readytorunbook Chapter 199 Magical Protocols and Interface Generalization
Chapter 199 Magical Protocols and Interface Generalization
In Amelansi, magic is a serious science, and this mysterious science of energy conduction is now widely used in people's lives.
Not only did traditional magicians benefit, but the general public was also affected in terms of their quality of life. The gradually increasing wage levels in Amelancy gave rise to a large-scale urban middle-income group for the first time. It was the growth of this urban middle-income group that provided a solid foundation for the Amelancy lifestyle.
Of course, like all early industrial sectors, the most important shortcoming of applied magic theory today is the lack of so-called "generalization".
Each manufacturer has installed different interfaces on their magical electrical devices, especially the magical-electromagnetic conversion devices, where the interface protocols vary from company to company. This has greatly increased the difficulty of supplying power and magic to the city, which is of great importance.
Taking this opportunity, Alice decided to start the national technical standards work in Amerlane. This working conference, led by the Ministry of Industry and guided by the Amerlane National Academy of Sciences, mainly addressed the various types of universal interfaces and power supply/electricity protocols across the country.
That's right, Alice certainly doesn't want to have to find a corresponding adapter for every wire in her house. At least that's already the trend. In the north, the older round-hole plugs dominate everything, while the central and southern new towns are using the new three-prong flat plugs.
Moreover, throughout the country, the sources of transformers and high-voltage power supply components are different, the contractors are different, and the specifications of their parts are also different. Take the North Magic Energy Supply Station in Delalaye City as an example. Apart from the widely used 200X100X50CM standard cuboid magic crystal power supply components, other facilities are produced by different manufacturers. In the same factory, two high-voltage magic transformers with the same function have no identical internal parts specifications or magic conversion protocols.
Alice believes that all of this needs to be corrected immediately, especially the specifications. Whether it is military or civilian standard, and regardless of the manufacturer, the interfaces and protocols of the components they provide must be standardized.
Standardization is another key aspect of industrial progress; standardized interfaces, components, and protocols are the core of industrial modernization.
The Ministry of Industry quickly organized its own work. Under the guidance of the Academy of Sciences, it disassembled and analyzed the widely used general magic protocols on the market. Soon, the Ministry of Industry identified a magic protocol with high conversion efficiency, stability, and high versatility.
The standardization of interfaces is the material basis for standardization. In order to unify maintenance and facilitate replacement, the Ministry of Industry quickly formulated new interface specifications, including a universal 220V magic voltage/voltage combined transmission plug, as well as interfaces for various electrical components and equipment, including a 5V 1A Type-C universal data serial cable interface (USB-TYPEC) prepared for low-power civilian electronic devices.
The former standardized the power supply interface specifications for magical devices/electrical equipment used in Amelanxi, while the latter was like wrapping a plate of dumplings in a dish of vinegar—yes, it was all about extending the lifespan of that tablet.
After all, it was a genuine device from the 2030s, using a Type-C interface.
However, making a small interface universal is indeed not an easy task. At least, the Ministry of Industry and several magic device giants and electronics giants argued fiercely about this small interface during a meeting.
It's not that anyone wants to flaunt their uniqueness and doesn't want to change the interface; rather, they want to use their interface as the industry standard.
Unfortunately, among the components produced on the market, only the 220V plugs manufactured by state-owned companies such as Magic Future and United Electric are compatible with the newly formulated national standard.
The high-voltage power transmission and transformation sector is much simpler. Only two state-owned enterprises, Aimeilanxi State Grid Corporation of China and Haiwold Large Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd., possess the technology to produce high-voltage power transmission and transformation equipment. The latter's technology was transferred from the former, and some of its technical personnel also came from the former.
The implementation of the new standard immediately caused great distress to manufacturers of electrical appliances and magical devices on the market. The new standard requires that within three months of its implementation, all interfaces on the market should be immediately replaced with interfaces under this standard.
Manufacturers are complaining bitterly. Modifying production lines takes time, and the goods in warehouses around the world are almost unusable. The cost of transporting them back to the factory and then shipping them out is almost more expensive than manufacturing a new batch!
Fortunately, Amelanxi is a market economy, where there is demand and there is supply. Just when several electrical/magical device manufacturing companies were racking their brains over this, an unknown small electrical appliance company came to their door.
What they're selling are adapter sockets!
This company obtained the contents of the Ministry of Industry's meeting through connections and quickly found the national standard documents. The newly appointed president, who was not yet 20 years old, acted swiftly and found major manufacturers before the documents were officially released.
Alice learned of this the next day and smiled: Some people can seize the opportunity, while others only see the difficulties; this is the reality of the free market.
She turned a blind eye to this, because she was happy to see more manufacturing industries rise, since more component manufacturers meant more jobs and more tax revenue for the country.
That's how it is now. The tax structure of the entire Imellane is slowly changing, with the secondary sector replacing the primary sector as the economic pillar of Imellane.
Manufacturing, running water, electricity, steam, hot water, gas... plus magic, are replacing agriculture, forestry, fishing, and animal husbandry as the leading industries in Amelanxi today.
Meanwhile, the tertiary industry is also emerging. Nowadays, in the north, especially in Port-i-Hilla and Trian, there are specialized agencies that introduce tourists to a certain coastal region in the south, and local stalls and hotels have quickly sprung up to serve tourists.
In Amelansis during the Industrial Revolution, tourism began to emerge. The urban working class, especially the northern residents, who had considerable surplus funds, liked to travel to the south. Although the domestic and international situation was not peaceful, it was not dangerous either. The Amelansis National North-South Railway was under construction. The railway line from Whiterun to Savoy was completed in mid-658, further shortening the distance people traveled.