Symbol/raster generator for CRT display

Details Symbol/raster generator for CRT display Symbol/raster generator for CRT display

1989-06-22

1993-08-03

Oberley, Alvin E.

Communications: electrical

Land vehicle alarms or indicators

Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...

340747, 340748, G09G 110, G09G 114

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052333353

ABSTRACT:
A symbol/raster generator system for a CRT display system is described, having the capability of generating raster-scanned display signals or vector symbology. The system includes a polar coordinate transformation circuit which transforms polar coordinate beam deflection data into corresponding X and Y beam deflection control signals. The system includes an angle accumulator for accumulating incremental angular data over time, and sine and cosine PROMS for providing the sine and cosine of the accumulated angle value. X and Y multiplier circuits provide respective incremental dX and dY values corresponding to the respective products of the cosine and sine values with a step size value dR. The incremental dX and dY values are accumulated over time to provide the X and Y beam deflection signals. The system further includes circuits for providing the angle data and step size dR so as to generate rasters, 8 and 16-side characters, curved and slanted characters, conic symbology, and other types of special symbols. The rasters can be arc-scanned rasters as required in radar displays, e.g., plan position indicator (PPI), SAR, angular and radial scan. The system provides an integrated and highly versatile raster/symbol generator for CRT displays.

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