Abstract:
A digital data recorder is described having inherent circuitry characteristics that will re-establish the recorded data state previously established just prior to a power failure upon the return of the source power supply. The retentive characteristics of the recorder are supplied from an arrangement of magnetic memory cores which controllably vary the time constants associated with given portions of the circuitry of a digital counter comprising the major subunit of this invention. In one embodiment the counter is supplied with a zero inhibit to prevent reverse counting past the zero output state, thus preventing a false indication of the recorded data. The circuitry thus described, basically comprising solid state elements, provides a compact, resilient unit with no mechanical moving elements.
Abstract:
A multimeter suitable for indicating the ampere-squared hours, the volt-squared hours, and the watt-hours in an electrical circuit. Three separate voltage-to-frequency circuits are connected to shared timing and power supply circuits. Electrical signals corresponding to the voltage and current in the monitored electrical circuit are applied by appropriate connections to the voltage-to-frequency circuits through multiplier circuits. One multiplier circuit squares the current, another multiplier circuit squares the voltage, and still another multiplier circuit provides the product of the current and voltage to yield a power indication. Programmable dividing circuits reduce the number of pulses which are counted and displayed by the multimeter and enable the display of measured parameters in exact engineering units. An output is included for applying a digital signal responsive to the indicated quantities to a recorder or computer.