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Magnetic tape pulse width to digital convertor

US3996586A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 1974
Grant dateDec 7, 1976
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Expiry dateSep 20, 1994

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/1411
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic tape translator for converting information on a magnetic tape ing a format of short pulses and long pulses into the more unusual format of 1's and 0's, respectively. This is achieved by the use of a unique logic circuit employing a plurality of flip-flop devices, multivibrators and AND gates. The circuit has the advantage of being relatively insensitive to noise and may be used for 10-bit words.

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