摘要:
The present invention provides a technique for reducing power consumption of an A/D converting device. An A/D converting device according to the present invention includes: multiple comparators each of which has a function for comparing input analog signals with a predetermined reference voltage; an A/D converter for converting the input analog signal into the digital signal with a predetermined number of bits using comparison results from the multiple comparators; a determining unit for determining which range the voltage of the input analog signal belongs to before the comparators comparing the input analog signal with the reference voltages; and a control unit for controlling power supply for the multiple comparators corresponding to the range determined by the determining unit. Thus, power is supplied only to the comparators necessary for this particular A/D conversion, thereby reducing power consumption.
摘要:
An AD converter capable of achieving both an improved processing speed and a reduced circuit area in good balance. The AD converter pipelines analog-to-digital conversion by using a two-stage configuration consisting of a first conversion unit, or the prior stage, and a second conversion unit, or the subsequent stage. The first conversion unit is a conversion unit of noncyclic type. The second conversion unit is a conversion unit of cyclic type. The second conversion unit is given a conversion processing speed higher than that of the first conversion unit so that the second conversion unit performs cyclic processing twice while the first conversion unit performs conversion processing once.
摘要:
One or more input capacitors are connected to an inverting input terminal of an operational amplifier. Connected to the respective input capacitors are switches for on-off control of the input of an input signal, switches for on-off control of the input of another input signal, switches for on-off control of the input of a higher reference voltage and switches for on-off control of the input of a lower reference voltage. The switches for on-off control of the input of an input signal and the switches for on-off control of the input of another input signal are controlled by independent control signals.
摘要:
The present invention provides a widely general-purpose A/D converting device. The A/D converting device comprises multiple signal conversion units each of which include: an A/D converter for converting an input analog signal into a digital signal with a predetermined number of bits; a D/A converter for converting the output from the A/D converter into an analog signal; a subtracter for subtracting the output signal from the D/A converter, from the input analog signal; and an amplifier for amplifying the output signal from the subtracter. The A/D converting device has a configuration wherein the signal conversion units are arrayed in multiple rows and columns. This allows the user to realize an A/D converting device having various types and levels of performance by making various combinations of the signal conversion units without change of the layout of the signal conversion units.
摘要:
An analog-to-digital conversion apparatus which has a variable resolution and allows a reduction in power consumption. This apparatus comprises an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) of parallel type, a controller, and an interpolation circuit. The analog-to-digital converter has a plurality of comparators connected in parallel, each for comparing potentials of an analog input signal and a reference signal. The controller generates a control signal for controlling the resolution of the analog-to-digital converter. Specifically, the controller controls the number of comparators (CMP) to operate by means of the control signal, thereby determining the resolution. The interpolation circuit interpolates the output data of the comparators that are disabled depending on the resolution. The controller avoids simultaneous operation of two adjoining comparators when the analog-to-digital converter is operated at a resolution lower than its maximum resolution.
摘要:
An amplifier circuit is formed by a four-stage variable gain amplifier (VGA) composed of first to fourth VGAs. The variable gain width of each of the four stages of VGAs is 1 to 2. As a whole, the minimum gain is set to 1 whereas the maximum gain is set to 16. The maximum gain of each VGA is small, so that the high-speed operation together with small bias current can be realized.
摘要:
An AD converter capable of achieving both an improved processing speed and a reduced circuit area in good balance. The AD converter pipelines analog-to-digital conversion by using a two-stage configuration consisting of a first conversion unit, or the prior stage, and a second conversion unit, or the subsequent stage. The first conversion unit is a conversion unit of noncyclic type. The second conversion unit is a conversion unit of cyclic type. The second conversion unit is given a conversion processing speed higher than that of the first conversion unit so that the second conversion unit performs cyclic processing twice while the first conversion unit performs conversion processing once.
摘要:
A complex band-pass ΔΣ AD modulator is provided with a subtracter device, a complex band-pass filter, first and second AD converters, and first and second DA converters. The first and second DA converters and first and second logic circuits are sandwiched by first and second multiplexers. At a first timing of a clock signal, the first multiplexer inputs and outputs the first and second digital signals as they are, and at a second timing thereof, the first multiplexer inputs the first and second digital signals, and outputs the first digital signal as a second digital signal and outputs the second digital signal as a first digital signal. The second multiplexer inputs and outputs first and second analog signals similarly. The first and second logic circuits substantially noise-shapes non-linearities of the first and second DA converters by realizing complex digital and analog filters, using high-pass and low-pass element rotation methods.
摘要:
An AD converter capable of achieving both an improved processing speed and a reduced circuit area in good balance. The AD converter pipelines analog-to-digital conversion by using a two-stage configuration consisting of a first conversion unit, or the prior stage, and a second conversion unit, or the subsequent stage. The first conversion unit is a conversion unit of noncyclic type. The second conversion unit is a conversion unit of cyclic type. The second conversion unit is given a conversion processing speed higher than that of the first conversion unit so that the second conversion unit performs cyclic processing twice while the first conversion unit performs conversion processing once.
摘要:
When a medical institution outsources an examination to an external examination institution, a transport identification number generated by a number generating section (16) of the medical institution's data management system (1) is printed out on a barcode label and affixed to a specimen container. The transport identification number is sent along with examination instruction information to a database server (3), and based on the transport identification number read from the barcode label affixed to the specimen container sent by the medical institution, a data management system (2) of the external examination institution obtains examination instruction information from the database server (3) and examinations are performed. The examination results are stored on the database server (3) along with the transport identification number. Based on the transport identification number, the data management system (1) of the medical institution obtains the examination results from the database server (3).