摘要:
An electronic clock includes a usual oscillator and a more accurate oscillator. The usual oscillator generates a first frequency which causes the electronic clock to operate and the more accurate oscillator generates a second frequency which is used as a reference frequency. Referring to the second frequency, the first frequency is measured by a frequency measurement circuit and a deviation of the first frequency from a design frequency is calculated by a processor. According to the deviation, time correction of the electronic clock is performed. Therefore, even if an actual oscillation frequency of the usual oscillator is not stable precisely, the accurate time correction can be achieved.
摘要:
A programmable counter composed of D-type flipflops receives a clock pulse having a constant frequency and is configured to generate a count pulse when a count value reaches a programmed number. A ring counter composed of D-type flipflops receives the count pulse from the programmable counter. A coincidence detection and control circuit detects a predetermined count value of the ring counter, and modifies the programmed maximum count number of the programmable counter, so that the maximum count value of the programmable counter can be selected from either an ordinary maximum count number or the predetermined maximum count number.
摘要:
This programming arrangement for a non-volatile memory incorporated in the inner circuit of a timepiece for adjusting the frequency of the time base thereof includes a support provided with a connector to be plugged in in place of the energy cell. The rate of division of the frequency divider is adjusted by the introduction into the memory of a number k representative of the frequency difference between the time base frequency and a standard frequency. To effect this the arrangement comprises an electronic circuit external to the timepiece and which is coupled thereto by the connector. The electronic circuit introduces the number k into certain predetermined stages of the divider. When such number k is thus introduced the state of such stages is blocked by the inner circuit of the timepiece such state then being transferred into the non-volatile memory.
摘要:
In a temperature gradient adjustor for a temperature-compensated electronic watch, the temperature gradient adjusting range can be widened without any drop in the temperature gradient adjusting resolution of a temperature sensitive oscillator by adding a roughly temperature gradient adjusting variable frequency divider for variably dividing the frequency of the output of a temperature sensitive oscillator and by operating the temperature gradient adjustor at a value which is prepared by adding a constant numerical value to temperature gradient adjusting numerical information.A constant voltage supplying to a temperature sensitive oscillator can be finely adjusted from external side so as to optimize a linearity of frequency versus temperature characteristic.
摘要:
An electronic timepiece including a time-base signal source having a quartz vibrator operating at a frequency of 1 MHz or higher, and a multi-stage divider. At least one stage of the divider is comprised of a static induction transistor logic inverter (SITL inverter), which includes a static induction transistor (SIT) and a bipolar load transistor, operating at a bias voltage of or less than 0.5 volts. The time-base signal source may comprise an oscillator circuit which also includes a static induction transistor.
摘要:
An electronic timepiece comprising counters and logic devices, in which the counters are utilized to memorize a variation of rate of the timepiece with respect to a time reference in response to actuation of a control means, and in which the logic devices are controlled by signals delivered by the frequency divider chain and are arranged to periodically effect automatic correction of the variation of rate by an amount equivalent to the value memorized in the counters.The invention relates to a timepiece which permits the user to himself adjust the rate of his watch by means of a simple manipulation not requiring any complicated adjustment of electronic circuits, and which further performs an automatic correction of the variation of rate.
摘要:
An electronic wristwatch without mechanically driven hands has an electromagnetic output which is sensed for measuring the timing rate. A modulated signal applied to the coil of an alarm sounding device produces the electromagnetic field for sensing. The display is fully illuminated while timing in order to eliminate stray electric fields.
摘要:
A quartz crystal wristwatch is temperature compensated by applying additional pulses to the divider circuit. The number and frequency of application of the additional pulses is stored in memory and based upon mean temperature data for the worn wristwatch on an hourly or monthly basis. The oscillator itself uses little or no temperature compensation.
摘要:
The shift register has a very low power consumption. Each cell of the shift register has two stages, each comprising an MOS structure (T.sub.1 -T'.sub.1) which has two principal electrodes (Z.sub.00, Z.sub.1) respectively forming the input (Z.sub.oo) and the output (Z.sub.1) of the stage, and two control electrodes (k.sub.1, k'.sub.1) one of which (k.sub.1) can be connected to a bias source (P) and the other of which (k'.sub.1) is connected to the output electrode (Z.sub.1), and a capacitor (C.sub.1), one plate (Z.sub.1) of which is connected to the said output electrode (Z.sub.1) and the other plate (C.sub.1) of which receives one of two periodic signals .phi..sub.1 (t) and .phi..sub.2 (t) in phase opposition. The register is especially useful in a frequency divider circuit.
摘要:
A time compensated clock oscillator is disclosed that has a first low power oscillator that drives an output device such as a time-of-day clock, a second more precise oscillator whose output is compared to the output of the first oscillator, and develops a correction signal that is used to periodically correct the output device.