Frequency output generator

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A frequency generator which produces a series of output pulses proportional to the input pulse applied thereto is disclosed. An input signal is converted into digital signal having a word length which exceeds the capacity of the components within the generator. A microprocessor directs a portion of the word to a first latch and the remainder of the word to a second latch over a common bus, each latch and the bus having a capacity less than the total word length of the digital signal being transmitted. The output of the latches are connected to a plurality of rate multipliers connected in a cascade arrangement producing an output signal representative of the input signal. A programmable …