Title :
Microprocessors: Design case history: Singer´s electronic sewing machine: Putting a microprocessor in a sewing machine surprised the skeptics and put its developers for ahead of the competition
Abstract :
Describes a microprocessor controlled sewing machine built around a custom PMOS microcontroller, with servo actuators that translate the microcontroller´s commands into linear motion. The needle and fabric motions for each stitch of the machine are programmed into the on-board read-only memory.
Keywords :
computerised control; domestic appliances; Athena 2000; PMOS microcontroller; Singer´s electronic sewing machine; microprocessor controlled; read-only memory; servo actuators; Cams; Companies; Consumer electronics; Fabrics; Marketing and sales; Needles; Servomotors;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1981.6369577
