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- From: schriste@uceng.uc.edu (Steven Christensen)
- Subject: Re: How would you detect lack of a square wave?
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- Organization: University of Cincinnati
- References: <1993Jan2.172332.21070@socrates.umd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 18:28:16 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan2.172332.21070@socrates.umd.edu> jimbo@socrates.umd.edu (Jim Bogard) writes:
- >What's the best way to detect the presence/lack of a square wave?
-
-
- You can use a classic "missing pulse" detector. Basically it is a
- retriggerable monostable multivibrator (one-shot) whose timeout is
- slightly longer than the longest period expected in the square wave.
- Basically, the square wave keeps the timer constantly triggered, so the
- output is stable. When the pulse isn't there, the output changes and
- you can detect that.
-
- I've seen these made with the good ol' NE555.
-
- >--
- >Jim Bogard (jimbo@socrates.umd.edu)
- > "Implement now, tweak later."
- >Tech at large / gigging daemon
- >
-
- Steven Christensen
- (I didn't spend 5 years at an engineering college
- for nuttin'! )
- --
- Steven V. Christensen
- schriste@uceng.uc.edu
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