Patent ID: 6754541
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: G05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A control system for providing a control signal for controlling an operating system, said control system of the type having a manually adjustable data generation device providing a control value signal changing as the data generation device is manually adjusted, said control system comprising:a) a configuration flag memory element recording a configuration flag having at least first and second values and providing a configuration flag memory signal encoding the configuration flag value; b) a first memory element receiving the control value signal and the configuration flag memory signal for recording the control value signal as a system parameter responsive to the first value in the configuration flag memory signal and for providing a first memory signal encoding the recorded system parameter; c) a second memory element receiving the control value signal for recording as an operating value, the control value signal and for providing a second memory signal encoding the recorded control value; and d) a control element receiving the first and second memory signals, and providing the control signal based on the first and second memory signals.