Abstract: A control device for n recording elements for data which are part of a given plurality of data which can be recorded by each of said elements.This device is made up of n identical control circuits connected respectively to the recording elements, each of said circuits including:-- a first memory for storing, consecutively, the coded data that can be entered in an order determined by the recording element affiliated with the control circuit -- a second memory for storing coded data to be recorded by said element -- a comparator connected to said two memories and controlled by an enabling circuit connected to a time base and to the recording element to cause the timely recording of the data recognized by comparison.