摘要:
A pulse phase difference encoding circuit provides a digital signal indicating a phase difference between a first input pulse and a second input pulse. The first input pulse is provided to and circulated in a ring signal delay circuit having a plurality of signal delay elements that are connected in series. Intermediate points between the delay elements provide delayed pulses having different delay times. Upon receiving the second input pulse, a selector selects one delay pulse provided by the delay element at which the first input pulse has arrived, and generates a digital positional signal indicating a position of the selected delay element. The number of rounds of circulation of the first input pulse in the ring signal delay circuit is separately counted. According to the number of rounds of circulation of the first pulse and the positional signal, the digital signal indicating the phase difference between the first and second input pulses is formed.
摘要:
A pulse phase difference encoding circuit provides a digital signal indicating a phase difference between a first input pulse and a second input pulse. The first input pulse is provided to and circulated in a ring signal delay circuit having a plurality of signal delay elements that are connected in series. Intermediate points between the delay elements provide delayed pulses having different delay times. Upon receiving the second input pulse, a selector selects one delay pulse provided by the delay element at which the first input pulse has arrived, and generates a digital positional signal indicating a position of the selected delay element. The number of rounds of circulation of the first input pulse in the ring signal delay circuit is separately counted. According to the number of rounds of circulation of the first pulse and the positional signal, the digital signal indicating the phase difference between the first and second input phases is formed.
摘要:
A magnetic detection device including at least one oscillator circuit having a magnetoresistance element which converts a change of magnetism detected into a digital signal and a comparator for comparing the digitalized oscillating frequency of the oscillator circuit with another digitalized oscillating frequency generated from another oscillating circuit by taking a ratio thereof or by detecting a phase difference between the pulse signals. Utilizing the magnetic detection device, the amount of change of magnetism can be stably detected with a high accuracy within a wide range of ambient usage temperatures. The physical quantity detection device includes a magnetic detection device which can detect any physical quantity with a high accuracy.
摘要:
A magnetic detecting circuit has a magneto resistance element which converts a change of magnetism detected into a signal. A plurality of these magneto resistive elements are provided on a plane, and are oriented on the plane in two opposite directions having angles, relative to a bias direction, having substantially equal absolute values. The placement in opposite directions allows the resistance values from the elements to change in approximately the same direction as the object moves, to allow a monotonic change in the bias magnetic field. The change of the bias magnetic field can be detected from the change of resistance values of the magneto resistive elements.
摘要:
A pulse phase difference encoding circuit provides a digital signal indicating a phase difference between a first input pulse and a second input pulse. The first input pulse is provided to and circulated in a ring signal delay circuit having a plurality of signal delay elements that are connected in series. Intermediate points between the delay elements provide delayed pulses having different delay times. Upon receiving the second input pulse, a selector selects one delay pulse provided by the delay element at which the first input pulse has arrived, and generates a digital positional signal indicating a position of the selected delay element. The number of rounds of circulation of the first input pulse in the ring signal delay circuit is separately counted. According to the number of rounds of circulation of the first pulse and the positional signal, the digital signal indicating the phase difference between the first and second input pulses is formed.
摘要:
A magnetic detection device including at least one oscillator circuit having a magnetoresistance element which converts a change of magnetism detected into a digital signal and a comparator for comparing the digitalized oscillating frequency of the oscillator circuit with another digitalized oscillating frequency generated from another oscillating circuit by taking a ratio thereof or by detecting a phase difference between the pulse signals. Utilizing the magnetic detection device, the amount of change of magnetism can be stably detected with a high accuracy within a wide range of ambient usage temperatures.Also, a physical quantity detection device including the magnetic detection device which can detect any physical quantity with a high accuracy.
摘要:
A ring oscillator for circulating pulse edges of two types therein includes an even number of inverting circuits connected in a ring. Each of the inverting circuits is operative to invert an input signal and output an inversion of the input signal. One of the inverting circuits is a first start inverting circuit which starts an operation of inverting an input signal in response to a first control signal applied from an external input. One of the inverting circuits except the first start inverting circuit and an inverting circuit immediately following the first start inverting circuit is a second start inverting circuit which starts an operation of inverting an input signal in response to a second control signal. A control signal inputting arrangement serves to input the second control signal to the second start inverting circuit during an interval from a first moment at which the first control signal is inputted into the first start inverting circuit and the first start inverting circuit starts the inverting operation to a second moment at which a pulse edge initially generated by the start of the inverting operation of the first start inverting circuit and travelling while being sequentially inverted by the inverting circuits enters the second start inverting circuit.
摘要:
A pulse circulating circuit includes inverting circuits each for inverting an input signal and outputting an inversion of the input signal. A time of signal inversion by each of the inverting circuits varies in accordance with a power supply voltage applied thereto. One of the inverting circuits constitutes an inverting circuit for starting which is controllable in inversion operation. The pulse circulating circuit circulates a pulse signal therethrough after the inverting circuit for starting starts to operate. An input terminal subjected to an analog voltage signal is connected to power supply lines of the respective inverting circuits for applying the analog voltage signal to the inverting circuits as a power supply voltage fed thereto. A counter serves to count a number of times of complete circulation of the pulse signal through the pulse circulating circuit. A circulation position detecting device serves to detect a circulation position of the pulse signal in the pulse circulating circuit on the basis of output signals of the respective inverting circuits. A control device is operative for activating the inverting circuit for starting and thereby starting pulse circulating operation of the pulse circulating circuit, and for activating the circulation position detecting means at a moment which follows a moment of starting pulse circulating operation by a given time. An output device is operative for outputting digital data as an A/D conversion result. The A/D conversion result data has lower bits composed of output digital data of the circulation position detecting device, and higher bits composed of output digital data of the counter.
摘要:
A ring oscillator for circulating pulse edges of two types therein includes an even number of inverting circuits connected in a ring. Each of the inverting circuits is operative to invert an input signal and output an inversion of the input signal. One of the inverting circuits is a first start inverting circuit which starts an operation of inverting an input signal in response to a first control signal applied from an external input. One of the inverting circuits except the first start inverting circuit and an inverting circuit immediately following the first start inverting circuit is a second start inverting circuit which starts an operation of inverting an input signal in response to a second control signal. A control signal inputting arrangement serves to input the second control signal to the second start inverting circuit during an interval from a first moment at which the first control signal is input into the first start inverting circuit and the first start inverting circuit starts the inverting operation to a second moment at which a pulse edge initially generated by the start of the inverting operation of the first start inverting circuit and travelling while being sequentially inverted by the inverting circuits enters the second start inverting circuit.
摘要:
A digitally controllable oscillator is provided with a variable-frequency ring oscillator including an odd number of inverting circuits connected together in a ring formation. The oscillator has a pulse circulation device to circulate a pulse signal through the inverters to introduce some delay in the signal. Digital data is produced by a data controller device. A counter is connected to the pulse circulation device and counts the number of times the pulse signal circulates through the inverters. A pulse is generated at a desired frequency based upon the counter's output and the introduced delay. A control device determines which of a plurality of delay signals is applied to the circuit that generates the pulse at the desired frequency.