Sequencer Update

[Thomas Hudson]

> > I originally
> >> planned on using John Simontons 4-bit convert 
> >> http://www.paia.com/ek7.htm
> >
> >Looks interesting !
> >I just wondered how to build a logic for 16 comparators ...
> >but this might be an alternative! Any drawbacks of
> >this design? John?
> >
> 
> None that I can recall. It's a lot simpler than 16 comparators and the 
> logic of a 16/4 encoder, for sure. It's difficult to make the scheme 
> work for greater than 5 or 6 bits, resistor precision gets to be a 
> problem.
>
In the original article you mentioned it had a top end conversion rate of
under 1kHz. Is this something inherent in the design or because of the
comparators (MC3302P) used?

Thomas