Aspects of intelligent sensor reconfiguration
| Autor: | A.H. Taner, J.E. Brignell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Engineering
Process (engineering) business.industry Reliability (computer networking) Metals and Alloys Reconfigurability Control reconfiguration Condensed Matter Physics Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Intelligent sensor Software Human interface device Embedded system Electronic engineering Instrumentation (computer programming) Electrical and Electronic Engineering business Instrumentation |
| Zdroj: | Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 47:525-529 |
| ISSN: | 0924-4247 |
| Popis: | One of the more powerful aspects of ASICs for intelligent sensors is the possibility of reconfiguring the analogue subsystems under digital control. This permits a variety of self-test and auto-calibration activities, which give increased accuracy and enhanced reliability, despite the greater complexity of such systems. In this study, possibilities are explored for exploiting such techniques by means of circuits fabricated using standard cells. At present such cells do not provide a full instrumentation specification, and a parallel programme is concerned with the development of cells of higher performance. Standard cells, however, allow a comprehensive study of both hardware and software implications of providing full self-test and auto-calibration facilities. One of the implications of providing such a wide range of reconfigurability is that it is possible to create configurations that are not workable and may even be destructive. Therefore an important aspect of software drivers for such devices, and for the human interface, is the provision of software filters that prevent such forbidden configurations from being implemented, yet without inhibiting the versatility of the approach. The application and use of such filters, which are based on a process of bit-wise masking, are illustrated with examples. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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