[sdiy] Trigger To Gate Circuit

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Saturday 07 June 2008 10:50, Eyesaw wrote:
> Hello - I have a need for a circuit to convert triggers to gates. A trigger
> delay will work, I believe. Wondering if anyone knows a schematic or can
> describe a design to address this issue?

A trigger says "a key has just been pressed" while a gate says "a key has been 
pressed here" _and_ "the key was released here" -- how are you gonna derive 
that second bit of info from a trigger?  Pick some arbitrary time period?

Or am I missing something here?

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