DATA DEMODULATION CIRCUIT AND ITS METHOD

    公开(公告)号:JP2001024513A

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-26

    申请号:JP2000171485

    申请日:2000-06-08

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a method and a device capable of simply substituting a circuit realized by miniaturized digital logic for a PLL circuit. SOLUTION: In order to measure a pulse interval for encoding data information by utilizing a high frequency signal always existing in a current system as a logic clock independent of a coded data signal, an edge detector 10 generates an edge pulse when the coded signal is transited. A time counter 12 counts the cycle of logic clocks between two succeeding edge pulses. A window comparator 16 compares a prescribed counting range with the cycle count value and generates time result signals 1t, 2t, 3t, >3t, etc. A decoder state machine 20 samples a time result at each edge pulse and activates a decoded data bit (0 or 1), a data clock frame start signal or NO signal.

    Extracting data from a coded signal by measuring pulse duration

    公开(公告)号:GB2352373A

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-24

    申请号:GB0013321

    申请日:2000-06-02

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The present invention demodulates a coded signal, such as a frequency modulated (FM) signal by measuring the duration of pulses of the coded signal using a high frequency logic clock signal. An edge detector (100, Fig. 2) generates an edge pulse whenever a transition in the coded signal occurs. A time counter (12, Fig. 2) counts the cycles of the high frequency logic clock between the occurrence of two subsequent edge pulses. Then a window comparator (16, Fig. 2) compares the cycle counts with predefined count ranges and generates the time result signal, e.g. 1t, 2t, 3t or >3t. A decoder state machine (20, Fig. 2) post-connected to said comparator samples the time results at every edge pulse, generates a data clock with the decoded data bit (0 or 1) and indicates a frame start signal. The present invention provides demodulation apparatus which is less expensive than a PLL.

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