Forward/backward counting device
US5461375A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/303
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a forward/backward counting device intended for providing an absolute address of N bits in binary code, the address enabling the position of an object to be deduced from two signals leaving a non-absolute position coder linked to the object. A device generates a first partial address expressed in code which differs from the binary code. A microprocessor is linked to the device and enables the first partial address to be transformed into an absolute address. The invention applies to robotics and metrology.
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