Solid state recording current meter conversion
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Abstract
The authors describe the conversion of an Endeco-174 current meter to a solid-state recording current meter. A removable solid-state module was designed to fit in the space originally occupied by an 8-track tape cartridge. The module contains a CPU and 128 kilobytes of nonvolatile CMOS memory. The solid-state module communicates with any terminal or computer using an RS-232C interface at 4800 baud rate. A primary consideration for conversion was to keep modifications of the current meter to a minimum. The communication protocol was designed to emulate the Endeco tape translation unit, thus the need for a translation unit was eliminated and the original data reduction programs can be used without any modification. After conversion, the data recording section of the current meter contains no moving parts; the storage capacity of the module is equivalent to that of the original tape cartridge.
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Cheng, R.T., Wang, L., 1985, Solid state recording current meter conversion, in Oceans Conference Record (IEEE), San Diego, CA, USA, p. 752-754.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Solid state recording current meter conversion |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Publisher location | New York, NY, USA |
| Contributing office(s) | San Francisco Bay-Delta, Pacific Regional Director's Office |
| Larger Work Title | Oceans Conference Record (IEEE) |
| First page | 752 |
| Last page | 754 |
| Conference Title | Ocean Engineering and the Environment - Conference Record. |
| Conference Location | San Diego, CA, USA |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |