Abstract:
A digital only ΣΔ modulator comprises a node (14) which can be connected to a current source (12), representing the analog input signal, a quantizer element and a sample-and-hold element (10) mounted in series having an input (11) and an output (17), wherein said input (11) is connected to said node (14) and said output (17) representing the digital output signal, a resistor element (18) being connected between the output (17) of the sample-and-hold element (10) and said input (11) of the quantizer element (10), and a capacitance (16) connected to said node (14). Within such a sigma-delta modulator all active analog components are replaced by a single D-flip-flop. A modified 'digital-only' sigma-delta modulator, uses an additional dither generator, resulting in sigma-delta A/D converters with a significantly increased resolution. Both 'digital-only' sigma-delta modulators enable very low cost implementations in programmable logic devices and microprocessors.
Abstract:
A system and method for adaptive sigma-delta modulation. The system includes a input stage that produces a difference signal representing the difference between an analog input signal x(n) and a analog feedback signal z(n), the amplitude of the analog input signal x(n) within a first range [-a, +a]. An accumulator stage produces an accumulated signal that is a function of an accumulation of the difference signal, the accumulator stage transforming the accumulation of the difference signal so as to increase average magnitude while ensuring instantaneous magnitude does not exceed a predetermined value. A quantization stage produces a quantized digital signal yo(n) representing the accumulated signal. Based on the quantized digital signal yo(n), a adaptation stage produces a digital output signal zo(n), which is converted to the analog feedback signal z(n) by a digital-to-analog converter stage.
Abstract:
An analog to digital converter (108) includes a cross switch array coupled between an input switch array and an integrator configured to alternately transfer charges from a first input capacitor and a second input capacitor to a first integration capacitor and a second integration capacitor thereby improving linearity problems caused by capacitor mismatching. The cross switch array may also be configured to transfer charges from the first input capacitor to the first integration capacitor and from the second input capacitor to the second integration capacitor during a first charge transfer time interval, and from the first input capacitor to the second integration capacitor and from the second input capacitor to the first integration capacitor during a second charge transfer time interval. A sensing system (100) including and ADC (108) consistent with the invention is also provided. Various methods of transferring charges in an ADC (108) are also provided.
Abstract:
An analog-to-digital converter for use with such instruments as two-wire vortex flowmeters. The converter's input terminal, adder, integrator, comparator and flip-flop circuit are connected in series, the output signal of the flip-flop circuit is connected to the converter's output terminal, and the output signal is fed back to the adder through a digital-to-analog converter. Thus the converter outputs a pulse density signal corresponding to the given input signal, serving as a sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter. The comparator's output is isolated from the input of the flip-flop circuit and the output of the flip-flop circuit is isolated from the digital-to-analog converter's input in order to reduce current consumption.
Abstract:
A sigma-delta A/D converter (301) having a digital logic gate core. The converter is comprised of a loop filter (304) for shaping the converter's quantization noise spectrum. The loop filter is comprised of an unbuffered CMOS logic gate inverter (602) which can be implemented by a gate array. A quantizer (305) is coupled to the loop filter. A logic gate buffer (501) is configured as a one-bit comparator, which is used to perform the quantization. This logic gate buffer can be one of the gates of a gate array. A sample (306) is coupled to the quantizer for sampling the quantized signal. This sampler can also be implemented by digital circuitry of a gate array. The signal from the sampler is fed into a decimator (302). The decimator outputs a digital signal representative of the amplitude of the analog signal.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zu Grunde, den analogen Teil eines einfachen Delta-Sigma A/D-Wandlers (analoges Frontend) soweit zu verbessern, dass bei Beibehaltung des einfachen Aufbaus eine erhebliche Steigerung der Auflösung möglich wird. Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass ein vor dem D-Eingang des Flip-Flops [4] im Rückkopplungspfad befindlicher Buffer [5][7] und/oder ein hinter dem Ausgang des Flip-Flops [4] befindlicher Buffer [6][8] betriebsspannungsmäßig getrennt von dem die digitalen Schaltungsteile beinhaltenden Halbleiterchip versorgt wird, damit eine Entkopplung zwischen Halbleiterchip und analogem Frontend eintritt. In einer weiteren Ausprägung der Erfindung wird dafür gesorgt, dass die außerhalb des Halbleiterchips auftretenden Frequenzen viel kleiner als die Abtastfrequenz des Flip-Flops [4] werden. Dadurch ist es möglich die interne Abtastfrequenz bis in den GigaHz-Bereich zu steigern ohne Probleme mit der elektromagnetischen Verträglichkeit zu bekommen.
Abstract:
A subtraction section (103) subtracts a first signal from a second signal as a harmonic signal and outputs a third signal as a subtraction result. A first conversion section (105, 106, 107, 108) converts the third signal into a digital signal of predetermined frequency different from a frequency of the second signal. A second conversion section (109, 110, 111, 113) converts the digital signal into an analog signal of a frequency nearly equal to the frequency of the second signal and supplies the analog signal as the first signal to the subtraction section (103). The second conversion section (109, 110, 111, 113) includes a plurality of conversion elements, a filter to calculate a number of use of each of the plurality of conversion elements, and a selector (113) to select the conversion elements having a lower value of the number of use. The number of conversion elements selected corresponds to the value of the digital signal.