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  2. DSL modem - Wikipedia

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    The modem connects to a single computer or router, through an Ethernet port, USB port, or is installed in a computer PCI slot. The more common DSL router is a standalone device that combines the function of a DSL modem and a router, and can connect multiple computers through multiple Ethernet ports or an integral wireless access point.

  3. Level crossing signals - Wikipedia

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    The basic signal consists of flashing red lights, a crossbuck and an alarm (either a bell, a speaker that mimics a bell sound or an electronic siren), attached to a mast. At most crossings, the signals will activate about 30 seconds before the train arrives but there are sensors measuring speed so that the crossing knows when to activate; so ...

  4. Data Carrier Detect - Wikipedia

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    This status light is directly coupled with what the modem is sending the DCD line. By default, when a modem is powered up, the DCD signal is deasserted. It is not asserted until the modem either makes an outgoing call, or answers an incoming call, and then connects with a data modem on the other end.

  5. The mystery of the flashing lights at the White House has ...

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    The flashing red lights were spotted in President Trump's second floor residence on Sunday night, causing concern and sparking chatter on social media. The mystery of the flashing lights at the ...

  6. End-of-train device - Wikipedia

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    The end of train device (ETD), sometimes referred to as an EOT, flashing rear-end device (FRED) or sense and braking unit (SBU) is an electronic device mounted on the end of freight trains in replacement of a caboose.

  7. Light characteristic - Wikipedia

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    In other words, it is the opposite to a flashing light where the total duration of darkness is longer than the duration of light. It has the appearance of flashing off, rather than flashing on. Like a flashing light, it can be used for a single occulting light that exhibits only a single period of darkness or the periods of darkness can be ...

  8. Data Terminal Ready - Wikipedia

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    Data Terminal Ready (DTR) is a control signal in RS-232 serial communications, transmitted from data terminal equipment (DTE), such as a computer, to data communications equipment (DCE), for example a modem, to indicate that the terminal is ready for communications and the modem may initiate a communications channel.

  9. Modem - Wikipedia

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    A "short haul modem" is a device that bridges the gap between leased-line and dial-up modems. Like a leased-line modem, they transmit over "bare" lines with no power or telco switching equipment, but are not intended for the same distances that leased lines can achieve.