serial interface

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meaningsofserialandinterface

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serial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əl/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əl/
used to describe a person who repeatedly commits a similar crime or carries out a similar bad act, or the crime or ...
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interface
noun[C]
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/ˈɪn.tə.feɪs/us
/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.feɪs/
a connection between two pieces of electronic equipment, or between a person and ...
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A complete set of option boards were offered including aserialinterface.
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Theserialinterfaceis used to receive the 4 character command codes separated by spaces to signify the end of each command.
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Theserialinterfaceboard was $124 and the parallel interface was $119.
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It is a dual-redundant differentialserialinterfacethat operates at a rate of one megabaud.
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Aserialinterfacewas included for connecting to a computer.
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Theserialinterfaceallows reading and writing arbitrary memory locations via a simple software protocol.
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Because of theserialinterfaceto the disk drive, access could be slow if multiple users tried to save at the same time.
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The microprocessor, memory,serialinterfacecard, and various optional functions were each on separate cards.
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As a result of the change, power andserialinterfaceports were moved from the legs to either ends of the tractor-feed housing.
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A simpleserialinterfaceloopback test, called "paperclip test", is sometimes used to identify serial ports of a computer and verify operation.
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The programs were interrupt driven, with interrupts generated by a 70 ms clock, the track receivers and transmitters, theserialinterface, and also within the program itself.
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Asynchronous serial interfaces commonly will support bit transmission speeds of up to 230.4 kbit/s.
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The front end processor communicates with peripheral devices using slower serial interfaces, usually also through communication networks.
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This is useful as many circuits work on groups of bits in parallel, but serial interfaces are simpler to construct.
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Up to sixteen of these machines could be connected to proprietary multi-user systems through serial interfaces.
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As for all "bit serial interfaces" above, each drive also has an additional power cable, usually direct to the power supply unit.
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Serial interfaces, common on engineering workstations, were the other method.
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Modern "bit serial interfaces" connect a hard disk drive to a host bus interface adapter (today typically integrated into the south bridge) with one data/control cable.
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