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A Timer Manager for controlling communication between intelligent processors. The Timer Manager is a software on silicon building block to extend the instruction set of the underlying microprocessor and to provide a real time multitask capability. The Timer Manager handles suspension of tasks waitin

A Timer Manager for controlling communication between intelligent processors. The Timer Manager is a software on silicon building block to extend the instruction set of the underlying microprocessor and to provide a real time multitask capability. The Timer Manager handles suspension of tasks waiting for a switch or sensor input, a real time clock or machine clock delay, or waiting on a condition time of one of many switch, sensor or clock signals.

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A machine control for a machine having a marker and an image receptor for providing images on support material, said control selectively executing or delaying the execution of a plurality of tasks for producing said images, each of said tasks including at least one high level instruction, the contro

A machine control for a machine having a marker and an image receptor for providing images on support material, said control selectively executing or delaying the execution of a plurality of tasks for producing said images, each of said tasks including at least one high level instruction, the control comprising a processor portion, and an operating system portion cooperating with the processor portion, said operating system portion including a Timer Manager for timing the execution of the tasks, and a plurality of Instruction Modules, the Instruction Modules invoking said Timer Manager to execute the high level instructions, and to provide timing control for execution of said tasks for producing said images.