Laser gyro microprocessor configuration and control
US5406369A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C19/661
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A laser gyro configuration and control using a microprocessor. The microprocessor has a high speed peripheral transaction system which communicates through a high speed Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) to a serial to parallel converter through a five Byte first in first out (FIFO) to an external system processor. The external system processor sends information in a serial fashion through a single byte parallel to serial converter to the high speed UART. Various information including gyro parameter load commands, gyro control commands, gyro status commands, and gyro calibration and diagnostic commands are sent over channels. The system provides a high speed method of controlling the laser gyro and configuring it with a processor with serial transmit and receive lines.
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