公开(公告)号：US09612993B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US14318635

申请日：2014-06-28

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Ryan M Field ,  Wen-Ling M Huang ,  Hao Luo

IPC: G06F13/12 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G06F1/26

CPC classification number: G06F13/4221 ,  G06F1/266 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

Abstract: An analog frontend (AFE) interface is dynamically programmable. A single AFE circuit can interface with multiple different analog devices, and dynamically configure its input for efficient interfacing with each different analog device. The AFE receives multiple unprocessed analog input signals and samples the analog input signals. A preprocessor element in the AFE analyzes the input signals and generates control signals based on the analyzing. The control signals dynamically adjust how the AFE samples the analog input signals, and can improve the efficiency of the operation the AFE.

公开(公告)号：US09690361B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US14583049

申请日：2014-12-24

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Oguz H Elibol ,  Varvara Roula Kollia ,  Esha John ,  Ryan M Field

IPC: G06F9/24 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F1/3293 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F9/461 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  Y02D10/151

Abstract: An analog frontend (AFE) interface is dynamically programmable based on a determined operating state. The AFE includes hardware to interface with multiple different sensors. The AFE includes analog processing hardware that can select input data from one of the multiple sensors. The analog processing hardware is coupled to a processor that computes features from the sensor, where the features represent selected operating condition information of the AFE for the sensor. The processor is to determine one of multiple discrete operating states of the AFE for the sensor based on the computed features and dynamically adjust operation of the AFE to interface with the sensor based on the determined operating state. Dynamically adjusting the operation of the AFE includes controlling a configuration of the AFE that controls how the AFE receives the input sensor data from the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20160187961A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-30

申请号：US14583049

申请日：2014-12-24

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Oguz H Elibol ,  Varvara Roula Kollia ,  Esha John ,  Ryan M Field

IPC: G06F1/32 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F9/46

CPC classification number: G06F1/3293 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F9/461 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F13/4022 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  Y02D10/151

Abstract: An analog frontend (AFE) interface is dynamically programmable based on a determined operating state. The AFE includes hardware to interface with multiple different sensors. The AFE includes analog processing hardware that can select input data from one of the multiple sensors. The analog processing hardware is coupled to a processor that computes features from the sensor, where the features represent selected operating condition information of the AFE for the sensor. The processor is to determine one of multiple discrete operating states of the AFE for the sensor based on the computed features and dynamically adjust operation of the AFE to interface with the sensor based on the determined operating state. Dynamically adjusting the operation of the AFE includes controlling a configuration of the AFE that controls how the AFE receives the input sensor data from the sensor.

Abstract translation: 模拟前端（AFE）接口可根据确定的运行状态进行动态编程。 AFE包括与多个不同传感器接口的硬件。 AFE包括可以从多个传感器之一选择输入数据的模拟处理硬件。 模拟处理硬件耦合到从传感器计算特征的处理器，其中特征表示用于传感器的AFE的选定操作条件信息。 处理器是基于计算出的特征来确定传感器的AFE的多个离散操作状态之一，并且基于所确定的操作状态来动态地调整AFE与传感器接口的操作。 动态调整AFE的操作包括控制AFE的配置，以控制AFE如何从传感器接收输入传感器数据。