【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ROMs have their data patterns put in during manufacture, while others are programmable by the user by means of special equipment and are called programmable ROMs. The widely used programmable ROMs are erasable by means of special ultraviolet lamps and are referred to as EPROMs, short for Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories. Other new types of device can be erased electrically without the need for ultraviolet light, which are called Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories, EEPROMs. The microprocessor processes data under the control of the program, controlling the flow of information to and from memory and input/output devices. Some input/output devices are generalpurpose types while others are designed for controlling special hardware such as disc drives or controlling information transmission to other puters. Most types of I/O devices are programmable to some extent, allowing different modes of operation, while some actually contain specialpurpose microprocessors to permit quite plex operations to be carried out without directly involving the main microprocessor. The microprocessor processes data under the control of the program, controlling the flow of 9 information to and from memory and input/output devices. Some input/output devices are generalpurpose types while others are designed for controlling special hardware such as disc drives or controlling information transmission to other puters. Most types of I/O devices are programmable to some extent, allowing different modes of operation, while some actually contain specialpurpose microprocessors to permit quite plex operations to be carried out without directly involving the main microprocessor. The microprocessor , memory and input/output circuit may all be contained on the same integrated circuit provided that the application does not require too much program or data storage . This is usually the case in lowcost application such as the controllers used in microwave ovens and automatic washing machines . The use of single package allows considerable cost savings to e made when articles are manufactured in large quantities . As technology develops , more and more powerful processors and larger and larger amounts of memory are being incorporated into single chip microputers with resulting saving in assembly costs in the final products . For the foreseeable future , however , it will continue to be necessary to interconnect a number of integrated circuits to make a microputer whenever larger amounts of storage or input/output are required. Another major engineering application of microputers is in process control. Here the presence of the microputer is usually more apparent to the user because provision is normally made for programming the microputer for the particular application. In process control applications the benefits lf fitting the entire system on to single chip are usually outweighed by the high design cost involved, because this sort lf equipment is produced in smaller quantities. Moreover, process controllers are usually more plicated so that it is more difficult to make them as single integrated circuits. Two approaches are possible。 the controller can be implemented as a generalpurpose microputer rather like a more robust version lf a hobby puter, or as a ?packaged? system, signed for replacing controllers based on older technologies such as electromagic relays. In the former case the system would probably be programmed in conventional programming languages such as the ones to9 be introduced later, while in the other case a specialpurpose language might be used, for example one which allowed the function of the controller to be described in terms of relay interconnections, In either case programs can be stored in RAM, which allows them to be altered to suit changes in application, but this makes the overall system vulnerable to loss lf power unless batteries are used to ensure continuity of supply. Alternatively programs can be stored in ROM, in which case they virtually bee part of the electronic ?hardware? and are often referred to as firmware. More sophisticated process controllers 10 require miniputers for their implementation, although the use lf large scale integrated circuits ?the distinction between mini and microputers, Products and process controllers of various kinds represent the majority of presentday microputer applications, the exact figures depending on one?s interpretation of the word ?product?. Virtually all engineering and scientific uses of microputers can be assigned to one or other of these categories. But in the system we most study Pressure and Pressure Transmitters. Pressure arises when a force is applied over an area. Provided the force is one Newton and uniformly over the area of one square meters, the pressure has been designated one Pascal. Pressure is a universal processing condition. It is also a condition of life on the pla: we live at the bottom of an atmospheri