System and method for a closed loop operation of schematic designs with electrical hardware
OwnerStanley M. Hydukeinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for a closed loop operation of computer-based designs with external electrical hardware. The system is comprised of a general purpose computer, schematic editor, real-time interactive design simulator, interface circuits and external electrical hardware. The simulator is responsive to the schematic editor and generates signals that are converted by an interface circuit to the signal format demanded by the external electrical hardware. The interface circuit also converts signals produced by the external electrical hardware to be compatible with the simulator format. The above system allows the real-time interactive design simulator and the external electrical hardware to interact with each other in a closed loop.
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A system for direct control of electrical hardware by computer-based circuit designs comprising;
- computer means;
- real-time interactive design simulation means in said computer means which simulate multiple electronic circuits;
- entry means for entering circuit design data into said real-time interactive design simulation means;
- output signal converting means for receiving and converting signals from said real-time interactive design simulation means, said output signal converting means including storage means;
- target hardware means connected to said output signal converting means;
- input signal means receiving input signals from said target hardware, said input signal means generating an interrupt in response to any change in said input signals;
- input/output control program means for controlling transfer of simulation signals between said real-time interactive design simulation means, said output signal converting means and said input signal means;
- said output signal converting means converting and applying simulation signals received from said real-time interactive design simulation means to target hardware means, said target hardware means being virtually instantly responsive to signals from said output signal converting means.
A system for direct control of electrical hardware by computer-based circuit designs comprising;
- computer means;
- real-time interactive design simulation means in said computer means which simulate multiple electronic circuits
- entry means for entering circuit design data into said real-time interactive design simulation means;
- output signal converting means for receiving and converting signals from said real-time interactive design simulation means, said output signal converting means including storage means;
- target hardware means connected to said output signal converting means;
- input/output control program means for controlling and synchronizing transfer of simulation signals between said real-time interactive design simulation means and said output signal converting means;
- said output signal converting means converting and applying simulation signals received from said real-time interactive design simulation means to target hardware means, said target hardware means being virtually instantly responsive to signals from said output signal converting means.
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