摘要:
A MULTIFREQUENCY SIGNALING SYSTEM TRANSMITTER HAVING A CIRCUIT TO CLIP THE MULTIFREQUENCY PULSE DATA SIGNALS AT A VARIABLE LEVEL TO MINIMIZE TRANSIENTS GENERATED UPON SWITCHING SIGNAL SOURCES ON AND OFF THE TRANSMISSION LINE. THE CLIPPING LEVEL IS DETERMINED BY THE VOLTAGE APPLIED ACROSS A PAIR OF DIODES BY AN EXPONENTIALLY VARYING VOLTAGE OF CHARGING OR DISCHARGING CAPACITORS, VARYING FROM A COMPLETELY SHORT-CIRCUITED STATE WHEN THE DIODES ARE CONDUCTING IN SERIES, TO THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF THE SIGNAL WHEN THE DIODES ARE NON-CONDUCTIVE. THE CHARGING OR DISCHARGING OF THESE CAPACITORS IS CONTROLLED BY A PAIR OF TRANSISTORS THAT ARE SWITCHED BY AN EXTERNAL CIRCUIT APPLYING THE SIGNAL TO THE LINE.