Magnitude limite visuelleEn astronomie, la magnitude limite visuelle désigne la magnitude limite, en lumière visible, que peut observer un instrument optique (œil, lunette, télescope, ...). L'œil humain permet de détecter un flux de 50 à 150 photons par seconde de lumière verte, couleur à laquelle les bâtonnets sont le plus sensibles. Ce flux lumineux correspond à une étoile de magnitude 8,5. L’œil humain pourrait donc voir des étoiles de cette magnitude dans le ciel.
Scratchpad memoryScratchpad memory (SPM), also known as scratchpad, scratchpad RAM or local store in computer terminology, is an internal memory, usually high-speed, used for temporary storage of calculations, data, and other work in progress. In reference to a microprocessor (or CPU), scratchpad refers to a special high-speed memory used to hold small items of data for rapid retrieval. It is similar to the usage and size of a scratchpad in life: a pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.
BlackfinThe Blackfin is a family of 16-/32-bit microprocessors developed, manufactured and marketed by Analog Devices. The processors have built-in, fixed-point digital signal processor (DSP) functionality supplied by 16-bit multiply–accumulates (MACs), accompanied on-chip by a microcontroller. It was designed for a unified low-power processor architecture that can run operating systems while simultaneously handling complex numeric tasks such as real-time H.264 video encoding.
