Programmable hour meter for recording elapsed operation time
First Claim
1. A programmable elapsed time meter comprising:
- an electronic circuit including means for calculating elapsed time, E2 PROM memory means having a plurality of registers for storing the calculated elapsed time, and means for continually updating the the stored calculated elapsed time in said plurality of registers such that no register is updated more than a preselected number of times until all the registers have been updated said preselected number of times;
input terminals for enabling said electronic circuit;
a liquid crystal display connected to said electronic circuit, capable of displaying the elapsed time stored in said electronic circuit; and
a capacitor connected to said electronic circuit for supplying power to said electronic circuit to enable the electronic circuit to update the E2 PROM memory means at power shutdown.
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Abstract
A completely electronic programmable hour meter is disclosed. The hour meter accumulates and displays run time of the device being measured. The hour meter can also count pulses. The meter can be preprogrammed with a maintenance timer limit which is compared to the accumulated run time. If the accumulated run time equals or exceeds the preprogrammed time limit an alarm display flashes. The hour meter will store the accumulated run time for up to 5 years if power is interrupted. This memory retention occurs without use of a battery. The elapsed time is stored in a plurality of registers such that no register is written to more than a preselected number of times, nominally ten thousand, until all the registers have been updated the preselected number of times.
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1. A programmable elapsed time meter comprising:
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an electronic circuit including means for calculating elapsed time, E2 PROM memory means having a plurality of registers for storing the calculated elapsed time, and means for continually updating the the stored calculated elapsed time in said plurality of registers such that no register is updated more than a preselected number of times until all the registers have been updated said preselected number of times; input terminals for enabling said electronic circuit; a liquid crystal display connected to said electronic circuit, capable of displaying the elapsed time stored in said electronic circuit; and a capacitor connected to said electronic circuit for supplying power to said electronic circuit to enable the electronic circuit to update the E2 PROM memory means at power shutdown. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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