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Sensor- The Sensor layer has ports for eight resistive sensor inputs. By the use of a voltage divider, measurement values are converted by a 12-bit A/D converter. It is also possible to directly access power, ground, and the analog voltage-sensing lines directly from the ports as different sensing needs require. [details...]

High-Speed Sensor - The High-Speed Sensor layer is capable of performing 8-bit differential analog voltage conversions at a rate of up to 100 Megasamples/Second. The input signal bandwith limit is approximately 1.5 GHz, to allow for some of the most demanding sensing applications. [details...]

Keyboard/Mouse- The Keyboard/Mouse layer is general purpose I/O layer for PS/2 compatible control signals. There are two ports on-board, allowing for simultaneous connection of both devices. In addition to input signals, these ports can also be configured as slave devices to allow the Tower to control keyboard and mouse ports on personal computers to provide for interesting applications. [details...]

Joystick- The Joystick layer has one input for a stand computer joystick. This goal of this layer is to provide a new level of control for specialized applications that demand it. [details...]

CCD Camera - The CCD Camera layer provides an input for a small color CCD camera. Image data can either be stored on one of the available storage layers, or can directly be streamed out to a host computer or handheld device. [details...]

 


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