Apparatus for detecting polarity of an input signal
AssigneeAcer Peripherals, Inc.
InventorsYung F. Fan Chiang, Kun M. Lee
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Abstract
The apparatus of the invention includes an edge detection circuit, a divide-by-N circuit and a latch. The edge detection circuit, responsive to an edge of the input signal, generates a trigger signal of a first frequency. The divide-by-N circuit inputs the trigger signal and generates a latch signal of a second frequency. The second frequency is equal to the first frequency divided by N. The latch inputs the input signal, and responsive to the latch signal, latches the input signal and outputs a polarity value representative of the polarity of the input signal.
Claims6
All apparatus for detecting a polarity of an input signal, comprising:
- edge detection means, responsive to an edge of said input signal, for generating a trigger signal of a first frequency;
- divide-by-N means, inputing said trigger signal, for generating a latch signal of a second frequency, the second frequency being equal to tile first frequency divided by N;
- latch means, inputing said input signal and in response to said latch signal, for latching said input signal and outputing a polarity value representative of the polarity of said input signal.
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