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A wireless communication adapter is for a programmable logic controller including a local wired communication port, such as an expansion port. The wireless communication adapter includes a first wireless communication port structured to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of remote wireless sensors and a plurality of remote wireless output devices. A second wired communication port is structured to communicate with the expansion port of the programmable logic controller. A processor cooperates with the first wireless communication port and the second wired communication port. The processor, the first wireless communication port and the second wired communication port are structured to communicate a plurality of inputs from the remote wireless sensors to the expansion port of the programmable logic controller and a plurality of outputs from the expansion port of the programmable logic controller to the remote wireless output devices.

A multi-channel digital-to-analog (D / A) conversion system that can produce an analog output (210) from a digital signal (201) using N D / A converters (C1-CN), each with 1 / N of the resolution of a single D / A converter used to perform the same D / A conversion. A data sample (Din) of the digital signal (201) is decomposed into N data sub-samples (D1-DN). The sum of the values of the data sub-samples (D1-DN) is equal to the value of the data sample (Din), while the normalized range of the value of the data sample Din is greater than the normalized range of the value of each data sub-sample (D1-DN). Each D / A converter (C1-CN) receives a respective one of the data sub-samples (D1-DN), and generates a respective one of a plurality of analog component outputs (A1-AN) singly or jointly with at least one of the other D / A converters (C1-CN). The analog output (210) is produced by additively combining the plurality of analog component outputs (A1-AN).

A floating plant propagation tray is supported by a body of fluid. The floating plant propagation tray comprises a tray plate, a tray wall and a plurality of soil cells. The proximal end of the plurality of soil cells define an upper soil cell aperture for receiving a soil and a plurality of seeds and / or a plurality of seedlings. The distal end of the plurality of soil cells include a lower soil cell aperture for inputting a portion of the body of fluid into the soil cell chamber. The plurality of soil cells extend within a tray chamber for defining a tray volume. The plurality of soil cell chambers define a cell volume. The cell volume and the tray volume define a buoyant equilibrium condition for supporting the floating plant propagation tray, the soil and the plurality of seeds and / or a plurality of seedlings within the body of fluid.

An image processing apparatus includes: a use-image selector configured to generate use-image selection information for selecting one image, from a plurality of images of a subject which are captured for a plurality of exposure time periods, to be used for each region of a synthesized image; an average processor configured to acquire averaged use-image selection information by averaging previous use-image selection information and current use-image selection information; and a synthesizer configured to generate the synthesized image by synthesizing at least two images, among the plurality of images, to constitute the each region according to the averaged use-image selection information.

A power converter system includes a converter configured to be coupled to a power generation unit for receiving power from the power generation unit, and a bus coupled to the converter, wherein a voltage is generated across the bus when electricity is conducted through the power converter system. The power converter system also includes an inverter coupled to the bus and configured to supply power to an electrical distribution network, and a control system coupled to the converter and to the inverter. The control system is configured to gradually adjust the voltage across the bus during at least one of a shutdown sequence and a startup sequence of the power converter system.

A reference image is cut out from a first image and a comparison image is cut out from a second image while shifting a cutting block by n pixels and correlation between each of the comparison images. The reference image is calculated to obtain a motion vector of the second image with respect to the first image. Plural second images (hereinafter, referred to as 2-1 image, 2-2 image, . . . ) obtained by shifting the second image by m pixels (m<n) are created and stored in a memory. Also, when cutting out the comparison image, plural comparison images are cut out from each of the 2-1 image, 2-2 image, . . . and operations of calculating correlation between each of the comparison images and the reference image are performed in parallel.

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus to perform frequency comb spectroscopy. The method includes: —Arranging a waveguide optical cavity (3) having a plurality of cavity mode frequencies with a cavity mode frequency spacing (FSR), said waveguide optical cavity being dispersive so that the frequency spacing of the cavity modes is wavelength dependent; —Arranging a sample (S) with respect to the waveguide optical cavity (3) so that the sample is capable of absorbing light travelling into the waveguide optical cavity; —Coupling pulsed light coming from a light source (1) into the waveguide optical cavity (3), the source light including source comb frequencies (OCF) with a source frequency spacing (RR), the coupled light including an interval of frequencies centered on a main frequency of said comb frequencies due to cavity dispersion; —Locking the waveguide optical cavity to the frequency comb at said main optical frequency; —Detecting transmitted cavity frequencies; —Determining absorption by said sample (S) of said main optical frequency from the detected transmitted frequencies, —Changing the cavity mode frequency (FSR) spacing or the source frequency spacing (RR); —Coupling the pulse light to the waveguide optical cavity (3), the coupled light including an interval of frequencies centered on a second main frequency of said comb frequencies due to cavity dispersion; —Locking the waveguide optical cavity to the frequency comb at said second main optical frequency; —Detecting transmitted cavity frequencies; —Determining absorption by said sample of said second main optical frequency from the detected transmitted frequencies.

A system for adjusting a manufacturing equipment includes a measurement equipment configured to measure a plurality of sizes of portions of a product on a plane, an approximation module configured to approximate a planar distribution of the plurality of sizes by an orthogonal polynomial. as a function of coordinates on the plane, an association module configured to associate a plurality of terms in the orthogonal polynomial with a plurality of equipment parameters of the manufacturing equipment, respectively, the manufacturing equipment manufacturing the product, and an adjusting module configured to adjust the plurality of equipment parameters to reduce a plurality of distribution components, the plurality of distribution components composing the planar distribution approximated by the orthogonal polynomial.