Time-interval acquisition on a 6502-based microcomputer.

Autor: Femano, Philip, Pfaff, Donald
Zdroj: Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation; 1983, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p521-529, 9p
Abstrakt: A versatile machine language subroutine and accompanying interface circuitry enable a 6502-based computer to collect time intervals between data events that can be represented by voltage transients. Intervals within the range of 150 microsec to 13.98 min can be collected with a resolution of ±25 microsec. Electrical interface circuitry includes signal conditioning and optical isolation and also allows user-specification of threshold levels on the data line. The machine language software timing routine and sequential interval handler include a 24-bit interval timer, a 16-bit interval counter, user-specified number and length of acquisition periods, and an out-of-memory tester. Although presented for implementation on the Apple II series of microcomputers, the transportability of the routine to other 6502-based machines is addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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