摘要 |
An interpolation circuit ( 10 ) generates a plurality of intermediate amplitude values linearly related to two consecutive signal amplitude values using a system of adders and memory elements. A first stage ( 64 ) of the interpolation circuit calculates a one-half amplitude value; a second stage ( 66 ) calculates one-fourth and three-fourths amplitude values, and a third stage ( 68 ) calculates one-eighth, three-eighths, five-eighths, and seven-eighths amplitude values. A comparator ( 14 ) receives a threshold value ( 32 ) and compares each of the intermediate amplitude values to the threshold value. A decoder ( 16 ) generates a time of arrival adjustment value that is subtracted from a low resolution time of arrival to generate a high resolution time of arrival.
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