This project is a distributed system for the detection of clip in wire harness systems. The system was capable to handle up to 2048 detections points. In the main board was also integrated few relays and some opto-couplers. It was created 2 versions of main boars, one with RS485 and the second one for USB 1.1. The system was controlled with an external computer.

The system was implemented with two main circuits:

• Main: Based on a 8051 with RS485 and USB, EEPROM SPI, 64 KB of SRAM, FLASH to store the program, Altera CPLD, transceivers, etc., SMD technology, 4 layers.
• Peripheral: many 245 registers mapped in the 8051 CPU with a LED per each detection clip, SMD technology, 2 layers.

[Year: 2002-2003; Market: Instrumentation; Product group: Measurement Equipment]