Control circuit including a memory providing step functions

A control circuit comprising a read-only memory (3) has its storage area divided into two areas each containing the same number of addressable words. By arranging that input of a single address signal (An+1) causes a change from addressing a particular word in one area to addressing a corresponding...

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Main Authors CORDWELL, BRIAN, HAYES, PAUL MALCOM
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 27.08.1986
Subjects
AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATIONOF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES
BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
HYBRID COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS
PHYSICS
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Summary:A control circuit comprising a read-only memory (3) has its storage area divided into two areas each containing the same number of addressable words. By arranging that input of a single address signal (An+1) causes a change from addressing a particular word in one area to addressing a corresponding word in the other area, and by programming a fixed difference in value between corresponding words in the two areas causes a step function in the output. Using a digital to analogue converter (1) on the output of the circuit permits a step change in a voltage output (1) to be provided to (eg) a voltage controlled oscillator (4). A control circuit using a read-only memory as a voltage comparator is also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19850309335