LOGICAL CIRCUITRY FOR RECOVERING RPM DECODED PRM RECORDED DATA

    公开(公告)号:CA1024654A

    公开(公告)日:1978-01-17

    申请号:CA203406

    申请日:1974-06-25

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The advantages of Retrospective Pulse Modulation (RPM) decoding circuitry obtain as well for decoding information recorded in accordance with Pulse Rate Modulation (PRM) with this translating logical circuitry. Strobe pulse converting subcircuitry is arranged for detecting RPM impulses coinciding with PRM strobe impulses and inhibiting all other RPM Decoded (RPMD) strobe impulses. Other subcircuitry is arranged for translating RPMD data resulting from RPM scanning coding into (true) decoded PRM data. The subcircuits are integrated to take advantage of the inherent characteristics of the two codes for achieving the simplest circuit arrangements. A few conventional latching and gating circuits suffice for many applications. Further subcircuitry is arranged for automatically switching the translating logical circuitry for selectively decoding PRM and RPM coding without requiring the operator's attention.

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