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Instrument Panel Lights
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:19 pm
by Ozzy
Hi there. Does anyone know what the lights either side of the Voice Modulator indicate (S1, S2, P1 - 4)? Just wondering.
Cheers, Ozzy.
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:31 am
by James_kr
Here is what I think.
Air - Air and Oxygen
Oil - Oil Ready
S1 - System 1
S2 - System 2
P1 - Program 1
P2 - Program 2
P3 - Program 3
P4 - Program 4
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:23 am
by HungarianKnight
Here's my idea:
Air and Oil: no comment
S1 and S2: Systems and Backup Systems
P1, P2, P3, P4: Processors/CPU-s. Kitt is possibly a multi-CPU configuration, or at least I think so...
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:22 pm
by James_kr
Lol.
In the season 3-4 alt and aux could be backup systems.
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:18 pm
by HungarianKnight
ALT: Active Line Transfer
AUX: Backup systems
Oil press
Sat comm
Oil temp
ACC: Automatic Cruise Control
EGT: Exhaust Gas Temperature
Radar
Fuel
MPI:Message Parsing Interface
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:23 pm
by FuzzieDice
If I remember right, in the pilot episode, at least once Devon mentioned the "Knight 2000" as having "microprocessors". Mainly when Michael first got into KITT.
So it means that yes, KITT has several processors.
Today, many cars have more than one processor to work all the bells and whistles such as lights, security, seat, A/C, cruise control, etc. etc. I don't remember how far back that goes though. I think maybe only 2000 or so, maybe earlier. My car only has an Engine Control computer with a PROM chip with table-type data for the computer to compare sensor readings to pre-programmed information. And my car was built in 1987. Then again, mine is a base model.
Back in '82 though, KITT's multi-processing system would have been quite futuristic for that time.
