Timing device for printing machines

Abstract

A timing device for controlling the operation of printing machines comprises: an encoder disc for generating pulses correspnding to angular increments during one rotation of the machine; at least one encoder disc for generating a singular synchronizing or reference signal; address generating means including a counter reset by the singular synchronizing pulse and counting the angular increments to continuously produce a bindary coded address at its outputs; a second counter coupled to the encoder of angular increments via an AND-gate controlled by a monostable multivibrator to produce at its outputs a binary coded address corresponding to the rotary speed of the printing machine. The addresses from respective counters are fed via corresponding data buses to address inputs of a programmable read only memory. From the outputs of the PROM timing output signals are read out as a function of the angular position of the machine or the function of the angular position and of the rotary speed of the machine.