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Apparatus for measuring cycle to cycle jitter of a digital signal and method therefor

US5646955A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 1994
Grant dateJul 8, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 31, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/033
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A discriminator provides an output signal having an amplitude proportional to the frequency of a measured signal. The output of the discriminator is connected to a differentiator circuit that provides an impulse signal proportional to a cycle to cycle frequency change of the measured signal.

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