Timing discriminator using leading-edge extrapolation
Abstract
A discriminator circuit to recover timing information from slow-rising pulses by means of an output trailing edge, a fixed time after the starting corner of the input pulse, which is nearly independent of risetime and threshold setting. This apparatus comprises means for comparing pulses with a threshold voltage; a capacitor to be charged at a certain rate when the input signal is one-third threshold voltage, and at a lower rate when the input signal is two-thirds threshold voltage; current-generating means for charging the capacitor; means for comparing voltage capacitor with a bias voltage; a flip-flop to be set when the input pulse reaches threshold voltage and reset when capacitor voltage reaches the bias voltage; and a clamping means for discharging the capacitor when the input signal returns below one-third threshold voltage.
- Inventors:
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- Palo Alto, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864810
- Patent Number(s):
- 4421995
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- timing; discriminator; leading-edge; extrapolation; circuit; recover; information; slow-rising; pulses; means; output; trailing; edge; fixed; time; starting; corner; input; pulse; nearly; independent; risetime; threshold; setting; apparatus; comprises; comparing; voltage; capacitor; charged; rate; signal; one-third; two-thirds; current-generating; charging; bias; flip-flop; set; reaches; reset; clamping; discharging; returns; below; threshold voltage; generating means; apparatus comprises; input signal; bias voltage; trailing edge; input pulse; comprises means; pulse reaches; apparatus comprise; nearly independent; timing information; voltage capacitor; /327/
Citation Formats
Gottschalk, Bernard. Timing discriminator using leading-edge extrapolation. United States: N. p., 1983.
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@article{osti_864810,
title = {Timing discriminator using leading-edge extrapolation},
author = {Gottschalk, Bernard},
abstractNote = {A discriminator circuit to recover timing information from slow-rising pulses by means of an output trailing edge, a fixed time after the starting corner of the input pulse, which is nearly independent of risetime and threshold setting. This apparatus comprises means for comparing pulses with a threshold voltage; a capacitor to be charged at a certain rate when the input signal is one-third threshold voltage, and at a lower rate when the input signal is two-thirds threshold voltage; current-generating means for charging the capacitor; means for comparing voltage capacitor with a bias voltage; a flip-flop to be set when the input pulse reaches threshold voltage and reset when capacitor voltage reaches the bias voltage; and a clamping means for discharging the capacitor when the input signal returns below one-third threshold voltage.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1983},
month = {1}
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