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Design and implementation of a distributed multiprocessor microcomputer network as a model for data acquisition

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:6487511
A novel, multiprocessor architecture using conventional components used in personal computers is presented for those realtime applications found ion a laboratory environment. The realtime responsiveness of the system is demonstrated as a resource server in a laboratory local area network environment which places extreme demands on the realtime capability of the multiprocessor microcomputer. Local area network communications is provided via EIA-RS232 links connecting the microcomputers comprising the network. The enhancement of the data-acquisition characteristics of this multi-processor microcomputer shows the effectiveness of applying multiprocessor computer technology to data-acquisition problems due to the partitionable nature of data-acquisition processes.
Research Organization:
Syracuse Univ., NY (USA)
OSTI ID:
6487511
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English