Delay without affecting pulse width

Mar 07, 2005 25 Replies

On 10 Mar 2005 21:32:34 -0800 in sci.electronics.basics, snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com wrote msg :

I guess I didn't explain myself clearly. I don't think there is a system clock, so to use this approach, a system clock has to be developed and synchronized to the release pulse.

Al Brennan

i think what your looking for is a continous running clock that inputs it's pulses to an AND gate. when the other input is on, the pulse will appear on the output of the AND gate in sync because there is no initial starting of an OSC/timer etc.

is that what your looking for ?

The easiest way, I think, would be to use something like an HC123 or a 4538. Use the first section to generate the delay and to trigger the second section after that delay. The output of the second section will be the pulse you want and, if you use this approach, will also be adjustable. See "Delay without affecting pulse width" on alt.binaries.schematics.electronic for a schematic and circuit description.

Yes, I think you\'re right; thanks. I posted a solution to abse a little while ago under the same subject as this thread, albeit with an error... U1-8 is ground, not U1A-Q. :-(

John Fields wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

I have some 4528 Thanks for the schematic.

Ben

Nope, even simpler than that. No gate required because no synchronization is required. But you're right that the clock would need to run continuously. The pulse to be delayed is applied to the input of the shift register. I assume the logic families are compatible I.E. you're not trying to connect ECL into TTL without the proper interface. The delayed pulse(s) extracted some number of shift cycles later from one or more 'taps'. This is nothing more than a digital equivalent of the old analog CCD audio chips from the '70s. GG

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