Abstract:
An integrated circuit has a master processing core with a central processing unit coupled with a non-volatile memory and a slave processing core operating independently from the master processing core and having a central processing unit coupled with volatile program memory, wherein the master central processing unit is configured to transfer program instructions into the non-volatile memory of the slave processing core and wherein a transfer of the program instructions is performed by executing a dedicated instruction within the central processing unit of the master processing core.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit has a master processing core with a central processing unit coupled with a non-volatile memory and a slave processing core operating independently from the master processing core and having a central processing unit coupled with volatile program memory, wherein the master central processing unit is configured to transfer program instructions into the non-volatile memory of the slave processing core and wherein a transfer of the program instructions is performed by executing a dedicated instruction within the central processing unit of the master processing core.
Abstract:
A temperature-compensating clock frequency monitor circuit may be provided to detect a clock pulse frequency in an electronic device that may cause erratic or dangerous operation of the device, as a function of an operating temperature of the device. The temperature-compensating clock frequency monitor circuit include a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature associated with an electronic device, a clock having an operating frequency, and a frequency monitoring system. The frequency monitoring system may be configured to determine the operating frequency of the clock, and based at least on (a) the operating frequency of the clock and (b) the measured temperature associated with the electronic device, generate a corrective action signal to initiate a corrective action associated with the electronic device or a related device. The temperature sensor, clock, and frequency monitoring system may, for example, be provided on a microcontroller.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure include voltage comparators. The voltage comparators may include a first input configured to receive a first analog voltage, a second input configured to receive a second analog voltage, a first digital delay line configured to propagate the first analog voltage through a first delay circuit and the second analog voltage through a second circuit, and an output circuit configured to provide a comparator output based upon whether values representing the first analog voltage or the second analog voltage propagated faster through the first digital delay line. The comparator output may be configured to identify whether the first analog voltage or the second analog voltage is greater.
Abstract:
A number of standard PWM generators produce PWM signals that may be used to drive the power stages for Full-Bridge, Feed-Forward, Push-Pull, Phase-Shift Zero Voltage Transition (ZVT), and other switched mode power supply (SMPS) conversion topologies. These PWM signals may be fed to logic functions of a combinatorial logic block. Appropriate PWM signals are selected as operands along with desired logic function(s) that operates on these input operands. The resultant combinatorial PWM signals may then be used directly or may be fed through dead-time processing circuitry prior to outputting to an application circuit. In addition to the combinatorial logic functions, sequential logic functions may also be used to provide sequential PWM signals, e.g., synchronous sequential, asynchronous sequential, and/or sequential-combinatorial PWM signals.
Abstract:
A microcontroller device has a housing with a plurality of external pins a first microcontroller with a first central processing unit (CPU), a first system bus coupled with the first CPU, first memory coupled with the first system bus, and a first plurality of peripheral devices coupled with the first system bus, and a second microcontroller with a second central processing unit (CPU), a second system bus coupled with the second CPU, second memory coupled with the second system bus, and a second plurality of peripheral devices coupled with the second system bus, wherein first and second microcontroller communicate only via a dedicated interface.
Abstract:
A phase accumulator style circuit generates an output stream of pulses. The density of the pulse stream is proportional to the input data value relative to the maximum value supported by the bit width of an adder. The output pulse density is representative of the desired output voltage. The pulse stream may be filtered with a resistor-capacitor (RC) low pass filter to yield an analog voltage. Faster clock rates support the use of smaller output filters that reduce circuit cost. This circuit provides triangle wave generation wherein the DAC output ramps up and down at a user specified rate (slope) between user specified maximum and minimum amplitude values. The up and down triangle wave ramp rates (up and down slopes) may be different and independent or the same.
Abstract:
Power supply modules have outputs coupled in parallel and convey load share balancing information over a single wire load share bus. Pulse width modulation (PWM) signals represent output loading of each of the power supply modules over the single wire load share bus. The PWM load share signal width (time asserted) of the PWM signal represents the output loading of the respective power supply module. Each of the power supply modules detect the assertion of the PWM signal on the load share bus and then each of them simultaneously drive the load share bus with a PWM signal representing their respective output loading. The power supply module having the greatest percent loading will assert its PWM load share signal longest, and the other power supply modules will thereafter adjust their outputs to more evenly supply power outputs to the load.
Abstract:
Groups of phase shifted Pulse Width Modulation signals are generated that maintain their duty-cycle and phase relationships as a function of the period of the PWM signal frequency. The multiphase PWM signals are generated in a ratio-metric fashion so as to greatly simplify and reduce the computational workload for a processor used in a PWM system. The groups of phase shifted PWM signals may also be synchronized with and automatically scaled to match external synchronization signals.
Abstract:
A slope compensation module provides slope compensation of a switched-mode power supply using current mode control. This slope compensation function may be provided by a digital slope compensation generator and a pulse density modulated digital-to-analog converter (PDM DAC) having a selectable response mode low pass filter.