Abstract:
The present invention relates to digital embedded architecture (1), including a microcontroller and a memory device, suitable for reconfigurable computing in digital signal processing and comprising: a processor (2), structured to implement a Very Long Instruction Word elaboration mode by a general purpose hardwired computational logic, and an additional data elaboration channel (5, 6) comprising a reconfigurable function unit based on a pipelined array (7) of configurable look-up table based cells controlled by a special purpose control unit (8), thus easing the elaboration of critical kernels algorithms.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a chip-to-chip communication system (10) of the type comprising at least a transmitter TX (11) and a receiver RX (12), inserted between a first and a second voltage references (Vdd, GND) and connected to respective transmitter and receiver clock terminal wherein respective transmitter and receiver clock signals (CP, G) are applied, the transmitter TX (11) having an input terminal (TXin) receiving an input data (D) and an output terminal (TXout) connected to an input terminal (RXin) of the receiver RX (12) at a connection block (15), the receiver RX (12) having an output terminal (RXout) issuing an output signal (Q). Advantageously according to the invention: - the transmitter TX (11) comprises at least a precharge and an evaluation blocks (18, 19) connected to each other and to the transmitter clock terminal (CP); - the receiver RX (12) comprises at least a precharge block (25) connected to the receiver clock terminal (G)
the precharge blocks (18, 25) precharging the output terminal (TXout) of the transmitter TX (11) and the input terminal (RXin) of the receiver RX (12), respectively, to a value corresponding to a first voltage reference (Vcc) during a low phase of the transmitter clock signal (CP).
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a method for the determination of the physical features of a tire, for example the deformations that it undergoes during the use. The method for the determination of the physical features of a tire, comprises at least a first belt (3,4) reinforced with a plurality of metallic wires, characterized by comprising the following phases: providing a signal between a first and a second metallic wire; determining the real part and the imaginary part of the impedance between said first metallic wire and said second metallic wire.
Abstract:
A device for detecting the pressure exerted at different points of a flexible and/or pliable object that may assume different shapes, comprises a plurality of capacitive pressure sensors and at least a system for biasing and reading the capacitance of the sensors. The requirements of flexibility or pliability are satisfied by capacitive pressure sensors constituted by two orthogonal sets of parallel or substantially parallel electrodes spaced, at least at each crossing between an electrode of one set and an electrode of the other set, by an elastically compressible dieletric, constituting an array of pressure sensing pixel capacitors. Further described is a method of trimming a sail for maximizing the net thrust on the windward face of the sail based on instrumentally reconstructing distribution maps of the pressure over the sail area in real time and with a certain frame rate.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a communication system for the connection between timing non correlated synchronous devices of the type comprising at least one transmitter (30) and one receiver (40) inserted between a first and a second voltage reference (Vcc, GND) and connected to each other by means of a transmitting channel (25) in correspondence with respective transmitting (TX) and receiving (RX) terminals. Advantageously according to the invention, the receiver (40) comprises at least one synchronous input stage (41) suitable for receiving on said receiving terminal (RX) a datum (D) and associated with a synchronous output stage (42) suitable for transmitting said datum (D) in a synchronised way with a clock signal (CP) on a synchronised receiving terminal (RXs). The invention also relates to a method for transmitting a datum (D) from a transmitter (30) to a receiver (40) interconnected by means of a capacitive channel (25) in a communication system for the connection between independently clocked devices.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a communication system between a first and a second independently clocked devices (L,R), in particular chips, comprising, for each device, at least a transmitter (TXL,TXR) and a receiver (RXL,RXR) connected to each other in a crossed way in correspondence of an inter-chip communication channel (ICC). Advantageously according to the invention, the communication system further comprises a synchronizer (40) in turn including at least a first and a second synchronization block (20L,20R), having respective input terminals (INrL,INrR) connected to the receivers (RXL,RXR) and respective output terminals (OUTtL,OUTtR) connected to the transmitters (TXL,TXR) and comprising at least: - a test pattern generator (23); - comparison means (21,22) to check a matching between stored and received test pattern signals; and - a delay block (26) able to change the clock phases.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a asynchronous interconnection system (10) comprising a transmitter circuit (11) and a receiver circuit (12) inserted between inserted between respective first and second voltage references (Vcctx, GNDtx - Vccrx, GNDrx) and having respective transmitter and receiver nodes (TX, RX) coupled in a capacitive manner. Advantageously according to the invention, the receiver circuit (12) comprises: - a recovery stage (13) inserted between the first and second voltage references (Vccrx, GNDrx) of the receiver circuit (12) and connected to the receiver node (RX); and - a state control stage (14), in turn inserted between the first and second voltage references (Vccrx, GNDrx) of the receiver circuit (12) connected to the recovery stage (13) correspondence with a first feedback node (X) providing a first control signal (Recovery Enable) and having a second feedback node (Z*) connected in a feedback manner to the recovery stage (13). The recovery stage (13) comprises a first feedback loop (Loop 1) connected to the first feedback node (X) and acting in such a way to recover a received voltage signal and a feedback loop (Loop2) connected to the second feedback node (Z*) of the state control stage (14) and acting in such a way to deactivate the recovery feedback on the receiver node (RX) and guarantee that the receiver node (RX) is let in a high impedance state.