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Pulse generator

US4084246A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 1977
Grant dateApr 11, 1978
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/2529
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pulse generator for producing two output pulse trains A and B where the total number of pulses in both train A and B over a fixed time period remains a constant. The two pulse trains are derived from a master clock which gates a plurality of cascade connected synchronous decade rate multipliers. A selector is set either statically or dynamically to the value N where N is the number of pulses desired in one pulse train out of every M pulses produced by the master clock. A summing means is coupled to all the multipliers to produce a first intermediate pulse train with N pulses for every M clock pulses. A difference means is coupled to each multiplier and to the master clock to produce a pulse in a second intermediate pulse train every time a clock pulse occurs and a pulse in the first pulse train does not occur. A pulse counter is coupled to each intermediate pulse train output to produce two output pulse trains A and B each having a substantially constant pulse frequency.

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