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Reference voltage generation means for controlling a display

US4361043A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 3, 1980
Grant dateNov 30, 1982
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S7/52073
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A position reference voltage for controlling the electron beam of a display in an ultrasonic scanning system includes circuitry for receiving a position voltage from a scanner in the system, and a voltage from a variable voltage source. When the variable voltage exceeds the position voltage the variable voltage is locked whereby a new position voltage for the display is derived from the sum of the locked voltages and the scanner position voltage. The variable voltage source includes a digital counter and a digital to analog converter. A comparator compares the sum of the variable voltage and the scanner position voltage, with a reference potential and a flip-flop responds to the comparator to disable the counter when the summed voltages exceed the reference potential.

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