摘要:
A semiconductor laser driving circuit has a semiconductor laser (1) for emitting a laser beam according to a drive power. A photodetector (1b) is provided for effecting photo-electric conversion of the laser beam to output a corresponding electric signal. A monitoring circuit (101) is connected for monitoring the electric signal to output a monitor signal indicative of variation in intensity of the laser beam. A controlling signal (102) is connected for comparing the monitor signal with a given reference signal to output a control signal according to difference therebetween. A powering circuit (103) is operative according to the control signal to apply to the semiconductor laser a drive power effective to eliminate the difference. An abnormality detecting circuit is provided for comparing the monitor signal with a given limit signal which is set defferent from the reference signal to detect any abnormality and output a corresponding signal.
摘要:
A semiconductor laser driving circuit has a semiconductor laser (1) for emitting a laser beam according to a drive power. A photodetector (1b) is provided for effecting photo-electric conversion of the laser beam to output a corresponding electric signal. A monitoring circuit (101) is connected for monitoring the electric signal to output a monitor signal indicative of variation in intensity of the laser beam. A controlling signal (102) is connected for comparing the monitor signal with a given reference signal to output a control signal according to difference therebetween. A powering circuit (103) is operative according to the control signal to apply to the semiconductor laser a drive power effective to eliminate the difference. An abnormality detecting circuit is provided for comparing the monitor signal with a given limit signal which is set defferent from the reference signal to detect any abnormality and output a corresponding signal.
摘要:
An article detection device includes: a light emission unit (1) for emitting a detection light (DL) for irradiation onto an article; a light reception unit (2) for receiving a light (RL) reflected from the article; an analog-to-digital converter (3) for converting the reflected light to a digital signal; a first register (4a) for storing the digital signal after being sampled using a first sampling signal having a first period; a second register (4b) for storing the digital signal after being sampled using a second sampling signal having a second period shorter than the first period; and a control unit (5) for generating the first and second sampling signals to be sent to the first and second registers, reading the digital signal stored in the first and second registers, calculating a difference between the digital signals in the first register and second register, comparing an absolute value of the difference with a predetermined threshold value, and detecting the article when the absolute value is larger than the threshold value.