CSC 101 Assignment 1
CSC 101 Assignment 1
Input devices:
1. Image scanner
2. Joystick
Output Devices:
1. Speakers
2. Webcam
Input devices:
1. Image Scanner
Introduction of the device:
An Image scanner is a device that optically scans images,
printed text, handwriting or an object and converts it to a
digital image.
Structure
The core component of the scanner is the CCD array. CCD is the
most common technology for image capture in scanners. CCD is a
collection of tiny light-sensitive diodes, which converts photons
(light) into electrons (electrical charge). These diodes are
called photo sites. In a nutshell, each photo site is sensitive to light
-the brighter the light that hits a single photo site, the greater the
electrical charge that will accumulate at that site.
Working
Scanners operate by shining light at the object or document
being digitized and directing the reflected light (usually through
a series of mirrors and lenses) onto a photosensitive element.
In most scanners, the sensing medium is an electronic, light-
sensing integrated circuit known as a charged coupled device
(CCD). Light-sensitive photo sites arrayed along the CCD
convert levels of brightness into electronic signals that are then
processed into a digital image.
2. Joystick
Introduction of the device
A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a
base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is
controlling. A joystick, also known as the control column, is the
principle control device in the cockpit of many civilian and
military aircraft, either as center stick or side-stick.
Structure
The basic structure of a joystick is to translate the movement of
a plastic stick into electronic information a computer can
process.
Working
A joystick is connected to two potentiometers. Each
potentiometer is used to record for left, right, forward and
backward movements. When a joystick is moved these two
potentiometers send the details of the y and x coordinates to
the Central Processing Unit and the required movement is
achieved.
1. Speakers
Structure
All of the components of the speaker are held together by the frame. The
voice coil is connected to the cone which is connected to the frame via
the suspension and spider. The magnet structure is held in place by the
frame. The frame keeps the family together and it has to be strong to
keep everyone together when things start moving.
Working
A speaker converts electrical signals into acoustical energy:
sound. By moving back and forth, the speaker increases and
decreases the air pressure in front of it thus creating sound
waves.
The essential parts of a speaker are: Cone, Suspension,
Magnet, Voice Coil, and Frame.
The cone is the main moving mass of the speaker. The larger
the cone, the more mass and surface area a speaker will have.
The more surface area a speaker has the more air it can
move. The more air it can move, the louder the speaker can
get.
The suspension and the spider keep the voice coil aligned and
act like a spring when the speaker is in motion. The
suspension pulls the cone back to the center position when it
moves back and forth. If there were no suspension, there
would be nothing to hold the voice coil and cone in place. The
rigidity, composition, and design of the suspension can greatly
affect a speaker's performance. Below is a diagram of how a
speaker's suspension works.
The magnet structure is what creates the standing magnetic
field. This standing magnetic field gives the voice coil's
generated field something to push off of. A strong standing
magnetic field allows greater cone motion potential. The
stronger this field is, the further it spans thus allowing a voice
coil's field more to push off of. The entire action is similar to
the idea behind a solenoid.
Structure
Webcams typically include a lens, an image sensor, support
electronics, and may also include a microphone for sound.
Various lenses are available, the most common in consumer-
grade webcams being a plastic lens that can be screwed in
and out to focus the camera. Fixed-focus lenses, which have
no provision for adjustment, are also available. As a camera
system's depth of field is greater for small image formats and
is greater for lenses with a large f-number (small aperture),
the systems used in webcams have a sufficiently large depth
of field that the use of a fixed-focus lens does not impact
image sharpness to a great extent.
Image sensors can be CMOS or CCD, the former being
dominant for low-cost cameras, but CCD cameras do not
necessarily outperform CMOS-based cameras in the low-price
range.
Working
A simple Webcam setup consists of a digital camera attached
to your computer, typically through the USB port. The camera
part of the Webcam setup is just a digital camera -- there's
really nothing special going on there. The "Webcam" nature of
the camera comes with the software. Webcam software "grabs
a frame" from the digital camera at a pre-set interval (for
example, the software might grab a still image from the
camera once every 30 seconds) and transfers it to another
location for viewing. If you're interested in using your
Webcam for streaming video, you'll want a Webcam system
with a high frame rate. Frame rate indicates the number of
pictures the software can grab and transfer in one second.