Electronic Timers
From FIS Freestyle wiki
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 21:45, 17 August 2009 (edit) Joe (Talk | contribs) (New page: Electronic timers can achieve higher precision than mechanical timers because they are '''quartz clocks''' with special electronics. Electronic timers can be analog (resembling a mecha...) ← Previous diff |
Current revision (22:50, 7 May 2011) (edit) (undo) Joe (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| Electronic timers can achieve higher precision than mechanical timers because they are '''[[quartz clocks]]''' with special electronics. Electronic timers can be analog (resembling a mechanical timer) or '''[[digital]]''' (uses a display much like a digital clock). Integrated circuits have made digital logic so inexpensive that an electronic timer is now less expensive than many mechanical and electromechanical timers. Individual timers are implemented as a simple single-chip computer system, similar to a watch. Watch technology is used in these devices. | Electronic timers can achieve higher precision than mechanical timers because they are '''[[quartz clocks]]''' with special electronics. Electronic timers can be analog (resembling a mechanical timer) or '''[[digital]]''' (uses a display much like a digital clock). Integrated circuits have made digital logic so inexpensive that an electronic timer is now less expensive than many mechanical and electromechanical timers. Individual timers are implemented as a simple single-chip computer system, similar to a watch. Watch technology is used in these devices. | ||
| - | + | == '''Also See:''' == | |
| - | Also See: | ||
| *'''[[Freestyle Timing Booklet]]''' | *'''[[Freestyle Timing Booklet]]''' | ||
| *'''[[Data Service Requirements World Cup]]''' | *'''[[Data Service Requirements World Cup]]''' | ||
Current revision
Electronic timers can achieve higher precision than mechanical timers because they are quartz clocks with special electronics. Electronic timers can be analog (resembling a mechanical timer) or digital (uses a display much like a digital clock). Integrated circuits have made digital logic so inexpensive that an electronic timer is now less expensive than many mechanical and electromechanical timers. Individual timers are implemented as a simple single-chip computer system, similar to a watch. Watch technology is used in these devices.
[edit] Also See:
Return to Timing Glossary, Freestyle Skiing or Competition Organization
