ALOWCOSTDEDICATED MICROPROCESSER FORMSTHEHEARTOFANELECTRONIC CONTROLSYSTEMFORAPPLIANCE APPLICATIONS
Malcolm Penn · 1977
SUMMARY Thispaper outlinesthe designconceptsand principlesof operationof a microprocessor LSI circuitwhichcombinesthe advantages of electroniccontrolwith flexibility allowinga solidstateelectroniccontrol systemto directlycompetewith the present electromechanical controlsystemsfor applianceapplications.For thisparticular studythepaper limitsitselfto discussions aroundthebulkdomesticappliancemarket i.e.thatpart made up of clotheswashers and dishwashersonly,althoughthe same principlesare applicableto a wide range of applianceandotherapplications.