Digitally programmable signal generator and method
Abstract
Disclosed is a digitally programmable waveform generator for generating completely arbitrary digital or analog waveforms from very low frequencies to frequencies in the gigasample per second range. A memory array with multiple parallel outputs is addressed; then the parallel output data is latched into buffer storage from which it is serially multiplexed out at a data rate many times faster than the access time of the memory array itself. While data is being multiplexed out serially, the memory array is accessed with the next required address and presents its data to the buffer storage before the serial multiplexing of the last group of data is completed, allowing this new data to then be latched into the buffer storage for smooth continuous serial data output. In a preferred implementation, a plurality of these serial data outputs are paralleled to form the input to a digital to analog converter, providing a programmable analog output. 6 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7018800
- Patent Number(s):
- 4881190
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 6-902843
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2 Sep 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; PULSE GENERATORS; DESIGN; ANALOG SYSTEMS; DIGITAL SYSTEMS; DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS; MEMORY DEVICES; MULTIPLEXERS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; FUNCTION GENERATORS; 426000* - Engineering- Components, Electron Devices & Circuits- (1990-)
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Priatko, G J, and Kaskey, J A. Digitally programmable signal generator and method. United States: N. p., 1989.
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abstractNote = {Disclosed is a digitally programmable waveform generator for generating completely arbitrary digital or analog waveforms from very low frequencies to frequencies in the gigasample per second range. A memory array with multiple parallel outputs is addressed; then the parallel output data is latched into buffer storage from which it is serially multiplexed out at a data rate many times faster than the access time of the memory array itself. While data is being multiplexed out serially, the memory array is accessed with the next required address and presents its data to the buffer storage before the serial multiplexing of the last group of data is completed, allowing this new data to then be latched into the buffer storage for smooth continuous serial data output. In a preferred implementation, a plurality of these serial data outputs are paralleled to form the input to a digital to analog converter, providing a programmable analog output. 6 figs.},
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