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Circuit for detecting signal loss, or drop-out, in a digital signal processing system with A/D conversion

US4864426A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 1988
Grant dateSep 5, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/025
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A drop-out detector circuit for use in a device such as a video disc player or the like is provided using a minimum of added components. The input analog signal read from the disc is compared with the upper and lower (maximum and minimum) reference levels provided for the A/D converter otherwise provided for converting the input analog signal to digital form. When either limit is exceeded, a drop-out signal is generated.

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