发明授权
- 专利标题: Detection of passing magnetic articles with a peak referenced threshold detector
- 专利标题(中): 用峰值参考阈值检测器检测通过磁性物品
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申请号: US387683申请日: 1999-08-31
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公开(公告)号: US6091239A公开(公告)日: 2000-07-18
- 发明人: Ravi Vig , Jay M. Towne , Kristann L. Moody , Teri L. Tu
- 申请人: Ravi Vig , Jay M. Towne , Kristann L. Moody , Teri L. Tu
- 申请人地址: MA Worcester
- 专利权人: Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: MA Worcester
- 主分类号: F02P17/02
- IPC分类号: F02P17/02 ; G01B7/14 ; G01B7/30 ; G01P3/48 ; G01P3/489 ; H03G1/00
摘要:
A detector for detecting passing magnetic articles including a magnetic-field-to-voltage transducer having an output at which an analog voltage Vsig is generated, with the Vsig voltage being commensurate to the strength of the ambient magnetic field and having at least one peak. An analog-to-digital converter coupled to the output of the transducer is operative to convert to a corresponding digital signal at least a portion of the Vsig voltage, which portion includes the peak and a circuit coupled to the analog-to-digital converter is operative to generate an output signal indicative of the occurrence of the times t.sub.xpk when the difference between Vsig and said peak of Vsig has exceeded a predetermined amount.