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The capacitance of a shielded capacitive load cell is determined so as to minimize the effect of stray or parasitic capacitance between the load cell and other objects including the shield. The load cell conductors are coupled across input and output terminals of an operational amplifier that is tied to a reference voltage. A constant current is applied to the load cell, and the resulting rate of change in voltage at the amplifier output is measured as a representation of the load cell capacitance. In a vehicle seat sensor application including an electromagnetic interference shield between the load cell and the seating surface, the amplifier output is coupled to the load cell electrode furthest from the shield, the amplifier maintains the other load cell electrode at a virtual reference voltage, and the shield is tied to the reference voltage.
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A synchronous AM detector and processor requiring a reduced number of external components and fewer integrated circuit pins comprises an audio processor having a first filter operation controlled by a control voltage and an AM stereo decoder including a lock detector and a phase locked loop having a second filter operation controlled by the control voltage. A single control node is coupled to the audio processor and the phase locked loop, the control node providing the control voltage for the audio processor and the phase locked loop. The voltage at the control node is biased normally high, capable of being pulled low by the audio processing circuit and capable of being pulled low by the lock detector. An RC circuit decays the rise time of the control voltage at the control node after the control voltage has been pulled low. Circuitry is added to control the first filter operation of the audio processing circuitry responsive to the control voltage at the control node. Additional circuitry is added to control the second filter operation of the phase locked loop in response to the control voltage level.
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A differential operational amplifier comprises a differential input circuit that provides a differential output signal to a plurality of independent output circuits. The gains of the differential input circuit and one output circuit are set by a fixed bias source. A variable bias source controlled by an external signal determines the gain of each other output circuit so that various attenuation characteristics are obtained in the other output circuits without affecting the operating conditions of the operational amplifier. A feedback element between the output of the one output circuit and the differential input circuit assures gain stability.
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An analog/digital voltage controlled oscillator includes a voltage to pulse converter which responds to a control voltage to generate appropriate control pulses to change the mode of operation of a divider to thereby vary the output frequency of the oscillator.
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A closed-loop attenuator for an FM stereo receiver provides attenuation to the L+R audio signal in a controlled and predictable reaction to an ultrasonic noise (USN) voltage presented to an input amplifier. This is accomplished through a closed-loop circuit configuration including a multiplier which modulates the current output of the input amplifier in accordance with the output of a master differential amplifier and supplies the modulated current to a gain stage connected to the input of the master differential amplifier. The output of the master amplifier is mirrored by a slave differential amplifier which applies the actual audio signal attenuation. The closed-loop configuration confines this linear control action to a very narrow range. Outside of this range, the circuit provides either full attenuation or no attenuation.
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A non-linear temperature compensation circuit (10) is provided for generating at least dual-slope characteristics responsive to changes in operating temperature of the compensation circuit. The compensation circuit includes a temperature dependent current generator circuit (11) for generating at least one output (I4) substantially proportional to changes in the temperature of the circuit, a current-based dual-slope drift generator (12) for generating a current proportional to absolute temperature, and a summing means (14) for summing both current outputs and generating a compensation drift voltage. The temperature dependent current generator includes a sub-circuit having a first current generator that generates a current (I2) that is relatively independent of temperature, and a second current generator that generates a second current (I3) that decreases with increases in temperature. The two currents are compared and a non-zero output current (I4) is generated if the second current (I3) exceeds the first current (I2), which output current (I4) decreases with increases in temperature.
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An error detection circuit for an airbag deployment control system includes a delay circuit receiving an analog acceleration signal, a difference circuit producing a difference signal based on a time difference between the original and delayed acceleration signals, and a first comparator circuit comparing the difference signal to first and second threshold signals. If the difference signal falls within an error region defined between the first and second threshold values, a decision circuit inhibits an otherwise pending airbag deployment event. If, on the other hand, the difference signal falls outside of the error region, the decision circuit allows airbag deployment with minimal delay. The error detection circuit further includes a second comparator circuit comparing the acceleration signal to near-supply and near-ground threshold values, wherein the decision circuit also inhibits airbag deployment if the acceleration signal magnitude exceeds the near-supply threshold value or falls below the near-ground threshold value.
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A sensor interface circuit is provided which realizes common mode rejection and achieves a desired transfer response while realizing a simplified amplifier arrangement. The interface circuit is particularly useful for amplifying and conditioning signals generated by an oxygen sensor on an automotive vehicle. The sensor interface circuit has first and second inputs for receiving input voltages from a sensor which are joined together to provide a differential voltage representative of the voltage potential between the first and second inputs. One input may receive a common mode ground employed by the sensor. An amplifier having a first input receives a differential voltage at an inverting input and a positive non-zero reference voltage at a non-inverting input. The amplifier has an output coupled to a grounded switch for providing an output signal referenced to reference ground. The circuit is particularly useful for automotive applications for interfacing with an oxygen sensor where voltage excursions may occur between the common mode sensor ground and reference ground.
摘要:
An integrated circuit apparatus comprises a first stage amplifier and a second stage amplifier. The first stage amplifier is characterized by a cross-coupled integrated layout providing a rail-to-rail swing and a linear gain, A, substantially defined as A=g.sub.m r.sub.o '. The second stage amplifier is coupled to the output of the first stage amplifier and comprises a high-voltage integrated circuit transistor with an AC feedback circuit, the AC feedback circuit comprising, in series, a capacitor, a N+ resistor and an N-WELL resistor, wherein the output of the second stage amplifier is used to directly drive an inductive load.
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An AM stereo input signal is processed by an envelope detector, an in-phase detector and a quadrature phase detector to yield outputs which may carry short noise impulses. Each output is low pass filtered to derive an average signal level and each output is ratiometrically compared to the corresponding average to detect a tic or modulation substantially above the average. In response to a tic a hold circuit generates a flag for a period which depends on the quality of the input signal. A dual mode deemphasis and sample/hold circuit normally filters the audio signal in each channel and is effective for the duration of the flag to hold the existing signal in the circuit to blank out the noise impulse.