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The Philadelphia Flyers and the Florida Panthers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at BB&T Center. The Flyers were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. In their last action, Florida was a 3-1 loser at home against the Senators. Bettors on Ottawa at -130 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Florida:
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United States Patent Inventor Appl. No.
Filed Patented Assignee TIME-SHARED NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM Geert H. Boumnn Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
Dec. 30, 1969 Dec. 7, 1971 International Business Machines Corporation Armonlt, NY.
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ABSTRACT: A data processing machine capable of providing numerical control ofa plurality ofnumerically controlled multime for each machine tool controller, stops and seeks a request from the next tool controller in priority and then proceeds to service such next tool controller. Output data from the machine are directly connected to the inputs of the Re.26,832 3/1970 Randlev 340/1725 controllers from the logic of the machine without intervening buffering.
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GATE LOGAL ADDRESS REGISTER TO BUFFER ADDRESS LINES GATE OUTPUT OF BUFFER TO ADR AND APR REGISTERS GATE LOGAL ADDRESS REGISTER TO BUFFER ADDRESS LINES GATE OUTPUT OF BUFFER TO AX REGISTER GATE LOGAL ADDRESS REGISTER TO BUFFER ADDRESS LINES GATE OUTPUT OF BUFFER TO AY REGISTER INGREIIENT LOGAL ADDRESS REGISTER GATE LOGAL ADDRESS REGISTER TO BUFFER ADDRESS REGISTER INGREIIENT GP SEOUENGE COUNTER PIT IS GP SEQUENCE COUNTER ZERO I NO YES muss scan MECHANISM TIME-SHARED NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 1. Field of Invention This invention relates to time-shared, central control systems for a plurality of numerically controlled devices.
2. Description of the Prior Art Heretofore, computers have been widely employed for the purpose of providing numerical-control tapes for controlling motive means for devices including machine tools. Several schemes for direct numerical control by means of a timeshared computer have been proposed. In US. Pat. application Ser. No. 697,849 of Bottles et al.. commonly assigned, and now US. Pat. No. 3,573,738, a plurality of machine tools are coupled to a time-shared computer for providing a parallel word to the machine tool in response to a request for an output pulse by an external demand pulse oscillator. One such oscillator is employed for each machine tool, located either at a controller near the machine tool or alternatively near the time-shared computer for the purpose of timing the operation of the machine tool. Thus in the Bottles et al. application Ser. No. 697,849 the several machine tool controllers receive data on an interleaved, time-shared basis in synchronism with external demand request signals generated by the demand pulse oscillators. In addition, the time-shared digital computer is so programmed that an output buffer is connected between the interpolating programs and the various output registers for the several machine tools. The output bufi'er includes a plurality of word positions, i.e., a table, for each machine tool, so that the interpolating program performs several successive interpolations for each machine tool, until it has completely filled the word positions (the table) in the output buffer for a given machine tool. Then the interpolating program will proceed to perform a series of calculations comprising the table for another machine tool.
Thus, for each machine tool, a chain of interpolation calculations is performed, seriatim, in an uninterrupted fashion until the entire table therefore in the output buffer is completely filled with numbers. Then the tables are read out independently, asynchronously, under independent timing control from a series of independent demand oscillators or clocks by the various machine tools. This technique of timesharing computer operation among several machine tools with an output bufier was employed so that the computer could be independent of the various machine tools and could operate without interruption.
A problem associated with this type of arrangement is that it requires that a fixed table of values be employed regardless of intervening events which may require variation of the values employed by the computer. This problem is exaggerated when it is desired to control the numerical-control system to adjust its operation either under control of an operator or in an adaptive manner responding to external conditions.
Another problem associated with this prior system comprises the data-processing equipment cost associated with employing high-speed output buffering for a large number of time-shared, numerically controlled machines. As a practical matter, the cost of extremely high-speed output buffering of the kind required to permit efiicient operation on a timeshared basis is one which is burdensome. Likewise, for highdemand request signal repetition rates, the associated frequent execution of interpolation programs may become burdensome, or even unfeasible depending on the speed of the digital computer hardware.
Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide a timeshared, numerical-control data processing system having faster response to signals requiring response.
Further, it is an object of this invention to reduce the equipment cost of buffering in a numerical-control system without interrupting continuity and smooth operation of numerically controlled machines and without reducing the number of machines connected to the time-shared computer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with this invention. a numerical-control system for mechanisms is provided wherein a single-elemental sequence at a time is executed for each controlled mechanism on an interleaved basis, asynchronously between mechanisms synchronized on a request basis for each mechanism, by a system performing a single sequence at a time.
In another aspect, this invention provides a system which includes a time-shared pulse rate calculating means which, in response to mechanism-related individual request inputs, is assigned to the one of a plurality of mechanisms which was associated with the highest priority request for performing a single-pulse rate calculation before transfer to calculation for the next independently and asynchronously request-identified mechanism.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a numerical control system in accordance with this invention.
FIG. 2 is a modification of FIG. I intended to facilitate correlation of FIG. I to FIGS. 4A-4F. FIG. 3 shows the relationship of FIGS. 3A and 3B.
FIG. 3A and 3B are a flow diagram indicating a method of control of the timing and steps of operation of a time-shared, numerical'control system in accordance with this invention.
FIG. 4 is a representation of the manner in which FIGS. 4A-4F are to be assembled to form a composite, block, schematic diagram.
F IG. 4A-4F comprise segments of the composite, block diagram of a preferred embodiment of this invention which is shown in less detailed form in FIGS. I and 2.
FIGS. 4A, 4C and 4F show a special purpose time-shared computer.
FIGS. 48 and 4D show buffer 83 for machine tool 3 which is one of several input buffers for the machine tools.
FIG. 4E shows a scan-and-select mechanism.
FIG. 4F shows a timing clock for control of the timing in the portions of the special purpose computer shown in FIGS. 4A and 4C.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. I is a schematic block diagram of a time-sharing numerical control system including a local, special-purpose, time-shared computer I4, a plurality of machine tool systems 5, 6, and 7 and connections to a CPU post processor 8 which may perform a post processor, numerical-control program well in advance of the online machine tool control operation. The CPU post processor 8 provides a plurality of instructions for the various machine tools which are to be driven by numerical-control. Machine tool systems 5, 6, and 7, are operated in response to interpretion by the special-purpose, time-shared computer 14 of the instructions provided by the CPU post processor 8. Instruction data from CPU 8 is supplied through cables 81, and 79 into a plurality of buffer registers B1, 15', B2, 16; 83, I7 by means of lines contained within those cables. An online program in CPU 8 will, as explained below, provide a full set of instruction data to any one of those buffers when needed. Buffer BI, 15 is connected via cable 31 through gate 25 and cable 67 into the local special-purpose, time-shared computer l4. The gate 25 is operated by line 150 from the scan-and-select mechanism 13. The scan-and-select mechanism I3 is adapted to scan its input lines 100, I02, and 104 to determine which one of those lines is requesting service for any one of the machine tools. Single-pole, double-throw switch 83, when up, connects to contact 82 to clock one 10. Line 102 connects to switch 86 which, when up, connects through contact to clock two ll. Line 104 connects through switch 89 which, when up, connects through contacts 88 to clock three 12. The various clocks may be timed to operate at the speed desired for operation of the machine tool systems 5, 6 and 7. For example, the timing of the clocks may be controlled by the CPU post processor output. Clock one corresponds to machine-tool system one 5, etc. When blades 83, 86, and 89 are down, the switches will connect the lines 100, I02, and I04 via contacts 84, 87, and 90 to lines 91, 92 and 93 which are connected to outputs of machine tool systems 5, 6 and 7 respectively. Each of the machine tool systems periodically provides a pulse indicating a request for additional data from the special-purpose time-shared computer 14. Then the scan-and-select mechanism 13 operates any one of the lines 150, 154 or 156 depending upon specific operation of the scan-and-select mechanism 13 which is described in connection with FIG. 4, below. The lines I54 and 156 enable gates 26 and 27, respectively, which permit buffer B2, I6 and buffer B3, 17 to connect through cables 30 and 29 respectively and cable 67 to the computer I4. The computer I4 will provide output on lines 45, 46, 47 and 48 for data for the X and Y slides of a selected machine tool, one line for both positive and negative position increments for both the X and Y slides. Each of lines 45-48 connects to each gate 70, 71 and 72. The lines I50, 154 and 156 are connected to gates 70, 7I and 72 respectively, to cause the particular machine tool system input to be coupled to the output of computer 14 in synchronism with the operation of the computer 14 to per form the algorithm for the given machine tool, which is to receive control data, at the time that the gates are energized. Thus, the single set of outputs 45, 46, 47 and 48 can be connected to any one of all three of the machine tool systems or any desired number. In practice then, since current standard commercial machine tools require something in the order of a maximum of 20,000 pulses per second at full speed operation for each one of the axes of the machine tool, it will be obvious that the scan-and-select mechanism I3 will constantly be assigning the computer 14 at a very high speed to operate on the various axes of the various machine tools. When the computer I4 has completed the performance of an algorithm for a given machine tool, it will then, via line I52, cause the scan-andselect mechanism I3 to scan lines 100, 102, and 104 for a request for operation of computer I4 for a different machine tool system.
FIG. 2 shows a different arrangement of the elements of the system shown in FIG. I which is closely related to the general structure of the system in FIG. 4 and FIGS. 4A-4F. In addition, certain additional details, which will not be described further, are included in FIG. 2 for the purpose of clarifying the relationship between FIG. 2 and the composite FIG. 4. It will be noted that the output gate 70 indicates that certain lines are for the X slide, and, of those, one is for providing positive and one is for negative position increments in the form of pulse signals. Certain other lines are for the Y slide; one is for posi tive and the other is for negative position increments.
Referring to FIG. 3, it is comprised of two figures 3A and 3B which form a composite. FIGS. 3A and 3B show the general flow chart for the algorithms which are performed by the computer 14 in combination with the scan-and-select mechanism 13. Reference is also made to hardware shown in FIGS. 4A-4F in conjunction with the description of FIG. 3. The material shown in FIGS. 4A-4F will be discussed in greater detail, however, subsequently to discussion of FIG. 3.
The first step in the program is a routine performed to determine whether a machine tool requires service. This starts when the start control 9 (FIG. 4F) of the machine has been operated. If a machine does not require service, then the scanand-select mechanism I3 will continue to seek a request for service from one of its inputs (FIG. 4B). If a machine does require service, then the program gates a buffer address register 158 (FIG. 4B) to a local address register 194 (FIG. 4A). The buffer address register I58 is located in one of the buffers BI, 15;B2, I6; and B3, I7 (FIGS. 48 and 4D). The local address register I94 is located in the local, special-purpose, time-shared computer 14.
A third program step is to gate the decoded content of the local address register 194 to the buffer address lines 202 and to gate the buffer content to the instruction register 206. The buffer address lines 202 are those which select given positions in the buffer which may be, for example, buffer Bl. In buffer BI, I5 there are sixteen register positions, one of which is selected, at a time, as will be explained in greater detail below. The next step in the third program step, is to gate the output of the active buffer section A or 8, I8 or 19 (FIGS. 43 and 4D) through cable 35 into the computer 14 and the instruction register 206 (FIG. 4C) therein which receives instructions as to which of several possible operations is to be performed by computer 14.
In connection with this program there are four basic instructions involved. The four basic instructions involved are referred to as CP, LRY, LRX and AX. The output of instruction register 206 is decoded by decoder 506 to provide CP, LRY, LRX and AX inputs to gate 210.
The AX or axis command is the first command for any motion of the machine tool. It contains information for supply to the axis direction register (ADR) 172 (FIG. 4B) which indicates in which direction the axis will be moving, and the axis activity pattern register (APR) [74 (FIG. 4B) which controls the activity pattern i.e., whether the X and Y axes will be moved during the current computation.
The next instructions are the LRX instruction and the LRY instruction.
The LRX (Load Register X) instruction refers to loading of the AX register 22 (FIG. 40) for the purpose of specifying the total number of unit position increments with which the X- slide is to be advanced later as a result of complete execution of the CP instruction. The LRY (Load Register Y) instruction refers to loading of AY register 24 (FIG. 4D) to accomplish the same end for the Y-slide.
The manner in which the contents of the AX register 22 and the AY register 24 are interpolated by computer I4 will be described below.
The fourth instruction is the CP instruction or the Continuous Path Command. This command means that the machine should be moved as specified by the information stored in registers 22 and 24 during the preceding commands. It may be that the buffer will contain a plurality of CP commands in its registers, after LRY and LRX commands.
If the instruction is AX, then the next function of the machine will be to perform program function 5, PS which is to gate the local address register 194 to the buffer address lines via cable 202. It also gates the content of one of the buffer registers A and B I8, I9 whichever is selected via cable 35 up into the ADR I72 and the (APR) I74 (FIG. 4B). The ADR 172 and the (APR) 174 are located in the buffer itself. After this has been done, program step P8 follows step P5 automatically and this causes incrementing of the local address register 194 by one count. The output of this register is then supplied in step P9 to the buffer address register 158 which will then have increased its content by one position so that it may cause the next command instruction in buffer I7 to be read through local address register I94 as intermediary, and so on in the prescribed descending numerical order. After step P9 in the program, step P18 follows. Step P18 which occurs at the end of each instruction sequence single-shot 242 generates the P18 clock pulse which causes the release of the scan mechanism 13. The P18 clock pulse is communicated via line I52 to the scan-and-select mechanism 13 in FIGS. I, 2 and 45. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the function of mechanism 13 is to start the PI step of the program which determines whether a machine tool requires service.
Again the program returns via P1, P2 and P3 to step P4 and this time it is assumed that the computer 14 will have received an instruction calling for LRX which will cause a shift to step P6 in the program which will gate the decoded content of the local address register I94 to the buffer address lines via cable 202 in the buffer of buffer A I8 and buffer 8 I9 as described above and then will gate the content of the bufi'er to the AX register 22. preparatory to performing interpolation for the X- axis. When that step has been completed, it will cause step P8 to be performed, followed by step P9, followed by step P18 and again the computer will go back to program step P1 to restart the sequence through step P4.
At P4 this time it is assumed that the instruction register 206 calls for operation of instruction LRY which leads to step P7 of the program, which gates the decoded content of the local address register 194 to the buffer lines of the buffer registers A and B, 18, 19. The content of the selected one is then gated to the AY register 24 in the buffer 17 preparatory to performing interpolation for the Y axis. This leads back to step P4 again through the same loop as indicated before by P8, P9, P18. P1, P2. P3, and P4.
Before describing the data flow associated with the execution of the continuous path CP instruction, the operation of an interpolation algorithm will be explained. In this instance, the content of the AX register 22 is added repeatedly to the content of the ZAX register 21 (FIG. 4D) which contains the same number of bit positions as the AX register 22. Thus, as a result of an addition, an overflow may or may not occur. However, the average number of overflows occurring as a result of a series of additions will be proportional to the content of the AX register 22 and be fairly evenly distributed as the series of additions progresses. In specific numbers, if the AX and SAX registers 22 and 21 were to consist of 8 bits each and if a series of 256 additions were to be performed involving 256 CP sequences, the number of overflows produced would equal the content of the AX register 22 precisely and the content of the ZAX register 21 and the 256 additions would have returned to its original valve. The CP sequence counter 20 will overflow at the end of 256 CP sequences and thus signify the end of a CP multisequence instruction.
In the last case it is assumed that a continuous path CP step of the algorithm is to be performed. lf CP is selected by the instruction register 206 in step P4, then the next program step is P10. Step P10 tests whether X-axis activity is specified. If not, then the program skips immediately to program step P13; but if so, the program goes through program step P11. Program step P11 calls for gating the contents of the ZAX register 21 and the AX register 22 through the adder 258 to the sum register 260 with any overflow being supplied by line 262 in FIG. 4C for gating to one of the X output lines 45, 46. Then in step P12, the sum in the register 260 is gated to replace the sum in the ZAX register 21 in the buffer. At the end of step P12. step P13 is performed. Step P13 comprises a test to determine whether or not Y activity is specified. If not, then the two steps P14 and P15 are avoided and the program skips to step P16. However, if the answer is yes, then the program goes to step P14. In step P14 the program gates the SAY register 23 and the AY register 24 through adder 258 and into the sum register 260, gating the overflow via line 262 into one of the Y output lines 47, 48. After step P14, step P15 gates the content of sum register 260 into the EAY register 23 in the buffer. Next, step P16 increments the CP sequence counter (FIG. 4B) by one count. If the step counter 20 has not yet overflowed and reset to zero by step P16 then in step P17, as indicated by decoder 588, the program immediately goes to the release scan mechanism step P18 marking the end of a sequence of steps, However, if it overflows and thus resets to zero, the computer increments the local address register 194 by means of step P8 and then moves on through step P9 to gate the content of the local address register 194 into the buffer address register 158. When the content of the buffer address register 158 reaches numbers zero and eight, the decoder to lines 160 and 166 will cause a signal to be sent to load either buffer B 19 or bufier A 18 respectively from the general purpose computer 8 through cables 162 and 168 respectively.
While the program employed here is relatively simple and requires using the accumulated values. for example. SAX in 21 and EAY in 23, it will be clear that many other instructions can be stored in the buffer in addition to those described and that the description provided here is a simple one suitable in order to teach the concept involved in connection with this invention.
SCAN MECHANISM The scan mechanism 13 is shown in FIG. 4E. The timing mechanism for or associated with a machine tool No. 1 can request service by sending a pulse via line 100. That for machine No. 2 can request service by sending a pulse over line 102. That for machine tool No. 3 can request service by sending a pulse over line 104. A pulse on line sets flip-flop 106 to its one state. A pulse on line 102 sets flip-flop 108 to its one state. A pulse one line 104 sets flip-flop 110 to its one state.
A builtin scan clock 111 consisting of single shots 112, 114, and 116 is used to synchronize operation of the mechanism. This clock can be set in motion by applying an initial start pulse to OR-circuit 118. The output of OR-circuit 118 turns single shot 112 to its "on" state. which as a result generates a pulse on line 122 which is efiective to reset flip-flops 124, 126 and 128 to their zero states. When single shot 112 goes "off," a pulse is produced on line 130 which turns single shot 114 on, to generate a pulse on line 132 which is used to increment the counter 134. Counter 134 is a modulo 3 counter. When singleshot 114 goes 011', a pulse is produced on line 136 which is used to turn single-shot 116 to its on state. This results in a pulse on line 138 which is applied to gate 140. When single shot 116 goes off a pulse will appear on line 142 which, if AND-circuit 120 is enabled, will extend back to OR-circuit 118 and the clock 111 will recycle. It will be noted that AND- circuit 120 is enabled only if flips-flops 124, 126 and 128 connected thereto by lines 125, 127 and 129 are all in their zero states.
If flip-flop 106 is in its one state and the counter 134 is at zero at the time that the pulse on line 138 is applied to gate 140, the active state on line 146 will extend through AND-circuit 144 to set flip-flop 124 to its one state. This same pulse (from line 146) will extend through DELAY-circuit 148 to reset flipflop 106 to its zero state. It will be noted now that because flip-flop 124 is in its one state, that AND-circuit 120 will not be enabled and therefore the pulse on line 142 when single shot 116 goes to its ofl state will not extend through AND 120 to OR-circuit 118.
The active state on line 150 is an indication to the local time-shared computer that machine tool No. 1 has requested service. After the service has been supplied. a pulse will be applied to line 152 (from clock line P18 in FIG. 4F) which again starts the scan clock 111 via OR-circuit 118.
AND-circuit 244 is enabled in response to the one state of the counter 134 in conjunction with a one output from flipflop 108 and is connected to set flip-flop 126 to its one state when enabled. It also resets flip-flop 108 to zero via delay circuit 248. AND 344, flip-flop 128, DELAY-circuit 348 and the zero output of counter 134 are connected similarly.
Referring to FIG. 2, it will be noted that lines 150, 154, and 156 are used to gate the input and the output of the specialpurpose, timeshared computer 14, from and to buffers 15, 16, and 17, respectively. The line 152 is also indicated on FIG. 2 and as before stated, this line is used to release the scan mechanism 13.
BUFFER FIGS. 4B and 4D contain detailed drawings of the buffer 17 of which there are three, 15, 16, and 17. with one for each machine tool. Buffer 17 consists of eight registers which are referred to as buffer A 18, eight registers which are referred to as buffer B 19 and a series of individual registers which are called the step counter 20, the buffer address register 158, the ADR register 172, the APR register 174, the ZAX register 21, the AX register 22, the ZAY register 23 and the AY register 24. The buffer address register 158 on FIG. 4B is used to address one of the 16. 16 registers in the A and B buffers 18. 19 through the local address register 194 and decoder 34 as intermediaries. The A buffer 18 and the 8 buffer 19 contain the instructions for the local special purpose time-shared computer 14. The buffer address register 158 counts from zero to in the binary system and then reverts back to zero. When the content of buffer address register 158 is standing at zero, a signal is produced on line 160 from decoder 28 which is sent back and interrupts the program of the general purpose computer 8 and permits the program in computer 8 to load buffer B 19. Data for the registers of buffer B 19 are sent over subcable 162 of cable 79 and the lines in subcable 164 of cable 29 are used to address the registers in buffer B 19.
When the content of buffer address register 158 is standing at the equivalent of decimal eight, line 166 becomes active, which is a signal to the general purpose computer 8 to load buffer A 18. Data for buffer A 18 is sent over subcable 168 of cable 29 and the lines in subcable 170 of cable 29 are used to address the registers in buffer A 18.
The content of the ADR register 172 in FIG. 4B indicates the direction in which the slides of the machine tool should move. In this embodiment, the ADR register 172 can be a two bit register. The left hand bit can denote the direction that the X slide should move. For example, if this bit is a one, a positive direction for the X slide is indicated. If this same bit is a zero, it would indicate a negative direction for the X slide. In the same manner, the right hand bit of the ADR register 172 can indicate the direction of movement for the Y slide. For example, if the right-hand bit of the ADR register 172 is a one, it would indicate a positive direction for the Y slide. If the same bit is a zero, it could indicate a negative direction for the Y slide.
In FIG. 4B, the APR register 174 can also be a two bit register. The lefthand bit can indicate the activity for the X slide. For example, if this bit is a one, it may indicate that there is an opportunity for activity for the X slide, i.e., movement in the positive or negative direction. Whether movement will actually occur is dependent upon the fulfillment of other conditions as well. On the other hand, if the left-hand bit is a zero, the X slide cannot be moved irrespective of any other conditrons.
In the same manner, the right-hand bit of the APR register 174 can indicate the activity for the Y slide. For example, if this bit is a one, it would indicate that there is an opportunity for movement of the Y slide. If this bit is a zero, it would indicate that there is no opportunity for the Y slide to move.
OPERATION SEQUENCE Reference can next be made to FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C and 4D and also to the flow chart of FIGS. 3A and 3B and to the microprogram clock which is illustrated in FIG. 4F.
In FIG. 4F, a sequence of events is started by applying a pulse to the OR-circuit 176. This turns on single shot 178 in order to produce a P-l pulse. The P-] pulse is applied via line 32 to gate 180 on FIG. 45. If any of the lines 150, 154 or 156 is active, it will couple through OR 62 and gate 180 and; a pulse will be produced on line 182 which extends to FIG. 4F and is used to turn on single shot 184. If none of the lines 150, 154, or 156 is active, inverter 33 will cause a pulse to extend via line 186, DELAY-circuit I88 and line 190 back to OR-circuit 176 in FIG. 4F in order to start single shot 178 again.
The P-2 pulse from single-shot 184 is applied to gate 192 on FIG. 4A in order to gate the buffer address register 158 (FIG. 48) to the local address register 194 on FIG. 4A. On FIG. 4F, when single shot 184 goes off a pulse is produced to turn on single shot 196 to produce pulse P-3.
In FIG. 4A, the P-3 pulse is applied to 0R-circuit 198, the output of which is applied to gate 200, in order to pass the decoded output of the local address register 194 via decoder 34 on one of the lines in cable 202. It will be noted that cable 202 extends through gate 27 to FIG. 4B and is used to address one of the registers in buffers A and B 18, 19. On FIG. 4C, the P-3 pulse is also applied to gate 204 in order to gate the output of the buffers A and B 18, 19 on cable 35 via gate 27 to the instruction register 206.
On FIG. 4F, when single shot 196 goes off, it will turn on single-shot 208 to produce pulse P-4.
The clock pulse P-4 is applied to gate 210 in FIG. 4C in order to connect a signal to one of the lines 212, 214, 216 or 218. It line 212 becomes active for the purpose of leading to clock pulse P-5, it means that an AX" instruction has been decoded. Wire 212 extends to FIG. 4F and is used to turn on signal shot 220 which generates clock pulse P-5.
The P-5 pulse is applied to OR-circuit 198 of FIG. 4A in order to enable gate 200. This puts the decoded output of the local address register 194 on the buffer address line contained in cable 202. The P-5 pulse is also applied to gate 222 in order to load the registers ADR 172 and APR 174 from the buffer via gate 27, cable 35 and cable 36.
Referring again to gate 210 in FIG. 4C which is activated by the P-4 pulse, if the instruction decoded were a LRX instruction, line 214 would become active. Line 214 extends to FIG. 4F and is effective to turn on single shot 224 to generate clock pulse P-6.
The P-6 pulse is applied to OR-circuit 198 in FIG. 4A in order to address the buffer as before explained. The P-6 pulse is also applied to gate 226 in FIG. 4C in order to gate the output of the buffer 18; 19 via cables 35 and 49 to the register AX 22 in FIG. 4D.
Referring again to the gate 210 in FIG. 4C which is activated by the P4 pulse, if the instruction happened to be an LRY" instruction, line 216 would become active. The active state of line 216 extends to FIG. 4F where it is effective to turn on single shot 228 to generate pulse P-7.
The P-7 pulse is applied to OR-circuit 198 in order to address the bufl'er as before explained. The P-7 pulse is also applied in FIG. 4C to gate 230 in order to gate the output of the bufier to the register AY 24 via line 524.
Again referring to gate 210 (FIG. 4C) which is tested by the clock pulse P-4, if the instruction happened to be a C P instruction, line 218 would become active. The active state of line 218 extends to FIG. 4F where it is effective to turn on single shot 232 to generate clock pulse P-10.
Before explaining the purpose ofthe P-I0 pulse, it should be mentioned that when single shots 220, 224, 228 go off, OR- circuit 234 (FIG. 4F) will have an output to turn on single shot 236 to generate pulse P-8.
The P-8 pulse is used to increment the local address register 194 in FIG. 4A. When single shot 236 goes off, single shot 238 will be turned on to generate pulse P3.
The P-9 pulse is applied to gate 240 in FIG. 4A in order to gate the local address register 194 to update the buffer address register 158 in FIG. 4B.
In FIG. 4F, it will be noted that when single shot 238 goes off, single shot 242 will be turned on via OR 37. The action of single shot 242 will be explained later.
Going back to single shot 232 which was turned on by the pulse on line 218, it will be noted that the P-10 pulse generated thereby is applied to AND-gate 244 (FIG. 4A) in order to test the X activity from APR register I74 via gate 27 and cable 38.
If the X activity is equal to one, a pulse will appear on line 246. If the X activity is equal to zero, a pulse will appear on line 247. Line 246 extends to FIG. 4F and is used to turn on single shot 250 to generate P-ll. Line 247 extends to FIG. 4F and is used via OR 39 to turn on single shot 252 to generate P- 13.
In FIG. 4C, the P-Il pulse is applied to gates 254 and 256 in order to gate the SAX register 21 and the AX register 22 to the adder 258 via cables 40, 41 and gate 27.
Referring to FIG. 4C, the output of the adder 258 goes via cable 42 into the sum register 260 and an overflow, if it exists, will appear on overflow line 262. The P-Il pulse is also applied to AND-circuit 268 so that the active state of line 262 can extend to AND-circuits 264 and 266. If AND-circuit 264 is enabled by the ADR-register 172, via cable 44 and gate 27, a pulse will be delivered to the machine tool as an X axis posi tive direction pulse on line 45. If AND-circuit 266 is enabled, the pulse will be delivered to the machine tool as an X axis negative direction pulse on line 46.
When single shot 250 goes off, it will turn on single shot 270 to generate pulse P-l2. The P-l2 pulse is applied to gate 272 in order to gate the sum register 260 via cable 43 and gate 27 to the ZAX register 21. When single shot 270 resets, OR 39 will also activate single shot 252 which generates pulse P43.
The P-l3 pulse is applied to gate 274 in FIG. 4A. If the Y activity is equal to one, a pulse will appear on line 276. if the Y activity is equal to zero, a pulse will appear on line 278. The active state of line 276 extends to FIG. 4F and is used to turn on single shot 280 which generates P-l4. The active state of line 278 extends to FIG. 4F via OR 50 and is used to turn on single shot 282. The P-lS pulse generated by single shot 284 when single shot 280 turns off is used to gate the SAY register 23 and the AY register 24 via gates 27, 58 and 59 through cables 51, 52, 40 and 41 to the adder 258 to the sum register 260 and also to gate the possible overflow to the proper Y direction lines 47, 48. This operation is exactly the same as that previously described for the X axis with AND 53 activated by P-l4 to ANDS 54, and 55.
When single shot 280 goes off, it turns on single shot 284 to generate F45. The P-l pulse is used to gate the sum register 260 to ZAY register 23 via cables 43, 56 and gate 57. Again, this operation is similar to that described before for the EAX register 21.
When single-shot 284 goes off, it turns on single shot 282, via OR 50, to generate pulse P-l6. The P-l6 pulse is used to increment the CP sequence counter in FIG. 4B.
When single shot 282 goes off, it turns on single shot 286 to generate P-l7. The P-17 pulse is applied to gate 288 in order to test the step counter 20 via cable 60 and gate 27. If the step counter is on zero, a pulse will appear on line 290 of gate 288. If the step counter is not on zero, a pulse will appear on its line 292. Line 290 is one input of OR-circuit 234 (FIG. 4F) and a pulse on line 290 is thus used to turn on single shot 236. In other words, the clock is returned to the P8 pulse. Line 292 extends to FIG. 4F and is used to turn on single shot 242. The clock pulse P-l8 marking the end of a sequence is applied to the line 152 at the top of FIG. 4E in order to release the scan mechanism 111 in FIG. 4E. When single shot 242 turns off, line 61 is active to turn on single shot 178 via OR [76.
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lv Apparatus comprising:
means for receiving requests for securing data for each of a plurality ofdrive mechanisms,
an asynchronously shared algorithm means for calculating the algorithm for each increment of motion for all said drive mechanisms. serially, said algorithm means calculating only one increment of motion at a time for a selected one of said drive mechanisms;
means for selectively responding to said requests for securing data from a data storage unit containing motion control data to supply at least some of said motion control data to said algorithm means,
and means for distributing said data from said algorithm means in a coordinated sequence to said drive mechanisms.
2. A machine-tool, control system including a special-purpose computer, a plurality of drives each having a drive input connected to said computer. control means for producing signals for selectively directing said computer to service successive ones of said drives, said computer including algorithm means for performing an algorithm for generating motion signals, said computer performing an algorithm for generating motion signals, said computer performing only one sequence of said algorithm for each of said drives for each signal from said control means and said computer performing for only one drive at a time serially on a time shared basis, and means for coupling the output of said algorithm means directly to the said drive input associated with the said drive directed to be served by said control means.
3. Apparatus including a plurality of numerically controlled mechanisms providing demand signals, a time-shared, numerical-control algorithm computer for sequential calculation of control signals for said plurality of numerically controlled mechanisms, said computer including an algorithm unit having an output for motion control signals, means for providing direct connection of motion control signals from the output from said algorithm unit to the control inputs of said mechanisms without storage of the output of said algorithm unit in means comprising buffer storage, coupling means for coupling said demand signals from said mechanisms to said computer, said computer including means having an input connected to said coupling means and an output coupled to said algorithm means for providing time sharing of said algorithm unit serially, on demand, asynchronously, in response to said demand signals from said plurality of mechanisms.
4. Apparatus including a plurality of machine tools including numerically controlled mechanisms, each mechanism including a demand output for providing demand signals, calculating means for performing at one time a single calculation for a single mechanism coupled to said demand outputs, said calculating means being time shared asynchronously for performing calculations for other mechanisms in a time priority sequence determined by said demand signals, and distribution means coupled to said calculating means and said demand outputs for supplying an output from said calculating means for each said calculation to the one of said mechanisms corresponding to said time priority sequence.
5. Apparatus comprising:
plural outputs for connection to machine tool drives,
means adapted for receiving externally generated requests for supplying data to a given one of said plural outputs,
a fast data storage unit containing input data,
means for interpolating input data to provide output signals,
means for selectively responding to said requests in an asynchronous, interleaved order to secure corresponding input data from said fast data storage unit to supply said input data to the said means for interpolating for providing output signals,
and means for distributing said output signals to corresponding ones of said output signals to corresponding ones of said outputs from said means for interpolating in a coordinated sequence.
6. A machine tool control system including a special purpose computer, control means for producing signals for asynchronously directing said computer to service successive machine tools having inputs connected to said computer in response to demand signals from said machine tools, said computer including interpolation means for performing a multiplesequence pulse generation interpolation for generating motion pulses, said computer performing only one sequence of said interpolation for each axis of a machine tool for each signal from said control means only one machine tool at a time on an interleaved basis, and means for coupling said motion pulses directly to the input of the machine tool selected by said control means without delay.
7. Apparatus including a time-shared numerical-control interpolating means for sequential calculation of a stream of pulses for a plurality of numerically controlled machines and providing said stream of pulses at the output thereof, connecting means being adapted to be directly connected to the control inputs of numerically controlled machines without storage of the output of said interpolating means in means comprising buffer storage, time sharing control means for controlling the assignment of said interpolating means to provide a single-motion control calculation at a time, demand lines adapted to be connected to numerically controlled machines shifting of the operation of said interpolating means in response to inputs to said control means from said demand lines and said control means being adapted for providing asynchronous dedication of said interpolation means to one machine tool at a time in response to said control means.
8. Apparatus including a plurality of drives, control means for controlling said drives, each drive having control means associated therewith, a drive instruction calculation unit having a plurality of outputs for said drives, said unit including timeshared means for calculating a single sequence of a multipleeach traffic control signal for the drive corresponding to said traffic control signal. interleaved asynchronously with calculations and outputs for other drives and the one of said outputs corresponding to a said single drive supplying each of said outputs to said controller for said drive directly without intervening inactive storage of said output.
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The municipal elections have become a crisis referendum on the rule of Mr Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party and he has been crisscrossing the nation of 77 million during weeks of hectic campaigning to rally his conservative core voters.
"They are all traitors," Mr Erdogan said of his opponents at a rally in Istanbul, Turkey's commercial capital, on Saturday."Let them do what they want. Go to the ballot box tomorrow and teach all of them a lesson ... Let's give them an Ottoman slap."
Mr Erdogan has purged some 7,000 people from the judiciary and police since anti-graft raids in December targeting businessmen close to Erdogan and sons of ministers. Erdogan blames the probe on a secretive Islamic cleric, a former ally, who he says is using supporters in the police to try to topple the government.
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The Bank of Japan and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should stop banging the deflation drum now that Japan's economy is recovering, says a former Bank of Japan executive. Read More »
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The Bank of Japan and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should stop banging the deflation drum now that Japan's economy is recovering, says a former Bank of Japan executive. Read More »
When is deflation not really, well, real deflation?
Prices in the U.S. are slumping toward year-on-year declines for the first time since the immediate aftermath of the recession. The latest sign came Wednesday: The Labor Department's producer-price index was unchanged in January from a year earlier, stumbling from 1.1% annual growth in December largely due to sharply lower prices for gasoline and other energy products. Read More »
A rapid deceleration in consumer inflation could complicate the Federal Reserve's calculus for when to lift short-term interest rates from near zero.
The price index for personal consumption expenditures, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, was up 0.7% in December from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Monday. That was the smallest 12-month gain for consumer prices since October 2009, just after the economy started emerging from a deep recession. Read More »
U.K. Treasury chief George Osborne is wading into a lively debate in monetary policy circles: Should central banks act as forcefully to combat inflation below their targets as they do when it surges above? In a speech to the Royal Economic Society Wednesday, Mr. Osborne plans to say it might have helped the eurozone's chances of a durable recovery if the European Central Bank had such a "symmetric target" for inflation, according to extracts of his remarks released by his office in advance. Read More »
Annual inflation, even beyond falling gasoline prices, slowed in November, a potential worry for Federal Reserve officials as they look toward tightening monetary policy next year. Read More »
Japan could fall into "stagflation"–a combination of stalled growth and rising prices–if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pro-growth push fails, Morgan Stanley says in its new economic outlook.
In its "bear" scenario, released this week, the world's third-largest economy contracts by 0.1% in the 2015 calendar year, before growing 0.9% the following year. Inflation, meanwhile, reaches 1.8% and 2.1%, respectively. Read More »
A former supervisor of Bank of Japan chief Haruhiko Kuroda is urging him to drop his 2% price target, saying it is inappropriately high for the nation's economy in an "age of zero growth" in rich countries.
"I know Mr. Kuroda very well, and consider him a brilliant governor," said Eisuke Sakakibara, formerly Japan's top financial diplomat, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. "His monetary easing of a 'different dimension' has been a success. The yen has weakened, and the stock market has risen sharply. The only thing I can't accept is the 2% target." Read More »
The magic number was "two" when the Bank of Japan unveiled a new program of aggressive stimulus measures with great fanfare in April 2013.
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The Federal Reserve should end its bond-purchase program as planned at its policy meeting this month, John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal late Friday.
Mr. Williams–whose views are often in line with top Fed officials including Chairwoman Janet Yellen–also said his outlook for the U.S. economy hadn't fundamentally shifted lately, despite turbulence in financial markets. He expects the Fed to start raising short-term interest rates by the middle of 2015. Read More »
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This past weekend, we in the vocation office got sort of busy with events in three different locations all on the same two day stretch. We were invited to join in the Contagiously Catholic workshop put on by the Office of the New Evangelization where we were able to talk to men about building up men's discipleship in their parishes and taking on big hairy audacious goals as a group of disciples that would be real game changers in their parishes and in their communities. The response to that conversation was very positive and I'm excited to see just where that goes as the men head back to their parishes.
On Friday and Saturday, we also participated in Welcome Weekend at Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West here in Cincinnati where the largest group of men we've seen in years, 15 to be exact, came to explore further what it means to live as a seminarian. Please pray for the men who attended this weekend. The Lord is at work on their hearts, may they be filled with the grace to respond generously to His invitation.
Finally, on Saturday evening we also took part in the Run for the Call spaghetti dinner fundraiser in the Northern part of the Archdiocese where the Serra Club of Sidney/St. Mary's prepared a delicious spaghetti dinner and raised nearly $1800 for the support of our seminarians! It was a beautiful witness by the people up in "God's Country" of the desire they have to see more and more young men truly explore their call to the priesthood and more young women generously respond to the invitation to become a religious sister.
So, all in all, the weekend was one full of excitement and left us with a great sense of hope for the future of this Archdiocese. May our efforts continue to bear great fruit through the mercy and grace of the Holy Spirit.
On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the most recent Encounter Cincinnati event, Fr. Dan Schmitmeyer was honored to be the keynote speaker and took the opportunity to remind the teens about the universal call to holiness that God has placed on every human heart.
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This Saturday, March 14th, hundreds of teens from all over the greater Cincinnati area will be coming to the Underground to experience Jesus Christ in a whole new way at the Encounter Springfest. The event, which begins at 7:00 (doors open at 6:30) will feature live praise-and worship music led by Brad Bursa and a keynote talk by Fr. Dan Schmitmeyer which will center on the theme from 1 Peter 1:13-16, "Be holy because I am holy."
Participants will then have the opportunity to experience the sacrament of reconciliation and to adore our Eucharistic Lord on the altar and in procession. As the event comes to a close, teens will have the opportunity to share in small groups their experience and how the Lord touched their hearts and challenged them to be holy in all aspects of their lives.
Every Encounter event is free and open to all teens. For more information, testimonials and permission forms, visit www.encountercincinnati.org and click on Encounter Springfest.
I just discovered a great post over at NYpriest.com (and quite honestly, it would be worth your time to check out several of the great articles they have over there). This particular post was about things you might not know about Catholic priests. Here are just a couple of the highlights:
10. They are not obligated to celebrate mass every day.
It is a common assumption that priests are obligated, or promise at ordination, to celebrate mass every day. What priests promise at ordination is to pray the Liturgy of the Hours every day.
And later in the list:
4. Have to go to confession to another priest.
A priest cannot look in the mirror, while making the sign of the cross, and absolve himself saying "I absolve you in the name of the Father…" A priest must go to confession to another priest. One of the benefits is that this makes the priest much more conscious of what it is like on the other side of the sacrament.
Here are a couple I would add to the list:
Priests have hobbies (as is made clear in another great article at NYpriest.com). A priest is a normal man with normal interests. While these men have been called to an extraordinary vocation, the personalities, skills, talents and interests did not get wiped away the day they entered the seminary or the day they were ordained. You'd be surprised how many priests are avid beer brewers, runners, cyclists, weight lifters, professional-level chefs, authors, hunters, mechanics, landscapers, etc.
The commitment to prayer is not always easy for priests. The truth of the matter is that, like many in the Catholic Church see day in and day out, the life of a priest is very busy and, like many of us, it is difficult for a priest to find the time to pray. So, for many priests, they have to schedule times in their day that they will stop and pray the prayers they promised to pray at their ordination. These prayers ultimately keep the priest grounded in his relationship with Christ which continues to supply him with the energy and right vision for his ministry to the people God has called him to serve. Additionally, most priests schedule at least one retreat every year during which they can focus solely on deepening their relationship with Christ.
Go and read the rest of this excellent article and share what you would add to this list.
Lent and the Year of Consecrated Life are offering several great opportunities for prayer, fasting, almsgiving and growing in relationship with Jesus Christ. Please check out all the March events being promoted by vocation directors in and around the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of sitting down with a group of men for prayer. One of the men brought with him to the meeting a song for our reflection. The song he chose was "Who Am I" by Casting Crowns. If you've listened to a Christian music radio station for more than 24 hours, you probably know this song, however, its worth hearing again:
In the refrain of this song, we sing,
I am a flower quickly fading,
here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean
a vapor in the wind.
As I sat and reflected on these lines it struck me that the lyricist isn't just saying that we are fleeting, that our time on earth is short and that we are just one tiny speck in the great universe the Lord has created (though certainly that is true, and the thought of Him still caring about each of us is nearly unfathomable), but just think about each of those things individually. Think about the great effect a flower can have on the people that see it, smell it or touch it. Think about the smiles that a flower can bring to the face of someone in pain. Think about the power of one single wave. The joy it evokes when it splashes onto the shore, the way it moves the sand over your toes or the way it can speed a surfer along. Think about the way water vapor can evoke a sense of mystery about the world or even seem to bring about a sense of silence in our lives. To go a little further, think about the way a scent can linger in the air. It is not a lasting thing, but it can powerfully transport us to memories of different people, places and events that happened in our lives.
Yes, our days are numbered, but they aren't meant to be wasted, they are meant to be used to make a difference! During Lent, we are asked to "Remember [we] are dust and to dust [we] shall return," but until I return to dust, I want to live my life serving the purpose for which I was formed from dust. My prayer, this Lent, is that I spend everyday in full bloom being the best person God made me to be, that I may truly make the difference He wants me to make in this world.
I just read a fantastic post by Colleen Duggan over at The Integrated Catholic Life called "Evangelization is not a Protestant Thing." In it she posits what so many Catholics and especially fallen away Catholics already seem to know: Protestants are good at personal evangelization. They aren't afraid of talking about their personal "Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," or to invite you to come "join us in worship on Sunday."
If you've ever attended an event held by a protestant Christian church, they never miss an opportunity to give you more information about their church, to thank you for coming and to invite you to come back. My wife and I were even called back once after giving our name and phone number to win a door prize at a Trunk or Treat event last year. They get it!
The problem is, as Colleen points out, we Catholics don't seem to and yet we have the most to rant and rave about! She then offers 5 very simple suggestions on how to begin being an evangelist. I will let you go read them, because I can't do them justice, but the 5th point really hit me because it is fresh in my mind from the second reading from this past Sunday. Ms. Duggan says, "Be all things to all people."
One thing I like to reflect on is how Jesus spent most of his time with people with sordid pasts: prostitutes, tax collectors, and other types of people of ill repute. Next to the Pharisees, Jesus hung out with people who were not up to snuff morally or religiously.
In our second reading from Mass, St. Paul told the Corinthians: "I have become all things to all, to save at least some" (1 Cor 9:22). And he should be our model. Obviously, St. Paul and Ms. Duggan are not suggesting that we are ever unauthentic. Instead we "[make ourselves] a slave to all" (1 Cor. 9: 19) and enter into the life of those with whom we meet and speak. We allow THEM to share THEIR story. We allow them to take center stage as it were and in so doing, we allow them to see us (and for us to see them) as another person on the journey toward our ultimate goal of heaven.


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I'm having trouble with my garage door opener (Craftsman 1/2 HP 41A4315-7C). It only opens half way and then stops. When I push the button again (either the wall panel or remote) it will close. Sometimes it will open all the way. There are no obstructions since the door opens fine on it's own(not connected). Also without the door attached to the drive it will still open halfway sometimes and all the way other times. Any idesas? It's 11 years old and was in the house when I moved in. Could it be wearing out and in need of replacement? Thanks.
You just completely contradicted your self in your post. If it only opens fine half the time manually then something is obstructing it somewhere. If you have a tough time lifting it sometimes then the opener is going to do the same. I would check for obstructions when it reaches the point where it stops. If it is a torsion spring system. ( Spring on a bar directly above the door ) look to see if there are any obvious binds. If it has extension springs ( springs that run parallel with the horizontal tracks ) it could be a number of things.
I would suggest calling out a tech to see what is going on for this is a hard one to diagnose over the computer.
I apologize for my statement wasn't clear. When I said it does the same thing disconnected I wasn't refering to the door but to the actual garage opener (the part that connects to the door and pulls it up) It (The gargae door opener) does the same thing with or without the door attached. It will go all the way up, sometimes 1/2 way and sometimes 2/3 of the way without the door attached. Going down is no problem. Also if their was an obstruction wouldn't the door go back down and not stop?
Ok, gotcha now. If I were their I would pull off the cover and see if anything inside looks worn. Check out the gear, if there is a bunch of white saw dust looking stuff the gear is wearing on you and in need of replacement. Also look for ground up metal on top of the opener itself right next to the sprocket and on top of the gear. If this is the case you will need a whole gear and sprocket assembly. If all that checks out good the problem is probably in the circuit in board in which I would invest in a new opener rather than trying to repair it. The board is going to cost around 90 bucks and you can buy a new opener for about 150 bucks with up to date technology.
No, On the way up if the door becomes obstructed in some way it just stops.
Good luck.
Thanks. I pulled off the cover today and everything looks good. I think you're right about the circuit board because the power seems to cut out as if something is shorting. I checked all of the connections and everything looks tight. If I push or wiggle the circuit board the power comes back on. However it's only doing this once in a while. I'll keep my eye on it and probably replace it. Thanks again.
I have bought a craftsman garage door opener and installed it. Now, it will go up fine. When I push the remote it clicks and the light bulb flashes 10 times. The sensors are installed and both lights are steady and bright. The Diagnostic LED is flashing two times saying that there may be a short in the wires. I traced the wires and didn't notice anything. The door will go down with the overide from the wall mount control. Any thoughts?
I'm having the same problem. The weird thing is I have two garage doors which stopped working at the same time. I went to open a door and it stopped half way up. It will go back down but again gets stuck going up. I decided to troubleshoot it later and went to open the other door only to have it jam half way up. This has never happened before. What's up?
I believe my 1998 craftmans 1/2hp has shorted out...last week lost power & when it turned back on the led on the inside push button flickers. The remote worked at first but then i reset the learn button & it stopped working. Door was working fine so i believe its not the wiring. Can the circuit board on the push button be shorted out?
Yes the wall control can be bad but it may be locked. If the light in the wall control is still flashing, press and hold the lock button for 3 seconds. You say you reset the learn button. I don't even know what that means. If you pressed and held it for 6 seconds you will need to program all your remotes.


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It's located in a well-preserved Twenties apartment building, a subdued exterior for a contemporary-design boutique. And inside it edges closer to design-magazine luxe, with bold graphic color schemes, an impressive collection of modern furnishings, and bathrooms decked out in marble and Bisazza mosaic tile. Rooms and suites are bright and sunny, especially those with balconies, and all come with entertainment centers, and free wireless internet, as well as a smattering of local color in the form of Chinese antiques.
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Okay. So what. I CURSED. You just cursed at me on the forums, again do you deserve a ban?
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Yup you deserved it.
You were still acting like a bad seed, the community doesn't need you stuff here. You think calling someone else bad isn't enough to ban? Well you would jump at the chance to ban someone who is bad right? 13 cs in the jungle, ending the game 2-6-4, while the Ziggs you were yelling at ended, 7-4-3. Why not ban a bad person now, just ban yourself, stop playing or stop being an ass dude.
Get owned.
Spend less time yelling at your team or arguing with the enemies and more time playing the game, cs some more, kill the enemies on the field not on the chat.
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I wish we could re submit your case to the tribunal so it could be fairly judged again. In order to give you a longer ban.
Bumping this so more people will disagree with you Xen? lol
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Did you ever get your Proteam backpack vacuum? I'm curious to know how you like it?
No, I didn't get it. The company delayed the rollout of the hipstyle halfvac HEPA version a couple of times and I got tired of waiting. I'm still using my old Dyson canister. I'm thinking about a central vac system now.
Hi Betsyhac,
I bought a proteam backpack vac a few years ago. It was the "home" model (not the Super Coach), so it comes with an electric nozzle for carpets as well as the bare floor tools. My only complaint with it is that the suction and airflow is not as powerful as I would like (especially compared to the Super Coach).
However, when I do a full-blown weekly housecleaning (in sequence the way I should do it), it is the best thing going. The cord stays out of the way and you're free to move furniture, get up to high surfaces, etc. I still love it for the ease of use.