Braided textile materials are widely used in many industries and agriculture. Braided tapes are used for domestic purposes, in the food industry, in construction, in medicine, in aircraft manufacturing, in electrical engineering, etc. Every braided product must correspond to a unique group of parameters and properties, depending on the initial manufacturing parameters. The production of braided tapes is still insufficiently explored. In the process of designing and manufacturing products with specified parameters, it is necessary to substantiate the formation of braided products. The manufacture of products with specific parameters and properties, and the creation of rational technological modes for that production represent urgent scientific issues to be addressed. One way to solve this problem is to conduct factorial experiments. This article thus presents the results of a factorial experiment, during which the following input parameters were determined based on preliminary studies: type of raw material, the linear density of raw materials and speed of removal of the product from the formation zone. The following were chosen as output parameters: breaking load, breaking elongation, the linear density of tapes, product width and the number of strands per 10 mm. The limits of factor variation were determined for four types of raw materials. Based on the results of the processing of the obtained experimental data, linear mathematical models were developed. The results of the verification of mathematical models indicated that they adequately describe the process of braiding tapes within the intervals determined by the conditions of the experiment. We thus established a connection between the factors of the braiding process and the properties of braided tapes.

The article examines the computer systems used in the “Smart House”. A comparative analysis of these computer systems was carried out. It was emphasized that such systems have a number of advantages that have a positive impact on human life and safety. The use of temperature measuring devices is widely used in computer systems to monitor Smart Home conditions. The need to install a large number of sensors leads to an increase in the complexity of such computer systems. Protocols for connecting sensors to a microcontroller play an important role in system development. The analysis of the latest publications and studies provides information on the widespread use of the 1-Wire protocol in various fields to solve practical problems and the need for further improvement of systems using this protocol. Two simulation models of “Smart House” computer systems for determining indoor temperature based on the classic connection protocol and using the 1-Wire protocol are presented. The simulation model based on the standard protocol uses: an Arduino Uno board based on an Atmega328p microcontroller, LM35 temperature sensors and a 74HC4051D multiplexer. In the simulation model using the 1-Wire protocol, the following are used: Arduino Uno board and DS18B20 digital temperature sensors. Information is given on the operation of the 1-Wire protocol, which is widely used to connect a large number of sensors with such an interface, namely, there is a theoretical possibility of addressing an unlimited number of similar devices on a single-wire line. In the simulation model of the system with the used 1-Wire protocol, the number of sensors connected to one output is increased to 12 in order to analyze and demonstrate the capabilities of the system. According to the simulation results, the following parameters are presented: the number of possible connections, the complexity of the design, the use of compact software code, the frequency of the clock signal, and the cost of the Smart Home computer systems. The results of the analysis of the considered simulation models of computer systems are presented in the conclusions. Advantages and disadvantages of systems with 1-Wire protocol are given.