Patent GB-935555-A (GB)
Title: Pulse generators
IPC: H03K19/09
Filed: 1960-09-23
Abstract: 935,555. Transistor monostable circuits. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION. Sept. 23, 1960 [Oct. 6, 1959], No.,32714/60. Class 40 (6). A monostable-state circuit comprises a plurality of transistor " And-Inverter " circuits 31, 32, 33, each comprising a PNP common-emitter transistor amplifier having two input connections to its base and biased so that when any input is negative it delivers an earthpotential (positive) output and when both inputs are at earth potential it delivers a negative output, associated as shown with a simple inverter, or transistor amplifier circuit 34, and a delay circuit 35 which determines the length of output pulse delivered by the monostable circuit. The delay circuit is preferably adjustable. In the quiescent state the input at 30 is negative so that the output from circuit 31 is positive (i.e. earth-potential) and since, as may be shown, the output from 33 is also positive, the output from 32 is negative thus supplying a negative input to 33 to maintain its output positive. The output from inverter 34 is positive and so positive second inputs are fed back to circuits 31 and 33 through delay circuit 35. Positive and negative outputs may be taken from terminals 37 and 36 respectively. Upon the application of a positive input pulse at terminal 30, the output from circuit 31 becomes negative since both inputs are then positive and the outputs at terminals 37 and 36 change sign. A positive signal is fed back to circuit 33 from circuit 32 so that its output also becomes negative and thus provides a holding input for the circuit 32 whether or not the input at terminal 30 remains positive. The outputs at terminals 37, 36 consequently remain reversed in polarity until the negative signal at terminal 37 is transmitted through the delay circuit 35 to inputs of circuits 31, 33. Irrespective of the sign of the input at terminal 30 the outputs from circuits 31, 33 both become positive so that the output from 32 returns to negative and the circuit returns to its original condition with the outputs on terminals 37, 36 respectively positive and negative. In this circuit if the input at terminal 30 continued to remain positive for a further period equal to the delay introduced by circuit 35, further undesired operation of the circuit would ensue due to the restored positive output at terminal 37 reaching circuit 31 while its other input is still positive. Fig. 5 shows a modified circuit designed to avoid this defect. In this circuit, the direct connection between inverter circuit 34 and delay circuit 35 is interrupted and replaced by " And-Inverter " circuit 51 and inverter 52. A second input to circuit 51 is provided by inverter circuit 50 whose input is taken from terminal 30. Thus, as long as a positive input is applied at terminal 30 the input to 51 is negative, that to 52 is positive and that to the delay circuit is negative. However, when the input at 30 returns to negative the output from circuit 51 is controlled by the output of circuit 34 so that the input to delay circuit 35 is the same as the output from the circuit 34.