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Manufacture Model Railway accessories and buildings. Faller road system MERG TBA36/ | Manufacture Model Railway accessories and buildings. Faller road system MERG TBA36/ | ||
+ | ===== FallerCarSystem ===== | ||
+ | Batter powered H0 vehicles with a steering rack fitted with a small magnet. The vehicle follows an iron wire hidden in the roadway. | ||
===== Fast clock ===== | ===== Fast clock ===== | ||
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===== FCU ===== | ===== FCU ===== | ||
- | FCU (FLiM Configuration Utility) A Windows based software program by Roger Healey used to configure CBus systems.\\ [[http:// | + | FCU (FLiM Configuration Utility) A Windows based software program by Roger Healey used to configure |
===== Feathers ===== | ===== Feathers ===== | ||
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===== Firmware ===== | ===== Firmware ===== | ||
A computer program that is held in non-volatile memory such as EPROM or flash memory. A PIC processor has a small amount of RAM used for variables and a much larger flash memory for program. | A computer program that is held in non-volatile memory such as EPROM or flash memory. A PIC processor has a small amount of RAM used for variables and a much larger flash memory for program. | ||
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+ | As an example, in the CANACC8, one of the first [[glossary: | ||
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+ | ===== Flash Memory ===== | ||
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===== FLiM ===== | ===== FLiM ===== | ||
- | Full Layout implementation Model. A method for setting up a CBus layout using a configuration utility program [[glossary_f# | + | Full Layout implementation Model. A method for setting up a CBus layout using a configuration utility program [[glossary_f# |
===== Flip flop ===== | ===== Flip flop ===== | ||
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[[wp> | [[wp> | ||
+ | ===== FM ===== | ||
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+ | Frequency Modulation. The process of varying the carrier frequency with the modulation frequency thus enabling the signal to have a constant amplitude, mainly used at Very High Frequencies 90-110MHz broadcasts, this enables verygood noise control. More complex than AM as it requires a special demodulator to obtain the information. | ||
===== Frequency ===== | ===== Frequency ===== | ||
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Frequency is the measurement of the number of times that a repeated event occurs per unit of time. \\ [[wp> | Frequency is the measurement of the number of times that a repeated event occurs per unit of time. \\ [[wp> | ||
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- | ===== FM ===== | ||
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- | Frequency Modulation. The process of varying the carrier frequency with the modulation frequency thus enabling the signal to have a constant amplitude, mainly used at Very High Frequencies 90-110MHz broadcasts, this enables verygood noise control. More complex than AM as it requires a special demodulator to obtain the information. | ||
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===== Fuse ===== | ===== Fuse ===== | ||
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This a protection device to protect power supplies, cabling and devices from the effects of excessive current. Typically a short length of wire can carry the rated current indefinitely, | This a protection device to protect power supplies, cabling and devices from the effects of excessive current. Typically a short length of wire can carry the rated current indefinitely, | ||
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