摘要:
An image pickup apparatus includes a lens, and a solid-state image sensor for converting light which passes through the lens into an electric signal. A signal processing circuit serves to process the electric signal outputted from the solid-state image snesor. A Gray code counter serves to count pulses of a first clock signal and to generate Gray codes in response to the first clock signal. A latch device functions to feed a second clock signal and a synchronizing signal to the solid-state image sensor and the signal processing circuit in response to the Gray codes generated by the Gray code counter respectively. The Gray code counter circuit includes n-bit counting stages where n denotes a predetermined natural number, and a plurality of logic decoders for feeding logic outputs to input terminals of the respective counting stages, the logic outputs being equivalent to a product of a first logic output of a (k-1)-th-bit counting stage and second logic outputs of a (k-2)-th-bit counting stage and lower-bit counting stages where k denotes a natural number between 3 and n.
摘要:
A method and an apparatus for ordering a working operation in an assembly line having sublines in which parts for different models are assembled. All of the parts in the assembly line have serial numbers. The parts are allocated with a working code which comprises a sub-serial number, a line code and a model code. The sub-serial numbers are successive numbers within each sub-line. The line code indicate the sub-line in which the part is manufactured, and the model code indicates the working operation to be performed in each line according to the model. The working code is transmitted into a working order instructing apparatus by which the working code is instructed. When the sub-serial numbers of the working code are consecutive in the sub-line, it is determined that the working operation designated by the working code should be performed.