Digital pulse sequence divider

Claim 1

A digital pulse sequence divider for optimal uniform distribution of an output pulse sequence n selected from an input pulse sequence N having equal intervals, said divider comprising a computing system for providing the pulse intervals for the optimal uniform distribution of the pulses of the output pulse sequence corresponding to ath or ath + 1 pulses of the input pulse sequence from given integral numbers, where N/n a + Z/N'' wherein N is the number of pulses of the input pulse sequence. n is the number of pulses of the output pulse sequence, a is the integral quotient N/n and Z/N'' is the remainder, N'' , Z and a + 1 being setting parameters previously supplied in the computing system and N being an operating input value from which n is derived, said computing system having input means for supplying the setting parameters therein, computing means connected to said input means for adding, subtracting and comparing the given integral numbers, and counter means having input means connected to said computing means for supplying the ath and ath + 1 pulses from said computing means to said counter means and other input means for supplying the input pulse sequence N to said counter means and for supplying the ath + 1 pulses to said counter means, said counter means further having output means and feedback means connecting the output means to said computing means, said counter means counting the pulses of the input pulse sequence to provide at the output means of said counter means the ath or ath + 1 pulses of the input pulse sequence as the output pulse sequence for a given starting pulse under the control of the computing system.