VERNIER METER OF TIME INTERVAL SEQUENCE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: high-precision temporal measurements, in particular, for testing computer engineering equipment and data transmission systems. SUBSTANCE: device has distributor, reference oscillator, n conversion channels, n AND gates, main counter, first and second memory units, OR gate, divider, generator, commutator, first and second switches, and calculating unit. Goal of invention is achieved by introduced units and connections which provides possibility of continuous reading of vernier signals in moments when time interval boundaries are defined. EFFECT: increased speed. 3 cl, 4 dwg