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Counter circuit presettable with a plurality of count values

US5022059A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 13, 1989
Grant dateJun 4, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K23/665
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a counter circuit which includes a register for temporarily storing a count data signal, a data processing circuit coupled to the register and supplied with a control signal for producing a first count value from the count data signal in response to a first state of the control signal and for producing a second count value from the count data signal in response to a second state of the control signal, and a counter stage coupled to the data processing circuit and supplied with an input signal to be counted for producing a detection signal when the input signal to be counted is supplied thereto by a time number determined by the first or second count value.

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