Objectives
The purpose of this notebook is to give you a brief introduction to the
DiscreteWavelets Toolbox and show you how to use it to load
images. Some basic image manipulation is illustrated as well. You will
also learn how to use measures and tools such as cumulative energy,
entropy, PSNR, and Huffman coding.
Help on the DiscreteWavelets Toolbox
Help for the toolbox is available by clicking on Help and then Product
Help (or press F1) and then clicking on the DiscreteWavelets Toolbox.
Several demos and examples are available as well by clicking on the Demos
tab on the Help menu.
Image Basics
The DiscreteWavelets Toolbox comes with 18 grayscale images and 9 color
images for you to use. There are three functions available to tell you more about these images.
The first function is called |ImageList|. This function can tell you the
names and sizes of the digital images in the Toolbox.
WebLech is a fully featured web site download tool in Java, which
supports many features required to download websites and emulate
standard web-browser behaviour as much as possible. WebLech is
multithreaded and comes with a GUI console.
The motivation to write about the History of Wireless comes from Auguste
Comte (1798-1857), a French philosopher who is termed the father of positivism
and modem sociology [Les Maximes d'Auguste Comte (Auguste Comte's
Mottos), http://www.membres.lycos.fr/clotilde/l:
On ne connaitpas complgtement une science tant qu'on n'en saitpas l'histoire.
(One does not know completely a science as long as one does not know its
history.)
Notwithstanding its infancy, wireless mesh networking (WMN) is a hot and
growing field. Wireless mesh networks began in the military, but have since
become of great interest for commercial use in the last decade, both in local
area networks and metropolitan area networks. The attractiveness of mesh
networks comes from their ability to interconnect either mobile or fixed
devices with radio interfaces, to share information dynamically, or simply to
extend range through multi-hopping.
Notwithstanding its infancy, wireless mesh networking (WMN) is a hot and
growing field. Wireless mesh networks began in the military, but have since
become of great interest for commercial use in the last decade, both in local
area networks and metropolitan area networks. The attractiveness of mesh
networks comes from their ability to interconnect either mobile or fixed
devices with radio interfaces, to share information dynamically, or simply to
extend range through multi-hopping.
Static electricity is the most ancient form of electricity known to humans. More
than 2000 years ago, the Greeks recognized the attraction between certain mate-
rials when they were rubbed together; indeed, the word electricity comes from
the Greek elektron, which means amber. During the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries, several key experiments were conducted to understand and measure
static electricity. But the discovery of electromagnetism and its formidable break-
through has rapidly outgrown interest in static electricity. Even today, where
the industrial applications of static electricity are not insignificant, they cannot
compare with those of electromagnetism and electrodynamics.
Recent advancements in nanotechnology (NT) materials and growth of micro/
nanotechnology have opened the door for potential applications of microelectro-
mechanical systems (MEMS)- and NT-based sensors and devices. Such sensors and
devices are best suited for communications, medical diagnosis, commercial, military,
aerospace, and satellite applications. This book comes at a time when the future and
well-being of Western industrial nations in the twenty-first century’s global eco-
nomy increasingly depend on the quality and depth of the technological innovations
they can commercialize at a rapid pace.
Under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) was assigned “primary responsibility to coordinate
development of a framework that includes protocols and model standards for information
management to achieve interoperability of Smart Grid devices and systems…” [EISA Section
1305]. 35 This responsibility comes at a time when the electric power grid and electric power
industry are undergoing the most dramatic transformation in many decades. Very significant
investments are being made by industry and the federal government to modernize the power grid.
To realize the full benefits of these investments—and the continued investments forecast for the
coming decades—there is a continued need to establish effective smart grid 36 standards and
protocols for interoperability.
Introduction The Sil9135/Sil9135A HDMI Receiver with Enhanced Audio and Deep Color Outputs is a second-generation dual-input High Definition Multimedia Interface(HDMI)receiver. It is software-compatible with the Sil9133receiver, but adds audio support for DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD. Digital televisions that can display 10-or 12-bit color depth can now provide the highest quality protected digital audio and video over a single cable. The Sil9135and Sil9135A devices, which are functionally identical, can receive Deep Color video up to 12-bit,1080p @60Hz. Backward compatibility with the DVI 1.0specification allows HDMI systems to connect to existing DVI 1.0 hosts, such as HD set-top boxes and PCs. Silicon Image HDMI receivers use the latest generation Transition Minimized Differential Signaling(TMDS) core technology that runs at 25-225 MHz.The chip comes pre-programmed with High-bandwidth?
