Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

Rexnord Flattop Europe S.r.l.

Carlo Moroni

Fabio Salice

Roberto Mariani

Roberto Galli

Sami Nykter

Vesa Lauri

Monitoring system for a conveyor of articles (). The conveyor of articles comprises at least one transport chain () adapted to be moved along a movement direction, and a guide structure () of the transport chain comprising a lower guide element () adapted to support the chain from below and a higher guide element () adapted to insist on the chain from above and facing toward the lower guide element. The system comprises at least one first magnetic field generator element () located in a first guide element, at least one magnetic field sensor () located in a second selected guide element for sensing the magnitude of a measure magnetic field, and processing means () for quantifying a reduction of the overall thickness of the chain based on a time variation of the measure magnetic field.

Monitoring system for transport chains for conveyors of articles

Various techniques are provided for synchronizing serial data signals received by electronic systems or devices such as programmable logic devices (PLDs). In one example, a method of synchronizing data includes receiving a serial data signal at a device. The serial data signal operates independently of the device. The method also includes oversampling the serial data signal to provide a plurality of samples distributed over bit periods of the serial data signal. The method further includes filtering the samples to correct errors in the samples. In addition, the method includes extracting a plurality of data bit values from the samples under the control of a clock signal associated with the device without adjusting a frequency of the clock signal. Each data bit value is associated with one of the bit periods of the serial data signal.

Synchronization of serial data signals

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Vimercate, Italy

Carlo Moroni