Patent ID: 6327193
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
An apparatus for generating a dynamic signal that is resettable at the start of a period, comprising:(a) a first storage circuit stores a first signal thereon, the first signal being initialized to a start value at the start of the period;(b) a second storage circuit that stores a second signal thereon;(c) a buffer circuit that couples the first signal to a signal output;(d) an offset circuit that couples the signal output to another signal output such that the other signal output is different than the signal output by an amount of an offset;(e) a control signal that controls the amount of the offset; and(f) a switch having a first and second position, the first position couples the other output signal to the second storage circuit, and the second position couples the second signal to the first storage circuit such that the first signal changes over the period and the output signal corresponds to the dynamic signal.