摘要:
In a microcomputer 10 including an output port 20 for outputting digital signals and an AD conversion register 18 for converting an analog voltage inputted to an AD input port 16 to a digital signal, the output port 20 and the AD input port 16 are directly connected. The output port 20 is allowed to selectively output H of a power source potential and L of a ground potential. The AD conversion register 18 is judged as being failed when any one of predetermined high order bits of the AD conversion register 18 is not 1 at the H output, or when any of one of the predetermined high order bits is not 0 at the L output. The digital conversion value of this AD conversion register 18 is not used. Thereby, existence/absence of failure of the AD conversion register is detected without using 2 channels for the AD input port.
摘要:
The invention relates to a circuit configuration with an A/D converter, for applications that are critical in terms of safety. The inventive circuit configuration is especially characterised by a ramp signal generator (11) for generating a ramp voltage which is delivered to the input of the A/D converter (10), and by a test circuit (12) for activating a test cycle. The test cycle comprises a first run of the ramp, with which a reference measurement of the ramp signal generator is carried out for compensating component tolerances, and a second run of the ramp, in which an error signal (F) is output if the value that is calculated for a transmission characteristic of the A/D converter lies outside of a predetermined tolerance range of the measured value of the transmission characteristic.
摘要:
A device and process for programmatically controlled in-circuit pin checks and gross functionality tests of analog to digital converters. The tests provide deterministic bit checks for higher order bits and non-deterministic bit checks of lower order bits independent of other circuitry on the printed circuit board of which the digital to analog converter is a component.
摘要:
A histogram-based method for testing an electronic converter device, such as an analogue to digital converter, the method comprising: defining at least one histogram hyperbin arranged to store hits for at least one subrange of output codes; applying an input test stimulus to an input of the device to test a subrange of output codes matched to the hyperbin; and accumulating the histogram.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit is disclosed which includes: a first D/A converter; a second D/A converter; an amplifier configured to amplify an output of the first D/A converter; an operational amplifier configured to input an output of the second D/A converter; and a selector configured to effect switchover between a normal mode and a test mode, the normal mode being a mode in which the operational amplifier is caused to function as an amplifier for amplifying the output of the second D/A converter, the test mode being a mode in which the operational amplifier is caused to function as a comparator for comparing the output of the second D/A converter with the output of the first D/A converter.
摘要:
Only the value of the least-significant bit, or of some of the less-significant bits is used in order to test an analog-to-digital converter in an integrated circuit. The information concerning the differential and the integral non-linearity can be determined from the values of said less-significant bit. Furthermore, the functionality of the analog-to-digital converter is tested by counting the number of changes of the least-significant bit and by comparing this number with the value formed by the other bits.