Unit 15 IO Devices电子专业英语.ppt

Unit 15 I/O Devices 幻灯制作：吴岱曦 Index Pre-reading 15. 1 Text 15. 2 Reading materials 15. 3 Knowledge about translation 15. 4 Exercises 15. 5 课文参考译文 15. 6 阅读材料参考译文 Pre-reading Read the following passage, paying attention to the question. 1) What is a keyboard? 2) What is the function of a mouse? 3) What help Inkjet Printer retain their advantage in the realm of colour once a time? 4) What is the primary principle at work in a laser printer? 15. 1 Text 15.1.1 Keyboards 15.1.2 Mice (or Mouse) 15.1.3 Inkjet Printers 15.1.4 The Laser Printer 15.1.1 Keyboards At its essence, a keyboard is a series of switches connected to a microprocessor that monitors the state of each switch and initiates a specific response to a change in that state. Two types of switch are commonly used: mechanical and rubber membrane. Mechanical switches are simply spring-loaded, so when pressed down they complete the circuit and then break it again when released. Membranes are composed of three sheets: the first has conductive tracks printed on it, the second is a separator with holes in it and the third is a conductive layer with bumps on it. A rubber mat over this gives the springy feel. When a key is pressed, it pushes the two conductive layers together to complete the circuit. On top is a plastic housing, which includes sliders to keep the keys aligned. An important factor for keys is their force displacement curve, which shows how much force is needed to depress a key, and how this force varies during the keys downward travel. Research shows most people prefer 80g to 100g, but games consoles may go to 120g or higher. The keys are connected up as a matrix, and their row and column signals feed into the keyboards own microcontroller chip. This is mounted on a circuit board inside the keyboard, and interprets the signals with its built-in firmware program. A particular key press might signal as row 3, column B, so the controller might decode this as an A and send the appropriate code