Larry wrote:
> Wouldn't it be easier to use a counter to do this in hardware
> and read the counter output? Basically a serial to parallel converter.
> Something like a 74161?
That might work if you are getting a low rate of pulses per second (ie. less
than 256 or so) and have an 8-bit port to read the device. I need to handle
pulses at up to 2kHz and don't have a spare input port. mfmikula mentioned
needing to handle input pulses at 20kHz.
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