Function selector

Claim 2

A function selector for receiving coded information for programming a firing mechanism comprising: a monostable multivibrator for receiving an input signal and supplying output signals; an inverter coupled to the output of said multivibrator for receiving said output signals; shift register means coupled to the output of said inverter for receiving output signals from said inverter, said shift register further coupled directly to said input signal; and logic means coupled to said shift register means for detecting an incorrect code in said shift register means to reset said shift register means.

Claim 3

A function selector as recited in claim 1 wherein said inverter comprises a first NOR gate and said logic means comprises a NAND gate coupled to four outputs of said shift register means, said NAND gate output coupled to the reset of said shift register means.

Claim 4

A function selector as recited in claim 2 further including differentiating means coupled between the input signal and said monostable multivibrator.

Claim 5

A function selector for receiving coded information for programming a firing mechanism comprising: differentiating means for receiving an input signal and for providing an output signal which is a differentiated input signal; a monostable multivibrator coupled to said differentiating means for receiving said differentiated input signal and supplying output signals, said monostable multivibrator comprising a first NOR gate coupled to said differentiating means and a first NAND gate coupled to the output of the said first NOR gate; an inverter coupled to the output of said multivibrator for receiving said output signals, said inverter comprising a second NOR gate; shift register means coupled to the output of said inverter for receiving said output signals from said inverter, wherein an input pulse of shorter duration than that of the monostable multivibrator output pulse causes said inverter to produce a zero input to said shift register means, and an input pulse of longer duration than that of the monostable multivibrator output pulse causes said inverter to produce a one input to said shift register means; and logic means coupled to said shift register means for detecting an incorrect code in said shift register means to reset said shift register means, said logic means comprising a second NAND gate coupled to four outputs of said shift register means, said second NAND gate output coupled to the reset of said shift register means.

Claim 6

A function selector for receiving coded information for programming a firing mechanism comprising: differentiating means for receiving an input signal and for providing an output signal which is a differentiated input signal; a monostable multivibrator coupled to said differentiating means for receiving said differentiated input signal and supplying output signals, said monostable multivibrator comprising a first NOR gate coupled to said differentiating means and a first NAND gate coupled to the output of the said first NOR gate; an inverter coupled to the output of said multivibrator for receiving said output signals, said inverter comprising a second NOR gate; shift register means coupled to the output of said inverter for receiving said output signals from said inverter, wherein an input pulse of shorter duration than that of the monostable multivibrator output pulse causes said inverter to produce a zero input to said shift register means, and an input pulse of longer duration than that of the monostable multivibrator output pulse causes said inverter to produce a one input to said shift register means; and logic means coupled to said shift register means for detecting an incorrect code in said shift register means to reset said shift register means, said logic means comprising a second NAND gate coupled to four outputs of said shift register means, said second NAND gate output coupled to the reset of said shift register means.

Claim 7

A function selector as recited in claim 4 wherein said shift register means comprises three eight stage serial shift registers, and wherein said correct code begins with one, zero, one.

Claim 8

A function selector as recited in claim 5 wherein said second NAND gate is further coupled to said second NOR gate through a third NOR gate.

Claim 9

A function selector for receiving coded information for programming a firing mechanism comprising: differentiating means for receiving an input signal; a monostable multivibrator coupled to said differentiating means for receiving said differentiated input signal and supplying output signals, said multivibrator comprising a NOR gate coupled to said differentiating means and a NAND gate coupled to the output of said NOR gate; an inverter coupled to the output of said multivibrator for receiving said output signals; and shift register means coupled to the output of said inverter for receiving said output signals from said inverter, wherein an input pulse of shorter duration than that of the monostable multivibrator output pulse causes said inverter to produce a zero input to said shift register means, and an input pulse of longer duration than that of the monostable multivibrator output pulse causes said inverter to produce a one input to said shift register means.

Claim 10

A function selector for receiving coded information for programming a firing mechanism comprising: differentiating means for receiving an input signal; a monostable multivibrator coupled to said differentiating means for receiving said differentiated input signal and supplying output signals, said multivibrator comprising a NOR gate coupled to said differentiating means and a NAND gate coupled to the output of said NOR gate; an inverter coupled to the output of said multivibrator for receiving said output signals; and shift register means coupled to the output of said inverter for receiving said output signals from said inverter, wherein an input pulse of shorter duration than that of the monostable multivibrator output pulse causes said inverter to produce a zero input to said shift register means, and an input pulse of longer duration than that of the monostable multivibrator output pulse causes said inverter to produce a one input to said shift register means.