A binary/digital input module implemented on an integrated circuit (IC) chip has a plurality of input channels and includes, for each input channel, a comparator coupled to receive a scaled input voltage and a scaled threshold voltage and further coupled to provide an output value and a digital isolation circuit for data coupled between the comparator and a respective output pin to provide the output value across an isolation barrier.

The present invention is directed to a digital aroma system that provides a scented air on demand. Dry fragrance infused substrates are contained in fragrance cartridges that are removably mounted in a cassette that is connected to a manifold that has airway passages that are connected to fans or pumps that are controlled by a computer processor. The processor can selectively output scented air having a specified fragrance.

The present invention is directed to a digital aroma system that provides a scented air on demand in a room or a vehicle. Fragrance cartridges are held in a fragrance module having a manifold and valves that are controlled by a processor. A user can select a specific fragrance and the processor can open valves to direct airflow through the fragrance cartridge associated with the requested fragrance.

A control device includes a diagnosis-information output circuit constituted by a condition monitoring circuit, a condition determining circuit, a condition-controlling-signal monitoring circuit, an output-information generating circuit that generates diagnosis information indicating a condition of the control device, and a condition controlling circuit that changes a signal in the control device in response to a signal for controlling the control device.

An image processing apparatus includes: an image signal processing circuit formed by a rewritable logic circuit and configured to perform signal processing on an image signal according to a type of the endoscope; a display image processing circuit formed by a rewritable logic circuit and configured to generate a display image signal corresponding to a display mode of a display apparatus; and a control circuit configured to control the display image processing circuit to perform configuration, control the image signal processing circuit to perform configuration according to a type of the endoscope, when replacement of the endoscope with another endoscope is detected after the configurations are performed, control the image signal processing circuit to perform reconfiguration according to a type of said another endoscope, the display image processing circuit does not perform reconfiguration when the replacement is detected, and control the display apparatus to display a display image.

A production module for a production plant has a first data interface, an electronic response device, and a second data interface. The first data interface receives a list of tasks for producing an article or substance from a production module positioned downstream in the production direction. The electronic response device responds to tasks from the list of tasks which can be carried out by the production module. The second data interface sends the list of tasks to a production module positioned upstream in the production direction.

A device for identifying a spark-erosion wire conditioned on a coil includes a radio tag, rigidly connected to the coil and accessible for reading data that it supports, identification data of the wire, supported by the radio tag, a data-reading device, associated with a wire spark-erosion machine, capable of reading the identification data supported by the radio tag of the coil, and capable of transmitting the identification data to the wire spark-erosion machine, an acquisition device for generating and recording over time as identification data, in the radio tag, historical data selected from the group that consists of historical usage data describing usage conditions of the wire supported by the coil and historical constraint data describing physical constraints to which the wire supported by the coil is subjected.

The present invention is directed to a digital aroma system that provides a scented air on demand. Dry fragrance infused substrates are contained in fragrance cartridges that are removably mounted in a cassette that is connected to a manifold that has airway passages that are connected to fans or pumps that are controlled by a computer processor. The processor can selectively output scented air having a specified fragrance.