transported through these channels and into the mixing chamber. The inlet for the at least second substance is constructed in the form of a plurality of openings in the front plate, these inlet openings being are arranged rotationally symmetrically to the axis of rotation. Each of these inlet openings for the at least second substance has a corresponding pin which can be displaced in the axial direction.

Abstract: Method for thawing frozen water-containing products by heating and stirring in a horizontal mixer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit configuration with a serial test interface (TIF) to control a test operation mode, a freely programmable digital processor (CPU), a housing (G) for the accommodation of a test interface (TIF) and the processor (CPU) with terminals or connectors (C0, C1) for data and/or signal exchange with external components and setups. At one of the terminals (C1), a modulated supply voltage (VDD) can be received the transfer of data (d) and or a clock (T) by using at least two voltage levels (V2, V3) that can be controlled and which are different from a supply voltage level (V1) that is designed to feed the circuitry with a supply operating voltage. Furthermore, the invention relates to a serial test operation method for such a circuit configuration.

Abstract: A memory device containing data to be protected is integrated with a microprocessor and includes a first and a second memory portion with different accessibilities. The integration of the memory device on the same integrated circuit (IC) or chip as the microprocessor permits a combination of protective hardware and software measures that are not possible with a memory device that is on a different IC than the microprocessor. The first memory portion holds an initialization program that also serves as a boot program during decryption, and the second memory portion holds a user program, for example, a program for decrypting and/or decoding received data. Such data may be, for example, audio data encoded according to the MP3 standard and encrypted with a secret or public password against unauthorized reception.

Abstract: The invention relates to an integrated circuit arrangement with connection contacts for the serial exchange of data and/or signals with external components and apparatuses and with a control apparatus and/or a serial interface for the clocked receiving of data by means of a signal voltage on such a connection contact, which voltage is modulated between at least one low, one middle and one high voltage state. The control apparatus and/or the interface are designed in such a manner that data is sent in a sending mode via the connection contact in that the switching apparatus, after having received a slope changing in particular from the middle voltage state into in particular the higher or the lower voltage state, pulls the voltage state into the in particular opposite lower or higher voltage state. Furthermore, the invention relates to an apparatus and a process for operating such a circuit arrangement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mixer reactor of the rotor-stator type. This mixer reactor comprises a substantially rotationally symmetric housing which has a distributing chamber, a mixing chamber, a front plate that modifies the cross-section of the housing between these two chambers, and there are separate inlets into the mixing chamber for at least two substances and an outlet for removing the mixed material or product. The inlet for the first substance is provided in the axis of rotation of the mixing chamber. Two or more channels are aligned radially outward from this inlet, and the first substance is transported through these channels and into the mixing chamber. The inlet for the at least second substance is constructed in the form of a plurality of openings in the front plate, these inlet openings being are arranged rotationally symmetrically to the axis of rotation. Each of these inlet openings for the at least second substance has a corresponding pin which can be displaced in the axial direction.

Abstract: A monolithic sensor arrangement includes a housing, a sensor integrated in the housing, and two or three connecting contacts deployed on the housing so as to provide a contact with the sensor. The housing also includes an integrated digital circuit includes a freely programmable digital processor, a program memory and a data memory, which are used to control and/or process the functionalities and/or the measured data of the sensor.

Abstract: The invention describes a stirring device made from a gassing stirrer and a liquid mixer or two liquid mixers, which are arranged on a shaft and each have a feed and at least one exit opening, wherein the exit openings of the gassing stirrer and of the liquid mixer or the liquid mixers are at a distance from one another, the ratio, a/d, of the distance, a, between the exit openings to the diameter, d, of the gassing stirrer or liquid mixer being 0.02 to 0.5 and the ratio, b/d, of the distance, b, between the outer edges to the diameter, d, of the gassing stirrer or liquid mixer being 0.01 to 0.4.

Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit configuration with a serial test interface (TIF) to control a test operation mode, a freely programmable digital processor (CPU), a housing (G) for the accommodation of a test interface (TIF) and the processor (CPU) with terminals or connectors (C0, C1) for data and/or signal exchange with external components and setups. At one of the terminals (C1), a modulated supply voltage (VDD) can be received the transfer of data (d) and or a clock (T) by using at least two voltage levels (V2, V3) that can be controlled and which are different from a supply voltage level (V1) that is designed to feed the circuitry with a supply operating voltage. Furthermore, the invention relates to a serial test operation method for such a circuit configuration.

Abstract: Method for thawing frozen water-containing products by heating and stirring in a horizontal mixer.

Abstract: An integrated circuit for an asynchronous serial data transfer comprises a sampler to sample the asynchronous serial data using a sampling clock. A bit length counter determines a bit time by counting a number (m) of predetermined clock cycles, where the bit length terminal variably adjusts the number (m) of clock cycles of the bit length counter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for producing a protective liquid barrier which prevents gases (G) coming from a structure, such as a machine, a storage unit or a production system (P), from spreading at ground level beyond a particular area in the event of an incident.

Abstract: The invention describes a stirring device made from a gassing stirrer and a liquid mixer or two liquid mixers, which are arranged on a shaft and each have a feed and at least one exit opening, wherein the exit openings of the gassing stirrer and of the liquid mixer or the liquid mixers are at a distance from one another, the ratio, a/d, of the distance, a, between the exit openings to the diameter, d, of the gassing stirrer or liquid mixer being 0.02 to 0.5 and the ratio, b/d, of the distance, b, between the outer edges to the diameter, d, of the gassing stirrer or liquid mixer being 0.01 to 0.4.

Abstract: For computer-assisted generation of a graphical user interface for an equipment monitoring unit and/or equipment control unit of at least one appliance such as a household appliance, a base structure of the graphical user interface is determined from a base configuration file. Equipment-specific static detail data from an equipment-specific equipment configuration file and equipment-specific dynamic detail data, which are provided by the device to be controlled and which describe a state of the device to be monitored and/or to be controlled, are inserted into the base structure as defined by information stored in at least one configuration file on the sites in the graphical user interface at which what equipment-specific static or dynamic data are to be stored.

Abstract: The invention relates to an interrupt controller (1) for controlling the access of interrupt sources (11, 12, 13, 14) to a processor (100) and for controlling the associated program branching of the signal processing being currently executed with a current priority (Px) in the processor. The input side of the interrupt controller (1) contains a specified number of interrupt interfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) for connecting the interrupt sources, a priority value (Pi) and an address (Adi) being allocated to each interrupt interface (21, 22, 23, 24). A selection device (30) determines which among the activated interrupt interfaces has the highest priority value (Pmax).

Abstract: Interrupt controller for controlling access by interrupt sources (11, 12, 13, 14) to a processor (100) and for controlling the associated branching of the current signal processing program (Rx) with a current priority (Px) in the processor. At the input end, the interrupt controller has a predetermined number of interrupt interfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) for the connection of the interrupt sources, each of the interrupt interfaces (21, 22, 23, 24) being assigned a priority value (Pi) and an address (Adi). A selection unit (30) determines from the activated interrupt interfaces the one with the highest priority value (Pmax).

Abstract: A fan rotor (7) for an electromagnetic fan clutch is mounted on a drive shaft (1) with the help of a three-ring bearing (8) so that three different speeds of rotation of the fan rotor (7) can be obtained. To reduce wear, especially in the presence of impact loads and oscillatory movements of the three-ring bearing (8), this three-ring bearing (8) is configured so that different materials are paired with each other in regions of rolling contact.

Abstract: A memory device (1) for a processor (10) is disclosed. The memory device (1) and the processor (10) are integrated on a single chip. The memory device (1) comprises a first memory portion (2) for an initialization program and a second memory portion (3) for a user program. The first memory portion (2) can be written to and/or read from via a first group of data interfaces (16, 18), and the second memory portion (13) can be written to and/or read from via a second group(16, 17, 18). The first and/or second memory portions (3) contain memory blocks (4, 5, 6, 7) which are addressable block-by-block. A first memory block (4) comprises a protection control register (PCR) containing programmable enabling or disabling information for the individual data interfaces. An interrogation of the protection control register (PCR) takes place upon power-up.

Abstract: A fan rotor (7) for an electromagnetic fan clutch is mounted on a drive shaft (1) with the help of a three-ring bearing (8) so that three different speeds of rotation of the fan rotor (7) can be obtained To reduce wear, especially in the presence of impact loads and oscillatory movements of the three-ring bearing (8), this three-ring bearing (8) is configured so that different materials are paired with each other in regions of rolling contact.