Analog-to-digital converting apparatus
CA 1190652 A · Owner: Gte Laboratories Incorporated · Inventors: Goodale, Thomas C.
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BSTR~CT OF THE DISCLOSURE, Microprocessor controlled analoy-to-digital converting appa~atus. For each analog siynal input line there is a comparator having one inpuk connected to the associated analog signal input line. A ramp generator is connected in common to the other input o~ all o~ the comparators. A multipleY~ing arrangement is operated by the mic~oprocessor to couple a selected one of the comparators to a storage register in the microprocessor. The selected comparator compares -the voltage of the anaog input signal to the ramp voltage. If the analog voltage is higher, the comparator ou-tput remains inactive and the microprocessor causes a count to be stored in the storage register. …
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- Granted July 16, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 16, 2002.
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