CREATING UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION FOR AN ARRAY ELEMENT
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1. A circuit comprising:
- (a) a first circuit means that creates a unique analog signal(b) a second circuit means that converts said unique analog signal to a unique digital word,(c) a digitally controllable circuit having a plurality of possible states and an input digital port connected to receive said digital word, the state of said circuit being controllable by said digital input at said digital port,second circuit being arranged to supply said unique digital word to said input digital port of said digitally controllable circuit,whereby said digital controllable circuit can be assigned a unique state selected from said plurality of possible states.
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Abstract
A circuit arrangement for assigning identification address to each element of an array of elements of a phased array, or assigning a unique digital word to a isolated circuit. In one embodiment two external resistors are used to provide an analog voltage. That voltage can be converted to digital word and stored in a chip using latches and registers. The stored digital word can then be use as address for the army element used in phased array. Thereby access to the array element can achieved using the address as a header of a digital bit stream.
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1. A circuit comprising:
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(a) a first circuit means that creates a unique analog signal (b) a second circuit means that converts said unique analog signal to a unique digital word, (c) a digitally controllable circuit having a plurality of possible states and an input digital port connected to receive said digital word, the state of said circuit being controllable by said digital input at said digital port, second circuit being arranged to supply said unique digital word to said input digital port of said digitally controllable circuit, whereby said digital controllable circuit can be assigned a unique state selected from said plurality of possible states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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