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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1993
Steven R Norsworthy, Emmaus, PA (US);
AT&T IPM Corp., Coral Gables, FL (US);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a data converter is disclosed that provides a sampling rate conversion. The converter receives a clock signal, a divided-down clock signal, and first digital signal samples at a first rate. The converter converts the first digital signal samples to second digital signal samples at a second rate. The ratio of the first rate to the second rate is defined as a fist conversion rate factor. A first programmable counter receives the clock signal and divides down the clock signal to produce a divided-down clock signal. The first programmable counter is programmable to selectively determine the first conversion rate factor. In an alternate embodiment, another stage of sampling rate conversion is provided by a second data converter. The second converter receives the divided-down clock signal, a further divided-down clock signal, and the second digital signal samples. The second data converter converts the second digital signal samples to the third rate. The ratio of the second rate to the third rate is defined as a second conversion rate factor. A second programmable counter receives the divided down clock signal and divides it down to produce a further divided-down clock signal. The second programmable counter programmable to selectively determine the second conversion rate factor.