> BTW I willingly omitted the “F” of the (F)SM since this might be subject of discussion here, despite the fact that “infinite” is really huge in the world of computation.
If you have a FSM that can read and inc/decrement a counter, you have something strictly more powerful than a FSM. I expect that dropping the F is entirely appropriate for most controllers.
If you have a FSM that can read and inc/decrement a counter, you have something strictly more powerful than a FSM. I expect that dropping the F is entirely appropriate for most controllers.